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James Cameron is a titanic opportunity for farming
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 9:09 am | Federated Farmers
1 February 2012 James Cameron is a titanic opportunity for farming With James Cameron stating to the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) that he not only intends to make New Zealand home, but that he intends to farm the two properties he has purchased, ... More >>
011 Farm Toll four less than 2010
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 6:28 pm | Federated Farmers
While the Farm Toll, or the number of agricultural deaths has fallen from 19 in 2010 to 15 in 2011, Federated Farmers is committed to bring it down still further. More >>
2011 Farm Toll four less than 2010
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 4:45 pm | Federated Farmers
2011 Farm Toll four less than 2010 While the Farm Toll, or the number of agricultural deaths has fallen from 19 in 2010 to 15 in 2011, Federated Farmers is committed to bring it down still further. “Any death is a tragedy and it’s much worse when ... More >>
CraFarm ‘victor’ still has hurdles to jump
Friday, 27 January 2012, 2:12 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers believes Overseas Investment Office (OIO) rules must be applied without fear or favour. In respect of Shanghai Pengxin Group’s approval to purchase the former CraFarms, it still faces two hurdles. More >>
Canada Geese moult cull ‘all but completed’
Friday, 27 January 2012, 1:01 pm | Federated Farmers
A moult cull of Canada Geese in Canterbury has finished. While it replaced ones previously undertaken by Fish & Game, it does not preclude further culls in South Island by the control group, individuals or groups of organised hunters, given the bird ... More >>
Changes to dairy regulation won’t make milk cheaper
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 7:09 pm | Federated Farmers
26 January 2012 Changes to dairy regulation won’t make milk cheaper None of the proposed changes to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act will reduce the retail price of milk. “Not one of the changes proposed to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act, ... More >>
Hawke’s Bay faces a ‘dam’ good future
Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 2:44 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is celebrating Hawke’s Bay Regional Council securing $1.67 million from the Irrigation Acceleration Fund, for the Ruataniwha Plains Water Storage Project Feasibility Study. More >>
Europe dampens farmer confidence, confidence survey shows
Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 1:41 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers mid-season Farm Confidence Survey, conducted in January 2012, reveals farmer confidence in the general economy has turned negative for the first time since July 2009. Europe and the global economy increasingly weigh upon farmer outlook. More >>
Turning off the taps of regulated raw milk
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 4:17 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is calling time on the supply of regulated raw milk to independent processors already receiving it. The sole aim of reform should be to create genuine competitive tension for farmer’s milk. More >>
A bigger world stage for sheep shearing goes viral
Thursday, 19 January 2012, 4:50 pm | Federated Farmers
The media response to sheep shearing’s potential as a Commonwealth Games demonstration sport, if not the Olympics, has gone international. “Shearing as a demonstration sport has gone viral,” says Jeanette Maxwell, Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre chairperson. More >>
Federated Farmers welcomes latest internet cable proposal
Thursday, 19 January 2012, 3:06 pm | Federated Farmers
Greater competition to the Southern Cross Cable, currently the only international submarine internet cable linking New Zealand to the world, should spark innovation while cutting internet costs. More >>
Quad bike sales positive economic news
Monday, 16 January 2012, 4:46 pm | Federated Farmers
A 10.8 percent increase in the sale of new quad bikes is strong indication that farmers are focussing on productive investment. Yet, as Federated Farmers points out, not all quad bikes are destined for the farm. More >>
Shear hard work makes shearing a sport
Monday, 16 January 2012, 3:11 pm | Federated Farmers
With shearing sports backed by SPARC, Federated Farmers believes it has potential to become a demonstration sport at the Commonwealth Games, if not the Olympics. With the world championships to be held in Masterton in March, Federated Farmers points ... More >>
Deserved finalist for the 2012 Kiwibank Local Heroes Award
Monday, 16 January 2012, 9:11 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is full of praise for John Hartnell, who has been named a finalist in the 2012 New Zealander of the Year Kiwibank Local Heroes Award. Mr Hartnell, a former national board member, is ‘generalissimo' of the Farmy Army as well as the ... More >>
Southern farmers at last ‘singing in the rain’
Friday, 13 January 2012, 5:31 pm | Federated Farmers
With upwards of 35 millimetres of rain recorded on one farm in the last 24 hours, Federated Farmers is optimistic that immediate drought-like pressure may ease. More >>
Getting back upon the sheep’s back
Thursday, 12 January 2012, 1:20 pm | Federated Farmers
Following a Statistics NZ publication , Off the sheep's back , Federated Farmers is bullish that the ‘sheep’s back’ has potential to again become a major export. The Federation points to the recent renaissance in wool’s export value, which has ... More >>
First drought now a hail alert for Southern farmers
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 2:50 pm | Federated Farmers
The moderate La Niña weather pattern drying out Southern farms, now carries the risk of hail this afternoon for inland Southland and central Otago. This development has Federated Farmers hoping for rain instead of severe drought last experienced ... More >>
Farmers say ‘let it rain’ exports
Monday, 9 January 2012, 4:18 pm | Federated Farmers
With much of New Zealand enjoying good rainfall the current season could be among the best. This potential is highlighted in November’s Overseas Merchandise Trade statistics, with the full agricultural sector accounting for 80 percent of New Zealand’s ... More >>
Federated Farmers promotes farming facts
Monday, 2 January 2012, 11:43 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers President, Bruce Wills, has used an opinion piece in yesterday’s Sunday Star Times, to push for facts to come into the debate about farming; facts and information easily obtained from farming organisations but especially from New ... More >>
Holidays are a good thing
Wednesday, 28 December 2011, 1:36 pm | Federated Farmers
This column is a rushed job. Life is a rush. Everyone is busy. Everyone. The year goes so fast. Kids seem to grow up in a flash. So when do we do our thinking? How do we get the time to innovate, to create? More >>
