Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Fonterra protection voted in
Federated Farmers has welcomed the 89.51% vote in favour of constitutional safeguards around Trading Among Farmers (TAF).
Joint call to pull down trade barriers
The peak agricultural bodies of New Zealand and Australia have united in calling for a truly comprehensive and generally liberalising Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement from day one of implementation.
Rural recycling boost
The uptake of on-farm recycling has received a major boost with Federated Farmers and the Agrecovery Foundation, actively joining forces to increase farmer involvement in the Agrecovery recycling programme.
Feds welcome WSI sale
Farmers are counting down the days to when major shareholdings in New Zealand Wool Services International (NZWSI) will be on-sold by the receivers.
Feds to appeal district plan
While there is no news yet on whether Transpower would appeal Waimate District Council's decision to ignore the former's pylon buffer zone proposals, it seems likely Federated Farmers will appeal the plan to the Environment Court, albeit on different grounds.
TelstraClear sale welcomed
If the sale of TelstraClear to Vodafone increases both broadband penetration and mobile network coverage, then Federated Farmers will welcome it.
Poaching raises tragedy fears
A calf, mortally wounded in a botched poaching incident, has Federated Farmers concerned someone will end up being killed.
Tough but not all bad
While the 2012/13 season will be tough for farmers, Federated Farmers believes it is not as dire as some commentators say.
Printing money not for NZ
Feds applaud breakthrough
Federated Farmers applauds the AgResearch team for a global breakthrough on hypoallergenic milk, which could add value to new milk based exports, so long as it clears regulatory and safety approvals.