Federated Farmers - Latest News [Page 89]
Trade is key
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 8:25 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers agrees trade policy should be the priority for New Zealand's economic development. More >>
Biosecurity does matter
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 4:46 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes commitments from the Labour Party on biosecurity and commends the Party for agreeing with the Federation’s 2011 Manifesto. More >>
Vote for farming
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 1:06 pm | Federated Farmers
SPEECH ALERT 16 November 2011 Vote for farming Speech by Bruce Wills, President of Federated Farmers, at the opening of Federated Farmers 2011 National Council in Wellington Good morning and welcome to Wellington for Federated Farmers 2011 National ... More >>
Police and Federated Farmers sign letter of agreement
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 2:38 pm | Federated Farmers
15 November 2011 Police and Federated Farmers sign letter of agreement The Police Commissioner, Peter Marshall, has signed a Letter of Agreement (LoA) in Wellington with Federated Farmers President, Bruce Wills. The LoA will promote a collaborative ... More >>
Trans Pacific Partnership positive for farmers & job seekers
Monday, 14 November 2011, 4:21 pm | Federated Farmers
A Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) would be transformational for New Zealand agriculture and the New Zealand economy by involving five of our top ten export partners, including three of the top four. “A TPP could boost our exports to the United States enormously ... More >>
Federated Farmers gets runs on the board
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 8:58 pm | Federated Farmers
10 November 2011 Federated Farmers gets runs on the board Federated Farmers is celebrating the first policy results from its 2011 Manifesto. A National-led government, if elected, is set to amend the Climate Change Response Act 2002 while water is placed front ... More >>
Water investment is a fresh start for water
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 10:18 am | Federated Farmers
"As an environmental award winning arable farmer who uses intensive irrigation, this is a fresh start for water," says Ian Mackenzie, Federated Farmers RMA and environment spokesperson. More >>
Farmers warn agricultural policies are ‘economic poker’
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 12:33 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is calling upon the Labour and Green parties to revise their policies towards agriculture. “While Federated Farmers is apolitical, it would be irresponsible not to warn the Labour and Green parties of the risk carried by their respective ... More >>
Farmers mourn John Aspinall
Sunday, 6 November 2011, 1:50 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers offers its sincere condolences to the family of John Aspinall, a former National Board member, following his untimely death at the age of 60. More >>
New DairyNZ Directors welcomed by Federated Farmers
Thursday, 3 November 2011, 4:27 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is congratulating the successful candidates who have been elected to DairyNZ’s Board. More >>
Wills: The farmers manifesto
Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 3:43 pm | Federated Farmers
Speech notes by Bruce Wills, Federated Farmers President, at the launch of Federated Farmers 2011 Manifesto, Wellington Train Station, Wellington More >>
Federated Farmers 2011 Election Manifesto
Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 9:17 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has launched its own Manifesto for the 2011 General Election and unlike the political parties, isn't soliciting for votes, but wide-ranging support for policies that will advance the country economically and environmentally. More >>
Dan Carter should run our super schemes
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 2:24 pm | Federated Farmers
Right now, Dan Carter has some time on his hands. He needs something to do. We know one of Dan's great strengths is how he allocates the ball, once he receives it. Why not put him in charge of allocation in our super fund industry. He would perhaps ... More >>
Revised payout no reason to panic
Wednesday, 26 October 2011, 11:32 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers says Fonterra's decision to revise down it's payout by 45 cents to $6.30 per kg of milk solids is unfortunate, but thanks the cooperative for being upfront about the situation and giving its farmers plenty of warning. More >>
Labour shows poor grasp of agricultural issues
Monday, 24 October 2011, 5:05 pm | Federated Farmers
24 October 2011 Labour shows poor grasp of agricultural issues Labour’s water policy completes a hat trick of ill conceived policy releases over the past week, highlighting a poor grasp of agricultural issues and a worrying anti-farming streak. ... More >>
Labour returns to 'Nanny State' politics
Friday, 21 October 2011, 9:41 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is concerned at the interventionist tone of much of the Labour Party's agriculture policy released yesterday. More >>
The Trade Environment: Future of WTO, beyond Doha
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 3:42 pm | Federated Farmers
20 October 2011 The Trade Environment: Future of WTO, beyond Doha TPP-regional FTA’s More >>
Labour's High Country policy has multiple flaws
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 9:27 am | Federated Farmers
The Labour Party's policy to hike High Country property rents and drop the tenure review process in favour of direct acquisition is tantamount to confiscation Federated Farmers Board High Country liaison William Rolleston said today. More >>
Sharemilking agreement gets a major makeover
Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 9:57 am | Federated Farmers
With about 40 percent of New Zealand dairy farms operating sharemilking contracts, Federated Farmers has released its Variable Order Sharemilking Agreement 2012. This follows the Sharemilking Agreements Order 2011 being passed into legislation on 22 ... More >>
Farmers back MAF 2.0
Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 9:56 am | Federated Farmers
While it's never pleasant to see jobs disappear, Federated Farmers is buoyed by a new positive direction coming out of the merged Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry/Ministry of Fisheries. More >>
