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A dairy sector made up of good bosses would make us unstoppable, says Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Chris Lewis.

The Good Boss campaign aims to get farmers talking about what it takes to be a good boss and how they can be even better bosses.

New Zealand has become the first country to successfully eradicate a pea weevil incursion.

The financial impact of the flooding which ripped through Southland in the first week of February is huge, says Southland Federated Farmers vice-president Bernadette Hunt.

Farmers are warning that the Government’s proposed reforms to the Emissions Trading Scheme could accelerate conversion of productive pasture land into forestry.

Organisers behind the Farmy Army, a clean-up group operating in flood-ravaged Southland are calling for volunteers.

Farmer confidence is up but they doubt general economic conditions will improve this year, says Federated Farmers.

Federated Farmers vice president Andrew Hoggard will be standing for president of the farmer lobby at this year’s annual meeting in June.

Federated Farmers vice president, Andrew Hoggard says some dairy farmers are trapped with debt.

Farmers have welcomed the Provincial Growth Fund’s decision to put $7.11 million into creating a sustainable water supply for Wairarapa.