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Federated Farmers has been urged to consider establishing a policy on artificial intelligence (AI).

Southland farmers staring down a May deadline to submit freshwater farm plans under current regional plan rules have been given an 18-month reprieve by the Government.

Federated Farmers says the Government's announcement of $79 million in funding for wilding pine control marks a major breakthrough.

OPINION: Farmers around the country are welcoming the proposed reform of local government.

Farmers around the country are going public big time, demanding their local district, city and regional councils come up with amalgamation plans that meet the needs of rural communities and don't allow urban councils to dominate.

Federated Farmers says reforms of local government announced last week will be music to farmers' ears.

Federated Farmers is urging Canterbury's council leaders to move quickly on local government reform.

With six months until the election, Federated Farmers says the Government is running out of time to deliver its long-promised reform to the country's freshwater system.

Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) and Federated Farmers say they welcome the announcement last week that the Government will increase the conveyance allowance by 30%.

According to the latest Federated Farmers-Rabobank Farm Remuneration Report, released today, farm worker pay growth has levelled off after a post-Covid period of rapid growth.