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The decision to carpet 800 small and remote New Zealand schools with synthetic carpets has been labelled a ‘slap in the face’ by critics.

Newly elected Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford says he’s certainly feeling the weight of responsibility that comes with the role.

Teams and individuals whose talents and work to help New Zealand farmers, foresters and fishers thrive and what they produce were honoured at the 2023 Primary Industries New Zealand Awards last night.

Farmers' satisfaction with their bank relationship continues to slip and more perceive they are under undue pressure, the latest Federated Farmers Banking Survey shows.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), Federated Farmers, DairyNZ, and Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ) say while they support the use of farm plans as a tool, they have concerns about the implementation and short timeframes the Government is working to.

Federated Farmers dairy chair Richard McIntyre says the farmer organisation welcomes recently announced changes to immigration settings.

National's plan to delay agriculture's inclusion in an emissions trading scheme has been applauded by farmers.

New Waikato Federated Farmers president Keith Holmes believes farmers are being progressively starved out of existence.

The National Party’s plan for reducing agricultural emissions, released yesterday, has been praised by many in the sector.

OPINION: As your old mate - as well as many in the sector - expected, the Budget had nothing in it for the country's all-important primary sector.