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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.

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.

The majority of New Zealanders don’t agree with the Government’s approach of planting the way out of climate change.

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.

NZ's farming sector has been left disappointed and stunned over the Government's proposal to price agricultural emissions.

Moves by the Government to raise the wage threshold for migrant workers have some farmers up in arms.

What happened to the historic partnership between industry and government? That's the question asked by Feds president Andrew Hoggard.

Now local council elections have come to a close, with the last of the successful candidates announced late last week, Federated Farmers is urging councils up and down the country to focus on rates bills this term.

Rural internet users are being left behind in the move towards more technologically advanced systems.

Despite its importance to the sector, many farmers and rural customers are still managing with subpar internet and mobile phone service.