Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Halt council spending surge: Feds
With local government spending up 119% in less than 10 years, Federated Farmers has called for local government to be refocused on local government.
Feds pan One Plan ruling
FEDERATED FARMERS has slammed the Environment Court for the changes it’s made to Horizons Regional Council’s controversial One Plan. It warns dairy farmers could be forced off their land by some of the new rules.
A honey jar from disaster
Just one honey jar entering this country from Australia could spell disaster for our bees, warns Federated Farmers.
North Island dominant for sheep, beef
Federated Farmers is welcoming Beef+Lamb NZ's Economic Service confirming declines in the national sheep flock and beef herd may now be at an end. It also confirms the North Island has become the dominant island for both sheep and beef.
Feds saddened by Armer’s exit
Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Willy Leferink is saddened by Colin Armer's exit from Fonterra board.
Right man for the job
Farmer confidence down
With the official cash rate due out on Thursday, farmer confidence at the beginning of the 2012-13 season has plummeted in Federated Farmers latest farm confidence survey.
Wills on Country Calendar
New Zealanders will be able to size up the president of Federated Farmers for themselves this Saturday, with Country Calendar featuring the farm and work of Bruce Wills. The episode airs on TV One Saturday at 7pm.
Pressure will keep mounting on farming
DAIRY FARMERS have to accept they are the target of a rapidly increasing number of evangelistic environmentalists.
Vodafone move welcomed
If the $840 million sale of TelstraClear to Vodafone gets regulatory approval, it could strengthen the financial case for an enhanced rural broadband offer by Vodafone.