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Federated Farmers president, William Rolleston has been elected vice president of the World Farmers Organisation (WFO) while attending its General Assembly in Milan.

A group of stock agents and meat processors have agreed to work with Federated Farmers and the Rural Support Trust to help farmers affected by the drought.

Good management practices for water quality in Canterbury are detailed in a new document published last month.

Federated Farmers is pleased at the decision to allow Ruataniwha Dam go ahead with some amendments to the conditions around nutrient management.

The apiculture industry has voted by a substantial majority to proceed with unification and their associations at the New Zealand Apiculture Conference.

Federated Farmers President William Rolleston says the situation of some dairy farmers in drought affected areas of the South Island is becoming desperate.

Anna Steele grew up with farmer politics: her father Richard Steele was twice the chair of Ruapehu Federated Farmers and was integral in setting up Ruapehu Feds to take control of the fight against Bovine TB in the region.

Farmers could make better use of accountants, says Federated Farmers’ Ruapehu meat and fibre chair Anna Steele.

Federated Farmers say recent stock sickness or deaths are likely to have been caused by high sugar content in the fodder beet they have been eating.

We've heard the disappointing news on payout levels. Fonterra has updated its milksolids price down to $4.40 for this past season.