Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Cut land sales to foreign foresters!
Research commissioned by Federated Farmers and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has found almost two thirds of Kiwis oppose foreign companies buying New Zealand farms to offset their emissions.
A united front!
Multiple submissions are heading in from top farming groups to the Government in response to its deeply unpopular agricultural emissions proposal.
Feds breaks ranks on HWEN
The He Waka Eke Noa Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership and Māori Agribusiness Partners are calling on the Government to change key aspects of its proposal on agricultural emissions pricing.
Editorial: Winter grazing farce
Industry bodies resolve to advocate strongly for farmers
This week, leaders from DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and Federated Farmers met to discuss emissions pricing.
Gone burger!
OPINION: Your canine crusader was right on the money about the growing tensions at Fed Farmers over meat and wool chair William Beetham's perceived conflict of interest with his Feds role and directorship at meat company Silver Fern Farms.
'Forestry hysteria' not helpful - forest owners
The New Zealand Farm Forestry Association says that recent comments from Beef + Lamb NZ (B + LNZ) and Federated Farmers are adding to alarm and hysteria around forestry.
Kiwis back limits on carbon farming
The majority of New Zealanders don’t agree with the Government’s approach of planting the way out of climate change.
Conflicted?
OPINION: Your canine crusader understands there is a bit of rumbling around the traps over the perceived conflict of interest at Fed Farmers' meat wool section.
Ag sector not impressed
NZ's farming sector has been left disappointed and stunned over the Government's proposal to price agricultural emissions.