Displaying items by tag: CHRIS ALLEN

Among this year’s Primary Industry NZ (PINZ) Awards finalists are rural New Zealanders who advocate for pragmatic regulation and support stressed out farmers.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 17 December 2024 10:55

Tributes for leader

Tributes have flowed in from around the country for mid-Canterbury farming leader Chris Allen who died in a tragic accident on his farm near Ashburton.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 29 June 2022 09:04

Feds exodus

OPINION: Expect some big changes in the Federated Farmers leadership team at their annual meeting next month.

Published in Milking It

Federated Farmers say that while the latest draft of the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPS-IB) is a significant improvement, its success is undermined by a lack of funding on Budget 2022 to assist private landowners.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 12:55

Time's up

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.

Published in General News

A war of words over flood relief funding following the May floods in Canterbury is “most unnecessary”.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 06:55

Fix Overseer!

Fix Overseer! That's the message from farmers following a scathing Government review into the nutrient management tool's efficacy.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 16 June 2021 06:55

Coping with the aftermath

Every fence running at right angles to the river and some running parallel, have some degree of damage, says Mid Canterbury farmer and Fed Farmers national board member Chris Allen.

Published in General News

Federated Farmers says the government is finally acknowledging it has released freshwater regulations that will not work on farms.

Published in General News
Friday, 07 August 2020 14:00

Water reforms come at a cost

The government’s new freshwater laws, signed off this week, have the potential to create significant unnecessary costs for ratepayers, farmers and entire communities, Federated Farmers says.

Published in General News
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