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Petrol stations re-opening, refuelling
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 9:21 am | Federated Farmers
North Canterbury Federated Farmers is advising that the three major fuel retailers, BP, Caltex and Shell, are reporting many of their stations in the city and in surrounding areas are open or re-opening soon. More >>
Canterbury Earthquake Wednesday Update
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 4:21 pm | Federated Farmers
While rural Banks Peninsula has suffered some damage, this pales beside Christchurch. Federated Farmers is now focusing its efforts to support urban residents. Rural damage assessment Welfare calls around Banks Peninsula shows that damage has been mercifully ... More >>
Canterbury earthquake Tuesday evening update
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 8:23 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is starting to get a clearer picture on this afternoon's 6.3 earthquake. Power was knocked out in parts of Banks Peninsula but damage has been slight in rural North Canterbury. No dairy milking seems to have been affected. If farmers, members ... More >>
New Canterbury earthquake [from Federated Farmers]
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 3:05 pm | Federated Farmers
If farmers have been affected by the current Canterbury earthquake Federated Farmers wishes to offer our support. This applies to members and non-members alike. Can the media please assist by promoting 0800 327 646 (0800 FARMING) when possible, as well ... More >>
Telecom and Vodafone Reject Rural New Zealand
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 2:06 pm | Federated Farmers
Vodafone and Telecom, preferred bidders for the $300 million Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI), were late withdrawals from today’s Federated Farmers rural broadband solutions meeting. This is despite the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) giving both companies ... More >>
Animal well-being always a priority
Monday, 21 February 2011, 3:27 pm | Federated Farmers
Animal well-being always a priority Dr Richard Wild, President of the New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA), spoke to the Federated Farmers annual Dairy Council Meeting in Ashburton to discuss an issue close to both groups’ hearts, our animals. More >>
Dairy on the up
Monday, 21 February 2011, 11:51 am | Federated Farmers
Dairy on the up Speech by Lachlan McKenzie, Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson, Hotel Ashburton 17 February 2011 Welcome to our council meeting. What a great opportunity we have in these three days to look at dairy farming issues in Canterbury and New ... More >>
Farmers not creaming milk, lamb or beef prices
Saturday, 19 February 2011, 5:32 pm | Federated Farmers
New Zealand’s farmers are not exploiting high local food prices, with farmers receiving less than 30 percent of the retail value. “The current high milk prices has many thinking that farmers must be creaming it but we’re not,” says Lachlan McKenzie, ... More >>
A world of biosecurity or insecurity?
Saturday, 19 February 2011, 11:06 am | Federated Farmers
From a speech to Federated Farmers Dairy Council, Hotel Ashburton 18 February 2011 Federated Farmers welcomes a free trade world of open borders, but New Zealand needs to make sure its biosecurity measures are up to scratch. More >>
A world of biosecurity or insecurity?
Friday, 18 February 2011, 5:00 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes a free trade world of open borders, but New Zealand needs to make sure its biosecurity measures are up to scratch. “While it may seem logical that New Zealand upgrades its biosecurity to match any expansions of our trade borders, ... More >>
Wool cooperative down but not necessarily out
Friday, 18 February 2011, 1:29 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers believes the failure of Wool Partners Cooperative (WPC) to secure $55 million in farmer backing, while disappointing, may still see a new farmer run cooperative emerge. More >>
Finding an employment cloud in agriculture’s silver lining
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 11:32 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is disappointed at a rural newspaper’s poor analysis of employment relationship problems relating to the agricultural sector. “The analysis in Farmers Weekly was frankly disappointing for what is a very serious matter,” says David ... More >>
One month till Federated Farmers Farm Day 2011
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 11:30 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers teams from all over New Zealand are currently hard at work planning for Federated Farmers Farm Day 2011 on Sunday, 13 March 2011 (10am-3pm). "To say this is a logistical feat is an understatement as we’re trying to get thousands ... More >>
Easement may ease transmission line work
Friday, 11 February 2011, 10:01 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is awaiting the imminent release to landowners of Transpower’s revised standard easement, for the acquiring of rights to construct and maintain transmission lines. “An easement gives Transpower the right to use a farmers land ... More >>
PM Backs Federated Farmers on Primary Industries Ministry
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 2:50 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers, having called for a Ministry for Primary Industries at its National Council last November, is delighted the Prime Minister now suggests it is a distinct possibility. “A Ministry for Primary Industries makes logical sense,” says Don ... More >>
MAF gets a Federated Farmers bouquet for DIRA consultation
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 9:29 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is lauding the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s (MAF) options for amendment to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) that will allow Fonterra Cooperative Group to trade shares among shareholders. More >>
Government books need to be brought under control
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 4:53 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has made it clear in its submission to the Government’s Budget Policy Statement (BPS) that its spending needs to be affordable, efficient and effective to boost New Zealand’s economic resilience. More >>
Dairy Council meet brings together industry leaders
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 10:06 am | Federated Farmers
A host of dairy experts will be chewing the cud on the biggest issues facing the dairy industry in the coming year at the Federated Farmers Dairy Council Meeting in Ashburton on 17-18 February. “We are living in extraordinary times, with the ... More >>
Is broadband ambitious for rural New Zealand?
Monday, 7 February 2011, 2:16 pm | Federated Farmers
While Federated Farmers is welcoming news Government is to commence negotiations on the $300 million Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI), the announcement raises a number of questions that need answer. “When it comes to broadband, Federated Farmers has ... More >>
All eyes on PGG Wrightson takeover
Friday, 4 February 2011, 4:31 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is considering media reports that Canadian agricultural giant, Agrium, may be the latest suitor for rural services company, PGG Wrightson. “We’re watching these overtures for PGG Wrightson because the maintenance of competition ... More >>
