Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Dairy Woman of the Year reflects on role
Dairy Women's Network will be taking nominations for the 2016 Dairy Woman of the Year Award from 1 February until 11 March, 2016.
Shock at bobby practices of small minority
The bobby calf care practices revealed in a video by an animal rights group have appalled dairy industry bodies.
Farmers offer conditional support for water report
Feds welcome RMA ‘cautiously’
Dairy farmers cautiously welcome the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill introduced at Parliament today, but are concerned it may not go far enough.
Dairy farmers welcome exclusion of agriculture in NZ ETS review
Federated Farmers has welcomed the Government's decision not to include agriculture in the scope of the Emissions Trading Scheme review.
GDT drop disappointing — Feds
Federated Farmers says this morning's Global Dairy Trade auction, which delivered a third straight drop in the price index, was disappointing but not unexpected.
British weevil application welcomed
Federated Farmers are welcoming the application by Landcare Research to introduce the British weevil into New Zealand.
A big bouquet for grassroots environmentalists
Being a dairy farmer and an environmentalist, I have been perplexed by the banter and politicking over the regional council's One Plan implementation.
Empower yourself with a plan
Most farmers will be looking at their business in the coming weeks as the year winds down and we look ahead.