Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Feds saddened by Armer’s exit
Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Willy Leferink is saddened by Colin Armer's exit from Fonterra board.
Right man for the job
Farmer confidence down
With the official cash rate due out on Thursday, farmer confidence at the beginning of the 2012-13 season has plummeted in Federated Farmers latest farm confidence survey.
Wills on Country Calendar
New Zealanders will be able to size up the president of Federated Farmers for themselves this Saturday, with Country Calendar featuring the farm and work of Bruce Wills. The episode airs on TV One Saturday at 7pm.
Pressure will keep mounting on farming
DAIRY FARMERS have to accept they are the target of a rapidly increasing number of evangelistic environmentalists.
Vodafone move welcomed
If the $840 million sale of TelstraClear to Vodafone gets regulatory approval, it could strengthen the financial case for an enhanced rural broadband offer by Vodafone.
Global dairy crisis might help NZ
ETS 'still harsh': Feds
The New Zealand Emissions Trading scheme (ETS) has taken a big step towards forward, yet remains the harshest treatment of any agricultural production system on Earth.
Milne joins Feds board
Federated Farmers West Coast provincial president, Katie Milne, has been elected to the farmer lobby's board.
Hickson bags agribusiness award
Progressive Meats Managing Director, Craig Hickson is the 2012 Allflex/Federated Farmers Agribusiness Person of the Year.