Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers

Thursday, 07 July 2016 14:25

Feds support stance on GMOs

Federated Farmers says they continue to endorse farmers' rights to decide what technologies are used on their farms, including GMOS.

Published in General News
Thursday, 07 July 2016 13:55

Abandoning a challenge is not my way

Federated Farmers Meat and Fibre chairman Rick Powdrell spoke at the Feds' annual conference last week. Here are excerpts from his speech.

Published in Opinion
Wednesday, 06 July 2016 06:55

'Make a noise on R&D'

Too passive: that's how the Government's chief science advisor Sir Peter Gluckman has described farmers' attitudes to research.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 05 July 2016 13:55

Feds ponder how to keep farming flying high

A top-level primary industries taskforce will work through Brexit issues, the Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy told Federated Farmers.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 05 July 2016 07:55

Who knows what's happening in dairy?

Feds dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard is hearing two different outlooks for the sector in the next two years – one gloomy, one optimistic.

Published in General News
Monday, 04 July 2016 09:55

Beekeepers unite under one flag

All beekeepers will be now represented by Apiculture New Zealand.

Published in General News

Federated Farmers is on board with challenges laid down by Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 29 June 2016 17:26

Feds honour excellence

Federated Farmers has unveiled six winners in its inaugural National Conference Awards.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 29 June 2016 12:47

Rolleston’s address to FFNZ National Council

Feds president Dr William Rolleston gave an address to the Federated Farmers National Council this morning. Here's what he said.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 29 June 2016 11:55

State of rivers not a political football

The condition of New Zealand's rivers should never be treated as a political football. Yet in the past two weeks we've seen two blatantly political announcements treating it that way.

Published in Opinion
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