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Farmers mourns Alistair Polson
FEDERATED FARMERS is mourning the passing of former national president, Alistair Polson; he was aged 58.
Feds announce new CEO
FEDERATED FARMERS, has named Graham Smith as its chief executive officer designate to succeed Conor English.
Green's carbon tax a mixed message
FARMERS WILL be confused by the Green Party's decision to abandon the world's most stringent Emissions Trading Scheme in favour of a Carbon Tax.
Big issues at High Country conference
FEDERATED FARMERS will be addressing the big issues at their High Country Conference next week in Queenstown.
Pull finger and vote: Feds to sharemilkers
FEDERATED FARMERS is blowing the whistle on the 80% of sharemilkers who are yet to vote in the 2014 DairyNZ Levy referendum with just over a week until it closes.
Huge changes in bee industry
THE NEW ZEALAND bee industry as we knew it 10 years ago is not what we see today, says John Hartnell, Federated Farmers bee chairperson.
Cropping farmers under pressure
FEDERATED FARMERS is encouraging farmers to help each other as cropping farmers in Canterbury and North Otago seek respite from a prolonged wet spell which is threatening specialist crops and cereals ahead of harvesting.
NZ 'leader in carbon efficient food'
THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Mitigation Report places New Zealand in a very good position so long as the policy nexus supports the carbon efficient production of food.
Feds praise depression initiative
Fonterra $300k fine ‘proportionate’
FEDERATED FARMERS believes Fonterra's $300,000 fine on charges relating to the 2012 whey protein recall is "proportionate".