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Meat and fibre exports show industry strength
Monday, 26 September 2011, 4:19 pm | Federated Farmers
A boost in agricultural exports at a traditionally quiet time of year has proved the economic worth of the country’s meat and fibre industries. Statistics New Zealand’s Overseas Merchandise Trade results for August show overall there was a $313 million ... More >>
Fonterra full-year result benefits all
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 1:34 pm | Federated Farmers
Fonterra Cooperative Group’s full-year revenue results of just under $20 billion will financially benefit all New Zealanders. The Federation is full of praise for the New Zealand owned and controlled cooperative’s staff and management. More >>
A green economy is paying our way in the world
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 4:24 pm | Federated Farmers
Agriculture lies at the heart of the real green New Zealand economy that is not just helping to pay New Zealand’s way in the world today, but with research and innovation, is ideally suited to grow the economy into the future as today’s balance of payments ... More >>
Sir Michael Fay led bid for the former CraFarm’s
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 12:12 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has welcomed a Sir Michael Fay led group upping its bid for the 16 former CraFarms, as being the best opportunity to keep these farms in New Zealand hands. Yet Federated Farmers also believes that the application by China’s Shanghai ... More >>
Agricultural vehicle transport regulations review ‘spot on’
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 3:35 pm | Federated Farmers
As agricultural vehicles spend most of their time off-road but only briefly on-road, Federated Farmers is pleased the Government is to comprehensively review transport regulations relating to agricultural vehicles. More >>
ETS panel and Government listen to Federated Farmers
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 5:13 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers sees many of the key points it has advocated for reflected in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) review panel’s report. More >>
Select Committee Milk Inquiry ‘a parliament too early’
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 12:44 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has told the Commerce Select Committee Inquiry into milk prices, that an inquiry is premature given the work being undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Ministry of Economic Development and The Treasury. More >>
Irrigation joins a fresh start for water
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 5:34 pm | Federated Farmers
The Irrigation Acceleration Fund will help transform and future proof New Zealand agriculture on the same day another fund, the ‘Fresh Start for Fresh Water Clean Up Fund’, will help communities remedy the legacy of the past. More >>
NZ hosting the RWC of biotechnology excites farmers
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 12:40 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers believes NZBio winning the right to host the 2012 Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference to be the biotechnology equivalent of the Rugby World Cup (RWC). It presents an unbelievable opportunity to showcase New Zealand’s ... More >>
Bright future for ‘NZ Inc’ if Fonterra remains a cooperative
Monday, 12 September 2011, 5:31 pm | Federated Farmers
In an opinion editorial published on Idealog, Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson, Willy Leferink, has asked how long Fonterra would remain a New Zealand company if it was listed. “There’s a fiction that ‘mum and dad' investors would become ... More >>
Doha trade round a greater priority than climate change
Friday, 9 September 2011, 1:30 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has backed the strongly worded communiqué issued from the Cairns Group Farm Leaders meeting in Saskatoon, Canada. The Federation’s President, Bruce Wills, is in Canada as part of the Cairns Group of 19 major agricultural exporting ... More >>
Are we going to be like the phone booth?
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 4:17 pm | Federated Farmers
A while ago when I was in a Koru Club lounge I was stopped in my tracks by a sight that really struck me. I pulled out my smart phone and took a photo of it and then emailed it to myself. What I took a photo of was a phone booth. More >>
Being the ‘First XV’ of Biosecurity
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 12:16 pm | Federated Farmers
With an estimated 80,000 visitors entering New Zealand for Rugby World Cup 2011, New Zealanders are being asked to become a ‘First XV’ of biosecurity. “We welcome Rugby World Cup visitors to see, taste and wear some of the best food and fibre in ... More >>
Compulsory animal ID, farmers need the where, what, whens
Monday, 5 September 2011, 5:47 pm | Federated Farmers
While Federated Farmers position on the mandatory National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme is well known, the Federation must support members by ensuring they get the briefings, instruction and detail on how to be NAIT compliant by 1 July, ... More >>
Farmers welcome Fonterra’s certainty
Friday, 2 September 2011, 3:38 pm | Federated Farmers
Fonterra Cooperative Group’s confirmation its current season forecast will be held, is of relief to Fonterra’s dairy farmers. “This confirmation is welcome because just like everyone else, Fonterra’s shareholders and suppliers have been watching ... More >>
Farmers applaud 'realistic' energy strategy
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 10:28 am | Federated Farmers
"There's a refreshing realism because the New Zealand economy, as with the global economy, will be dependent on fossil fuels in the near term," says Anders Crofoot, Federated Farmers energy spokesperson. More >>
Greater Wellington's dairy farmers as compliance heroes
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 9:48 am | Federated Farmers
In the space of three seasons, dairy farmers in the Greater Wellington region have massively lifted their performance in terms of dairy compliance. More >>
Dairy farmers hail Te Waihora rehabilitation as a template
Friday, 26 August 2011, 5:10 pm | Federated Farmers
The $11.6 million rehabilitation of Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere) provides a positive template for the cooperative involvement of Government, Iwi, industry, councils and farmers. More >>
Federated Farmers Dairy to work with its organic members
Monday, 22 August 2011, 4:26 pm | Federated Farmers
With Fonterra downsizing its organic operation, Federated Farmers is to ask the cooperative for greater transparency while working for affected members and farmers. “Today is not a red letter day as my meeting isn’t until tonight in Palmerston North and ... More >>
Stock shelter vital says MAF and Federated Farmers
Friday, 19 August 2011, 11:26 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is to actively reinforce with all farmers, the vital protection shelterbelts offer to livestock. More >>
