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Reaction to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's report has been positive.

A new ‘easy to teach’ science resource centred around the importance of New Zealand’s primary sector has been launched.

Federated Farmers is disappointed with Kiwirail in the manner in which it has set about implementing a new charging regime for stock access.

Hill country farmers are daft if they put their heads in the sand and ignore the prospect of central and local government regulations having an impact on their farming operations.

The Paris agreement on climate change prioritises food security and food production, recognising the dual challenges of controlling global temperatures and feeding a growing population, says Federated Farmers.

Federated Farmers has welcomed the Government's decision not to include agriculture in the scope of the Emissions Trading Scheme review.

When you have a hard problem and no solutions you tend to ignore it: that's what New Zealand has been doing about greenhouse gas emissions, says Anders Crofoot, Federated Farmers spokesman on climate change.

Health and safety, along with water, are the two hottest topics with farmers, according to Federated Farmers’ chief executive Graham Smith.

FEDERATED FARMERS says it welcomes exemption of farm buildings from the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill but remains concerned about the bill's implications for rural service towns.