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The constant farmer this summer
Friday, 23 December 2011, 12:36 pm | Federated Farmers
While 94 percent of New Zealand welcomes in the festive barbecue season, summer is the ideal time for people to get out into rural New Zealand to discover farming. More >>
What’s bugging Federated Farmers?
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 9:52 am | Federated Farmers
21 December 2011 What’s bugging Federated Farmers? While Federated Farmers is pleased the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved a biological control agent for the noxious moth weed, it believes some aspects of border management lack ... More >>
Farmers positive about milk into schools trial
Friday, 16 December 2011, 4:06 pm | Federated Farmers
16 December 2011 Farmers positive about milk into schools trial The plan to trial milk in Northland’s schools during the first term of 2012 comes from the farms of 10,500 farmer-shareholders who make up Fonterra Cooperative Group. “Farmer-shareholders ... More >>
The Farmy Army’s last operation on Friday
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 3:26 pm | Federated Farmers
This Friday, 16 December, the Farmy Army will conduct its final operation in Christchurch and deliver food hampers to agencies working with Christchurch’s most vulnerable people. More >>
A new start for the Kiwi goat industry
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 11:36 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers (Mohair New Zealand), is pleased with its allocation from the former goat levy. The Federation’s Goat Industry Group, believes it is best placed to represent all aspects of the New Zealand Goat industry. More >>
Dairying’s ‘can do’ on the environment and the economy
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 4:08 pm | Federated Farmers
13 December 2011 Dairying’s ‘can do’ on the environment and the economy Two major announcements today underline how dairy farming is delivering economically and environmentally for all New Zealanders. “You can’t go past a potential $300 ... More >>
Come on Environment Southland and work with your farmers
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 12:18 pm | Federated Farmers
Following a special meeting, Federated Farmers Southland is prepared to work with Environment Southland on environmental policies. However, to keep farmers on side, it needs the council to defer statutory consultation by consulting wider on new rules ... More >>
Cannabis growers put on notice by Federated Farmers
Monday, 12 December 2011, 5:05 pm | Federated Farmers
In the first outcome from the recent Police-Federated Farmers Letter of Agreement, Federated Farmers is asking its members to actively assist the Police in combating the cultivation of cannabis. More >>
David’s back as the new Minister for Primary Industries
Monday, 12 December 2011, 3:08 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is more than pleased to see the Hon David Carter appointed the ‘new’ Minister for Primary Industries, with the Hon Nathan Guy appointed as his Associate Minister More >>
Federated Farmers backs Tales from the Back Country
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 4:24 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers backs Tales from the Back Country With profits of copies sold going to the Adverse Events Trust charity administered by Federated Farmers, the Federation is proud to endorse Dr Katherine Tozer’s beautifully photographed and ... More >>
John Hartnell for the 2012 Kiwibank Local Heroes Award
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 12:05 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmy Army’s John Hartnell, a semi-finalist for the 2012 Kiwibank Local Heroes Award Federated Farmers is delighted that John Hartnell, a former National Board member, Chairperson of Federated Farmers Bees and ‘generalissimo’ of the Farmy ... More >>
It is summer, so here’s Greenpeace (again) on PKE
Monday, 5 December 2011, 2:59 pm | Federated Farmers
5 December 2011 It is summer, so here’s Greenpeace (again) on PKE Despite the many real issues facing the planet, Greenpeace New Zealand is back on its supplementary feed hobbyhorse. This time with a report written by a consultant who lives in the ... More >>
Dairy pathways survey key to New Zealand’s prosperity
Sunday, 4 December 2011, 2:48 pm | Federated Farmers
With 11,735 dairy farming businesses the basis for one quarter of New Zealand’s merchandise exports, Federated Farmers has started surveying its members about progression and succession within New Zealand dairy farming. More >>
The dairy industry’s next environmental step
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 3:37 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers believes Fonterra Cooperative Group’s decision to make stock exclusion a condition of supply, is an important environmental step forward. It is a move which has the Federation looking ahead to the next evolution of the Clean ... More >>
The banks vote of confidence in our greenest clean tech indu
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 2:53 pm | Federated Farmers
With agriculture’s share of exports surging in the latest overseas merchandise trade figures, Federated Farmers has welcomed ANZ’s massive vote of confidence in farming’s future. More >>
Making the most of our reduced lamb crop
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 8:57 am | Federated Farmers
With Beef+Lamb NZ confirming that the 2011/12 lamb crop the second smallest since 1956, Federated Farmers is urging farmers to maximise value from their stock. More >>
The future of raw drinking milk
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 11:18 am | Federated Farmers
The future of raw drinking milk sales from the farm gate has Federated Farmers stepping back into the fresh milk issue. The Federation believes farmers and consumers should have the option of selling and buying raw drinking milk from the farm gate. More >>
Urgent recall of strawberry kits sold by The Warehouse
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 10:23 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has joined HortNZ and the Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry in an appeal to purchasers of "Buzzy" branded Strawberry Mini Grow Kits Sold by The Warehouse, unused kits should be returned for a refund while any resulting ... More >>
‘Resource rentals’ will create more dairy farms
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 4:49 pm | Federated Farmers
Policies by the Green and Labour parties for ‘resource rentals’ could not only close down arable farms, it could see most forced to convert to dairy in order to stay economical. That is the warning of Federated Farmers David Clark, who has costed ... More >>
Fonterra’s new era
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 3:09 pm | Federated Farmers
Following the announcement of Sir Henry van der Heyden’s retirement in 2012 from Fonterra, Federated Farmers is praising Sir Henry’s contribution to the New Zealand Dairy Industry. More >>
