Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Wairarapa PGF water funding “outstanding news”
Farmers have welcomed the Provincial Growth Fund’s decision to put $7.11 million into creating a sustainable water supply for Wairarapa.
Kiwis farmers back Oz bushfire victims
New Zealand farming leaders are in close contact with their Australian counterparts as bushfires ravage farms across the ditch.
Honour well deserved, say sharemilkers
The New Zealand order of merit awarded to Tirau farmer Tony Wilding in the New Years Honours List has been hailed by sharemilkers.
Farmers encouraged by new strategy – Feds
The government’s launch this week of a strategy for the future of farming will encourage farmers, says Federated Farmers president Katie Milne.
Pressure from banks no surprise
News that farmers are feeling the pressure from banks is unsurprising.
Banks put screws on farmers
Farmers are feeling the pressure from banks.
Co-op’s result music to farmers’ ears
Federated Farmers vice president Andrew Hoggard says farmers will be pleased to hear a positive first quarter result from Fonterra.
Zero Carbon Bill a missed opportunity!
OPINION: The Government failed to take on board common sense suggestions for the improvement of the recently passed Zero Carbon Bill (ZCB).
A lesson in political science
The Zero Carbon Bill has just been passed into law, but not without significant misgivings from across the farming sector.
Water reforms could be ‘recipe for disaster’
Disregarding the social and economic effects of the proposed water reforms is a recipe for disaster, warns Federated Farmers Waikato president Andrew McGiven.
