Former Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills is making a bid for a seat on the Ravensdown board.

FORMER FEDERATED Farmers president Bruce Wills has been appointed to the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust's board of directors.

WITH PRIME Minister John Key and President Barack Obama showing strong support for a comprehensive Trans Pacific Partnership, New Zealand farmers will support leaving countries behind that are not prepared to eliminate agricultural tariffs.

FEDERATED FARMERS president and Hawke's Bay farmer Bruce Wills has been named the 2014 Landcorp Agricultural Communicator of the Year.

FEDERATED FARMERS is mourning the passing of former national president, Alistair Polson; he was aged 58.

FEDERATED FARMERS appreciates Labour Party leader David Cunliffe including the Primary Industries in his State of the Nation speech.

FEDERATED FARMERS says the Government's half year Economic and Fiscal Update report shows a faster growing economy, with the agriculture industry on its way to doubling its exports by 2025.

Federated Farmers has paid tribute to David Shearer, who this afternoon resigned as the Labour leader.

Federated Farmers' annual conference kicks off in Ashburton today and runs until Friday.

Federated Farmers President, Bruce Wills, has been appointed to the World Farmers Organisation Board as its Oceania representative. This assures New Zealand a key voice on the peak body representing farmer organisations from more than 50 countries.