Displaying items by tag: Andrew Hoggard

OPINION: It's the business end of the season when it comes to emissions pricing discussions.

Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard has stepped down from the role, two months earlier than expected, after media reports claimed he will stand on an ACT Party ticket in the upcoming general elections.

The battle lines are being drawn on the National Party's recently announced agricultural policy.

Make rural roads a priority.

Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard says departing DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle has led the levy group through a period of industry growth.

OPINION: Satisfying, but not at all surprising, that the messages from agriculture sector groups to new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins were more or less entirely in tune.

Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard believes the agriculture sector is “losing a friend” with the shock resignation of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

A survey of nearly 1,200 farming businesses by Federated Farmers has shown that farmers are being squeezed by rising interest rates, with debt or other financial concerns eroding mental wellbeing.

Reaction to the latest missive from the Government is somewhat muted and there appears to be a sense of suspicion of where emissions pricing may end.

Rising interest rates are weighing heavily on the minds of many farmers this year, according to the latest Federated Farmers Banking Survey.