Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers

OPINION: Local Government rates have always been a bone of contention for farmers.

The Big Feed is on for 2022!

The Rural Capacity Upgrade programme, established in 2017, is on track to provide 30,000 rural homes and communities with faster, improved connectivity.

So what went wrong? That's the big question being asked by industry leaders.

Federated Farmers have refused to be a part of the industry-led He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) submission to government on agricultural emissions.

Farmers struggling with poor internet connectivity are being urged to take advantage of a new government scheme.

Primary sector partners have signalled a united determination to advocate strongly for farmers on emissions pricing.

Federated Farmers is “hugely frustrated” that new intensive winter grazing rules came into force on November 1.

Research commissioned by Federated Farmers and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has found almost two thirds of Kiwis oppose foreign companies buying New Zealand farms to offset their emissions.

Multiple submissions are heading in from top farming groups to the Government in response to its deeply unpopular agricultural emissions proposal.