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Dairy farmers in Otago and Southland have taken a hit from unseasonal high winds that have demolished haybarns and generally disrupted their farming.

Some farmers in Hawkes Bay have suffered big lamb losses as a result of the recent floods.

Feds president William Rolleston says the TPP Agreement appears to be beneficial for agriculture and New Zealand.

Fonterra is being urged not to force restrictions on the use of palm kernel expeller (PKE) without consulting farmers.

The last 20 years of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have provided an objective framework to base our international trade and seen the Feds provide great assistance to small countries like New Zealand.

Federated Farmers say the proposed AgResearch redundancies show the falling science capability in agriculture.

The Health and Safety Reform Bill got lots of media coverage about what does, and does not, constitute a high-risk industry.

Many dairy farmers are discussing the virtues of Fonterra’s loan for sharemilkers, and the consensus seems to be to see it as a last resort.

Federated Farmers has welcomed the Government decision to decline the sale of Lochinver Station to the Shanghai Pengxin Group.

The Health and Safety Reform Bill grabbed many headlines because of farming activities that are deemed high risk, and those that are not.