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Dairy Industry Restructuring Bill vital to all Kiwis
Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 10:09 am | Federated Farmers
28 March 2012 Dairy Industry Restructuring Bill vital to all Kiwis Federated Farmers looks forward to submitting on the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill (DIRA) that is of significant importance to New Zealand’s economic future. “If the policy ... More >>
Pasture renewal a $3.8 billion economic windfall
Monday, 26 March 2012, 4:54 pm | Federated Farmers
With an increased focus on innovation, another way to generate greater export returns is to do things a lot smarter. Federated Farmers believes pasture renewal epitomises doing the basics better and with new seed types, could easily generate billions of ... More >>
Sir Paul Callaghan a ‘Great’ of New Zealand Science
Sunday, 25 March 2012, 12:24 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is saddened by news of Sir Paul Callaghan’s untimely death at the age of 64. Sir Paul was a towering figure in New Zealand science who passionately believed innovation was the key to our future prosperity. More >>
North Island farmers weather more storms
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 1:48 pm | Federated Farmers
Most North Island farmers have got off fairly lightly after a second severe storm event in a single month. More >>
Federation backs report to improve water science
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 11:18 am | Federated Farmers
20 March 2012 Federation backs report to improve water science understanding Federated Farmers welcomes the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s (PCE) report, Water quality in New Zealand: Understanding the science, which puts the responsibility ... More >>
Reforms good, but funding is the key
Monday, 19 March 2012, 5:21 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes the initial thrust of Local Government Minister Nick Smith’s planned local government reform, but urges him to also tackle funding reform to help councils focus on reducing spending, rates and debt. More >>
Federated Farmers Farm Day the best yet
Monday, 19 March 2012, 4:07 pm | Federated Farmers
Last weekend’s sunny weather saw people turn up in droves to Federated Farmers fourth annual Farm Day. Around 5000 people came along to the six host farms in Palmerston North, Christchurch, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua and Wellington; about 500 more ... More >>
Stunner day forecasted for Federated Farmers Farm Day
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 10:29 am | Federated Farmers
The weather is forecasted to be an absolute stunner all over New Zealand this Sunday March 18, so grab your gumboots and head to one of Federated Farmers six Farm Days. The free event is a great fun day out for the whole family and gives people the chance ... More >>
Transpower’s landgrab bigger issue than foreign ownership
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 3:43 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is concerned Transpower is attempting to use councils’ district plan processes to nationalise up to 42,000 hectares (ha) of private property. This is because the State Owned Enterprise is requesting that Western Bay of Plenty District ... More >>
Fonterra payout revision ‘a fact of life’
Monday, 12 March 2012, 4:20 pm | Federated Farmers
12 March 2012 Fonterra payout revision ‘a fact of life’ Fonterra Cooperative Group’s 2.3 percent revision downward of its milkprice forecast for the 2012/13 season, demonstrates the trade exposed nature of our primary industries. With the ... More >>
New Zealand’s public ‘Farming 101’
Monday, 12 March 2012, 10:10 am | Federated Farmers
New Zealand’s public ‘Farming 101’ is this Sunday Bruce Wills is the President of Federated Farmers I’m going to start with a negative comment posted recently on the Waikato Times website; “leaving NZ farmers in charge of anything is a recipe ... More >>
Lessons from Christchurch on volunteerism
Friday, 9 March 2012, 12:38 pm | Federated Farmers
No one will ever forget that awful day last February when our world was turned upside down. As we start to rebuild our city the Canterbury Museum’s Canterbury Quakes exhibition, which opened last month, focuses not only on the science, but the human ... More >>
Delight at members being named Landcare Ambassadors
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 2:57 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is delighted the environmental work of its Golden Bay provincial Dairy chairperson, Sue Brown, has been recognised in the inaugural NZ Landcare Trust Awards. Ms Brown has worked to unite Golden Bay’s dairy farmers and numerous industry ... More >>
Attack on Federation’s advice misguided
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 4:17 pm | Federated Farmers
Waikato District Council (WDC) attack on Federated Farmers for offering advice to Franklin farmers who will be affected by its incoming Stock Movement Bylaw is misguided. More >>
Farmers applaud water clean up plan
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 3:00 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has joined other groups in welcoming the Government’s $8 million commitment on behalf of taxpayers to help clean up fresh water bodies. More >>
New Ministry for Primary Industries a ‘ministry for exports’
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 5:39 pm | Federated Farmers
Confirmation the former MAF will become the Ministry for Primary Industries is incredibly positive. More >>
New Livestock Bylaw Cannot Be Implemented Before July
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 2:52 pm | Federated Farmers
6 March 2012 'Waikato District Council’s New Livestock Bylaw Cannot Be Implemented Before July' Franklin farmers in the Waikato District should understand the new Stock Movement Bylaw, but there is no rush for affected farmers to try gain permits until ... More >>
Congratulations, you owe $1,800
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 9:47 am | Federated Farmers
‘Local government’ to some people is a cure for insomnia, but before you turn the page consider this. Our councils now owe $1,800 for every man, women and child in New Zealand. In reality, it is ‘we the people’ who now owe eight billion dollars ... More >>
A dismal summer that boosted the economy
Monday, 5 March 2012, 5:28 pm | Federated Farmers
Recent releases by Statistics NZ, including Overseas Trade Indexes and New Zealand’s Overseas Merchandise Trade for January 2012, point to a bumper export performance led by New Zealand’s farm system, largely due to a wetter summer which allowed ... More >>
Taranaki storms and farms
Sunday, 4 March 2012, 1:52 pm | Federated Farmers
4 March 2012 Taranaki storms and the affect upon farms Federated Farmers requests the help of media to communicate to farmers The weather bomb that struck the west coast of the lower North Island has affected a number of farms. The priority is animal ... More >>
