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Farmers unhappy with the leadership of industry-good bodies should exercise their voting rights during director elections, says Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard.

Farmers claim the Government is dragging its feet in approving a feed additive with potential to slash methane emissions by up to 30%.

OPINION: Unsurprisingly farmer confidence is the lowest it has been since Federated Farmers began twice-a-year surveys in 2009.

Farmers claim the Government is dragging its feet in approving a feed additive with potential to slash methane emissions by up to 30%.

Farmer confidence is at its lowest since 2009, according to results from a recent Federated Farmers survey.

Federated Farmers says it is pleased to see more international dairy farm workers will be able to cross the border for the 2022 dairy season.

New Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) regulations came into effect on 12 February and the new rules have some torn as to their impact.

Farmers and agriculture exporters are welcoming the signing of a free trade deal with the United Kingdom.

The recent floods on the West Coast hit farmers much harder than last July's downpour, says West Coast Federated Farmers president Bede O'Connor.

OPINION: Price penalties won't drive down livestock emissions without affordable and practical new technologies being available to farmers - unless the aim is to kill off the sector.