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Farmers back students for final blitz
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 11:09 am | Federated Farmers
Farmers back students for final blitz If farmers can spare a few hours over this weekend, they are being asked to join the Student Volunteer Army’s final mission. “The Student Volunteer Army (SVA) needs 200 volunteers and if we can add a few ... More >>
Federated Farmers elects new national board
Friday, 1 July 2011, 4:40 pm | Federated Farmers
Bruce Wills was elected as the 28th President of Federated Farmers this morning. A Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmer and a former banker, the farm he runs with his brother, won the rural category at the 2008 Hawke’s Bay Environmental Awards. ... More >>
Dr William Rolleston elected as Federated Farmers Vice-Pres
Friday, 1 July 2011, 12:08 pm | Federated Farmers
South Canterbury farmer, biotechnologist and current Federated Farmers South Canterbury provincial president, Dr William Rolleston, has been elected as Federated Farmers Vice-President. More >>
Bruce Wills elected as Federated Farmers President
Friday, 1 July 2011, 10:35 am | Federated Farmers
Hawke's Bay sheep and beef farmer and current Federated Farmers Hawke's Bay provincial president, Bruce Wills, has been elected as Federated Farmers 28th president to succeed Don Nicolson. More >>
2011 Federated Farmers Agri Award winners
Friday, 1 July 2011, 10:27 am | Federated Farmers
Andrew Ferrier, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fonterra Cooperative Group has become Federated Farmers Agribusiness Person of the Year for 2011. Meanwhile, John Hartnell and the Farmy Army were also named Agri Personality of the Year for 2011 at a gala ... More >>
Farming is the sunrise
Thursday, 30 June 2011, 4:10 pm | Federated Farmers
Penultimate speech by Don Nicolson as Federated Farmers President on day two of Federated Farmers 2011 Annual General Meeting at the Distinction Rotorua. More >>
Farmy Army/SVA achieves great things....again
Thursday, 30 June 2011, 9:39 am | Federated Farmers
In seven days 2340 farmers, students and Christchurch residents, with the help of the New Zealand Army, collectively cleared an estimated 100,000 cubic metres of silt from Christchurch's battered suburbs. More >>
Dairy and Meat & Fibre groups gain new chairpeople
Thursday, 30 June 2011, 9:36 am | Federated Farmers
Dairy and Meat & Fibre groups gain new chairpeople Federated Farmers has new chair people for its Dairy and Meat & Fibre industry groups following their respective Annual General Meetings in Rotorua today. More >>
Into a brighter future for meat and fibre
Wednesday, 29 June 2011, 4:08 pm | Federated Farmers
Final speech by Bruce Wills as Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre Chairperson at Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre Annual General Meeting at the Distinction Rotorua. More >>
Algal growth: distinguish fact from opinion
Wednesday, 29 June 2011, 12:44 pm | Federated Farmers
Final speech by Lachlan McKenzie as Federated Farmers Dairy Chairperson at Federated Farmers Dairy’s Annual General Meeting at the Distinction Rotorua. More >>
Company pressure selling health and safety policies
Wednesday, 29 June 2011, 10:24 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is concerned by reports from the Taranaki region that farmers are being pressured into buying health and safety policies. More >>
The inaugural Gordon Stephenson trophy winners
Monday, 27 June 2011, 5:30 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers congratulates Southland farmers Grant and Bernadette Weller, the first ever winners of the National Ballance Farm Environment Awards. The couple won the Gordon Stephenson Trophy on Saturday at the New Zealand Farm Environment Award ... More >>
Exports worth more than a Rugby World Cup a week
Monday, 27 June 2011, 4:40 pm | Federated Farmers
How agriculture is exporting New Zealand to the future, is evident in Statistics New Zealand’s latest Overseas Merchandise Trade figures for the year to May 2011. More >>
Four contenders for Federated Farmers National President
Friday, 24 June 2011, 7:36 pm | Federated Farmers
MEDIA ADVISORY FREEPHONE 0800 327 646 I WEBSITE WWW.FEDFARM.ORG.NZ ___________________________________________________________________ 24 June 2011 Four contenders for Federated Farmers National President role With Don Nicolson stepping down from the role of Federated Farmers national president, the ... More >>
Federated Farmers backs New Zealand Merino purchase
Friday, 24 June 2011, 3:50 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is backing Merino Grower Investments Limited, committing $7.625 million to purchase PGG Wrightson's half-share in New Zealand Merino. “Fine wool growers purchasing the remaining half of New Zealand Merino will create a grower ... More >>
Weed Eating Rust Fungus gets ERMA approval
Friday, 24 June 2011, 2:00 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers supports the release of the rust fungus Uromyces pencanus which is a biological control agent against the noxious weed Chilean Needle Grass. More >>
Little footsteps support Hawke's Bay Farmers
Thursday, 23 June 2011, 1:51 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is thanking the Napier preschool children who recently donned gumboots and spent a day learning about farming as a way of showing their support for flood hit farmers in Hawke's Bay. More >>
Farmy Army/SVA aim for big push Thursday and Friday
Thursday, 23 June 2011, 11:23 am | Federated Farmers
With over 300 farmers, university students, school students and the army working in Christchurch today, both the Farmy Army and Student Volunteer Army (SVA) are aiming for a big push on Thursday and Friday. This will include both organisations appearing ... More >>
Shortlist for the Agribusiness Person of the Year Award
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 12:54 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has settled on an impressive shortlist for the 2011 Agribusiness Person of the Year Award. This will be presented as part of the Federated Farmers Awards evening at its 2011 National conference being held in Rotorua. “The judges’ ... More >>
Green Party livestock antibiotic claims proved wrong
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 11:21 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is asking Sue Kedgley MP to apologise for comments in April, relating to the use of antibiotics in agriculture. This comes after a Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) survey showed no human health implications from antibiotic resistance ... More >>
