Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Feds’ advice for farmers
Federated Farmers says SH1 in upper South Island may be closed for over a week; opening a route via the Inland Kaikoura Road is being investigated.
Transport issues loom for fruit growers
Power outage hits NI farms
Dairy farmers in the lower North Island also faced power outages after a series of earthquakes this morning.
Feds cancel council meeting
Federated Farmers have cancelled a meeting of its national council which was scheduled to take place tomorrow and Wednesday in Wellington.
Quake closes farming offices
Generators scrambled to power milking
Generators are being organised for dairy farmers in the upper South Island so that they could milk cows, says Federated Farmers North Canterbury Dairy chairperson Michael Woodward.
Feds pleased RMA back on track
Federated Farmers is pleased to see the Government getting on with the job of reforming resource management legislation.
Mishmash calf video sly attempt to mislead
Helping some reporters – and the general public -– understand what was going on with the recently released bobby calf video made by Farmwatch was at times frustrating.
Concerns raised over Healthy Rivers
Discussions held with Waikato Federated Farmers members have revealed significant concerns about the impact of the Waikato Regional Council's proposed 'Plan Change One'.
Get those ramps built
The sooner farmers install walk-on loading ramps for bobby calves the better, says Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard.