Plant-based bubble bursts
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With sweeping changes facing local government, and the very existence of some councils under threat, Federated Farmers is urging rural New Zealanders to step up their interest in the election campaign this year.
Federated Farmers is giving the thumbs up to a report released this month by the Rural Supplies Technical Working Group on water services.
While farmer satisfaction with banks is relatively stable, many more farmers feel under pressure with costs on the rise, according to the new Federated Farmers Banking Survey.
Findings of a Rural Supplies Technical Working Group report on rural water supplies have pleased Federated Farmers.
Chris Lewis, a Feds national board member and spokesman on immigration and labour issues for the past two years, will leave at its annual meeting in Auckland early July.
Federated Farmers and DairyNZ say they are pleased the Government is investing in new technologies and tools that could solve the agricultural emissions issue.
Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard says recent findings from a Rabobank report are another reason why New Zealanders should consider a career in agriculture.
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Farmers claim the Government is dragging its feet in approving a feed additive with potential to slash methane emissions by up to 30%.
New Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) regulations came into effect on 12 February and the new rules have some torn as to their impact.
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