Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
False advice
OPINION: Rural communities should take their advice from health professionals, not Greenpeace, says Federated Farmers.
Maui Milk blames supply/demand imbalance
Sheep milk processor Maui Milk says it’s one of many companies being impacted by the imbalance between supply and demand for New Zealand sheep dairy products.
Feds offer support for Maui Milk suppliers
Federated Farmers is arranging support for a small group of dairy sheep farmers in the North Island, who were told this week to stop milking by processor, Maui Milk.
Feds power!
OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons no single lobby group has had a bigger turnaround in fortunes than Federated Farmers since the election of the new coalition Government.
Optimism in the air despite weather woes
Federated Farmers board member and Horowhenua dairy farmer, Richard McIntyre says it’s one of the driest summers his region has experienced for some time.
Prisoners?
OPINION: Your old mate had a bit of a giggle at the recent maiden speech to Parliament by new Waitaki MP and primary production deputy chair Miles Anderson.
Optimism in the air
There is a feeling of optimism in the dairy industry, says Federated Farmers dairy section chair Richard McIntyre.
Farmer friendly Govt
OPINION: Federated Farmers posted a photo on X (formerly Twitter) last week of a meeting between its board members and the new ministerial team at the Ministry for Primary Industries.
Get back to saving whales!
OPINION: Greenpeace Aotearoa are nothing but an anti-farming lobby group who want to see the end of productive agriculture as we know it in New Zealand.