Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Not just saving money - Feds
Federated Farmers policy team staff reductions haven't just been about saving money or reducing headcount, chief executive Terry Copeland claims.
Changes to Feds' policy team will hurt farmers - warning
Greenpeace 'anti-farmer and anti-science'
Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford says Greenpeace has shown itself as an anti-farming lobby by criticising Fonterra’s new on-farm emissions targets.
Ag's wish list keeps growing
When the new National-led government is finally formed there will be a long list waiting for it to action from the primary industries sector.
Time for rural bank inquiry
Preparing for drought!
As rain pours down on David Birkett's Leeston arable farm, he takes a sigh of relief ahead of the predicted dry summer.
Feds call for probe into banks' emissions policies
Farmers want the Commerce Commission to investigate banks that are beginning to set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on farms.
The toughest time!
Waikato sharemilker Matthew Zonderop says the last eight months have been the toughest in his 15-year dairying career.
Forestry regs overdue - Feds
Federated Farmers forestry spokesperson Toby Williams says that changes to forestry rules announced yesterday will put power back into the hands of local communities.
Urgent action and investment needed to tackle browsing pests
Farmers, foresters and conservationists are all calling on political parties to commit to controlling the large mobs of browsing pests such as deer, goats, pigs, and wallabies.