Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers

When the new National-led government is finally formed there will be a long list waiting for it to action from the primary industries sector.

OPINION: Farmers are doing it tough right now with rising costs, bad weather and falling payouts.

As rain pours down on David Birkett's Leeston arable farm, he takes a sigh of relief ahead of the predicted dry summer.

Farmers want the Commerce Commission to investigate banks that are beginning to set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on farms.

Waikato sharemilker Matthew Zonderop says the last eight months have been the toughest in his 15-year dairying career.

Federated Farmers forestry spokesperson Toby Williams says that changes to forestry rules announced yesterday will put power back into the hands of local communities.

Farmers, foresters and conservationists are all calling on political parties to commit to controlling the large mobs of browsing pests such as deer, goats, pigs, and wallabies.

OPINION: You canine crusader wants to tip his hat to Fed Farmers for busting the Government’s dodgy tactics in trying to buy support to rush through its controversial RMA reforms.

Federated Farmers has set out what it calls the rural roadmap that it wants the next government to implement.

Farmers have expressed alarm at some banks setting targets to reduce emissions at a time when the sector is under growing financial strain.