Federated Farmers - Latest News [Page 95]
'Turnover does not equal profit' saysFederated Farmers
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 10:32 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is responding to the front page story in today's Dominion Post, also carried in The Press, which suggested the average dairy farm in 2009 had income of $500,000, but apparently paid $1506 in tax. More >>
Is Fairfax paying fair tax?
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 9:29 am | Federated Farmers
Given much media attention yesterday on the story of dairy farmers and taxation, a version of this opinion editorial has run in this morning's Dominion Post. More >>
New Executive members for Tararua province
Friday, 13 May 2011, 9:35 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Tararua Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 10 May saw several changes to the executive. More >>
Agricultural Production Statistics show a lack of intensity
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 5:11 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers believes the latest Agricultural Production Statistics for the year to June 2010, as well as agriculture’s revised emissions profile, shows that agriculture is not ‘intensive’. More >>
Executive Changes for Auckland Province
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 5:10 pm | Federated Farmers
Following the Federated Farmers Auckland Annual General Meeting on Friday 6 May, Bruce Parris was elected as the provincial Meat & Fibre chairperson. He replaces Dean Blythen who will continue as vice president of the province. More >>
Fonterra’s Brazilian opportunity
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 4:57 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers supports Fonterra Cooperative Group converting a cropping farm in Brazil’s Goiás State, into a pilot 850 hectare dairy farm. This farm will support Fonterra’s Dairy Partners Americas joint venture with Nestle, the world’s largest ... More >>
Hawke's Bay gets a new provincial president
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 11:08 am | Federated Farmers
Following the Federated Farmers Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 4 May Bruce Wills was elected as the new provincial president. More >>
Financial Stability Report warns farms aren’t an ATM
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 2:30 pm | Federated Farmers
The Reserve Bank’s latest Financial Stability Report accords with Federated Farmers view that improved commodity prices will not rapidly translate into economic activity. “The Financial Stability Report should be compulsory reading by councils and policy ... More >>
New chairpersons for Gisborne/Wairoa province
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 1:47 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers’ Gisborne/Wairoa Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 5 May and saw new Dairy and Meat & Fibre chairpersons voted in. More >>
Otago province executive changes
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 1:46 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers’ Otago Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday 3 May and saw new vice Dairy and Meat & Fibre chairpersons voted in. More >>
Farmers express hopes for NPS on freshwater management
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 9:25 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers will work with the Government given today's announcement of a National Policy Statement (NPS) for water and the Cleanup Fund. More >>
Water Marks New Zealand as the Real ‘Lucky Country’
Monday, 9 May 2011, 5:17 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is hailing the significant announcement today on both water storage and on policy as moves that will cement New Zealand as the real ‘lucky country’. More >>
Manawatu/Rangitikei Region Gets New President
Monday, 9 May 2011, 5:06 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers’ Manawatu/Rangitikei AGM on Wednesday 4 May saw Andrew Hoggard elected as the new provincial president. Mr Hoggard is currently an executive member on the Federated Farmers Dairy industry group and is standing for Vice Chairperson. More >>
Proposed landowner duck hunt tax is poorly camouflaged greed
Monday, 9 May 2011, 2:49 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers rejects a recent push by Fish and Game looking to force landowners to pay new hunting fees to shoot ducks on their own land. More >>
Water Storage critical to New Zealand’s big future
Monday, 9 May 2011, 2:36 pm | Federated Farmers
New Zealand is big. Our land mass is 67 percent the size of Germany’s, 72 percent of Japans and bigger than the United Kingdom. Our coast is longer than mainland USA and our economic zone around two thirds the size of Australia. Critically our skies ... More >>
Nelson region gets a Federated Farmers provincial president
Friday, 6 May 2011, 10:45 am | Federated Farmers
Following the Federated Farmers Nelson Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 4 May, Gavin O’Donnell was elected as the new provincial president. Mr O’Donnell was Nelson’s Meat & Fibre chairperson and a successor will be determined in the coming ... More >>
Rural customers should expect cheaper mobile rates
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 2:14 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers lobbying looks like it could deliver much cheaper mobile phone calls and texts for over a quarter of a million rural telecommunication customers. More >>
Golden Bay region gets new Meat & Fibre chair
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 1:45 pm | Federated Farmers
Following the Federated Farmers Golden Bay Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 3 May John Harwood was elected as the regional Meat & Fibre chair. He replaces his brother Nigel Harwood who will remain on the executive. More >>
Farming wages well ahead of non-farm wages
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 1:43 pm | Federated Farmers
While the recession continues to dampen wages and salaries outside the farm gate, inside it, farm workers recorded an overall average salary rise of 4.9 percent in the year to October 2010, according to the Federated Farmers/Rabobank Farm Employee ... More >>
Wairarapa region gets a new president
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 1:30 pm | Federated Farmers
Following the Wairarapa AGM on Monday 2 May, Paul McGill was elected as the new President after Anders Crofoot decided not to seek re-election after four years as president. Mr McGill was Wairarapa’s Grain & Seed chairperson and a successor will be determined ... More >>
