Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Dairy farmers welcome exclusion of agriculture in NZ ETS review
Federated Farmers has welcomed the Government's decision not to include agriculture in the scope of the Emissions Trading Scheme review.
GDT drop disappointing — Feds
Federated Farmers says this morning's Global Dairy Trade auction, which delivered a third straight drop in the price index, was disappointing but not unexpected.
British weevil application welcomed
Federated Farmers are welcoming the application by Landcare Research to introduce the British weevil into New Zealand.
A big bouquet for grassroots environmentalists
Being a dairy farmer and an environmentalist, I have been perplexed by the banter and politicking over the regional council's One Plan implementation.
Empower yourself with a plan
Most farmers will be looking at their business in the coming weeks as the year winds down and we look ahead.
Don’t blame PKE for forest fires - Feds
Interest rate cuts on hold
‘All science, all gases mantra’ was wrong
When you have a hard problem and no solutions you tend to ignore it: that's what New Zealand has been doing about greenhouse gas emissions, says Anders Crofoot, Federated Farmers spokesman on climate change.
Farmers with irrigation urged to plan promptly
Get in now before it's too late. That's the advice on water from North Otago Federated Farmers president Richard Strowger.
Feds welcome visa racket breakthrough
Federated Farmers is welcoming the arrest of a dual Filipino/New Zealand national on suspicion of facilitating fraud.