Be afraid
OPINION: Your old mate hears some of the recent uptick in farmer confidence has slipped since the political polls started…
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.
Outgoing Federated Farmers leader Chris Lewis believes successive governments have failed to give farmers the chance to resolve key issues facing the agriculture sector.
Outspoken Federated Farmers leader Chris Lewis is stepping down from the farmer lobby after 17 years of service.
Federated Farmers are joining the fight against Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs), saying they are unnecessary and inflexible.
The agriculture sector has woken to good news this morning after the Government announced a boost to the number of migrant workers allowed into the country.
Dairy farmers are being urged to put in applications for much-needed overseas workers for the upcoming calving season.
Federated Farmers vice president Chris Lewis claims farmers won't be making much money this year, despite a record forecast milk price.
Federated Farmers says they are pleased to see the Government’s approval of border class exceptions for a number of international agricultural workers for early 2022.