Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Talking about the tax will calm the nerves
The water tax proposal by the Labour Party “is making us all fairly blimmin’ nervous isn’t it,” says Federated Farmers president and dairy farmer Katie Milne.
Another revenue ploy — Editorial
Call it what you like -- water tax, royalty on water use or a water use charge -- it’s an unfair proposal, another ploy by the Government to charge its coffers at the expense of the country’s hardworking farmers.
Council decision strangles industry
A Horizons Regional Council (HRC) report foreshadows a grim future for the economic viability of the primary sector in the region.
Wet makes tough job tougher
Floods in April and continuing rain are costing some Bay of Plenty farmers up to $700 per cow to repair damage and buy extra feed.
Show us the numbers, Labour
Federated Farmers water spokesman Chris Allen says with the absence of detail on Labour’s new water tax policy, voters will be sailing blind into the election.
Show me the numbers
Farmers welcome partnership approach on freshwater
A partnership approach to dealing with river and lake water quality offers the best prospect of making sustained progress on problems often decades in the making, says the Feds.
Fined for second spill
Farmers don't condone their peers knowingly spilling effluent, says Waikato Federated Farmers president Andrew McGiven.
Real progress can be made at catchment level – Rolleston
New Zealand, as we all know, is blessed with abundant water and we have it to ourselves.
Waikato ‘Inc’ approach urged to tackle water issues
New Waikato Federated Farmers president Andrew McGiven is pushing for a united front to tackle water issues confronting the region.
