Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Immigration changes don't go far enough - Feds
Federated Farmers dairy chair Richard McIntyre says the farmer organisation welcomes recently announced changes to immigration settings.
Farmers back Nats' emissions plan
National's plan to delay agriculture's inclusion in an emissions trading scheme has been applauded by farmers.
Farmers 'starved out of existence'
New Waikato Federated Farmers president Keith Holmes believes farmers are being progressively starved out of existence.
A 'five-star' plan
The National Party’s plan for reducing agricultural emissions, released yesterday, has been praised by many in the sector.
Follow suit!
OPINION: As your old mate - as well as many in the sector - expected, the Budget had nothing in it for the country's all-important primary sector.
Strong field of finalists
Time to go easy on regulations
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is calling for a slow down on new regulations being heaped on the farming sector.
Trading in gumboots for power suits
A slew of farming sector leaders linked to Federated Farmers are contesting the upcoming general election.
Acting up!
OPINION: The Hound reckons former Fed Farmers president Andrew Hoggard's move to stand for the Act Party at this year's election had to have been the worst kept secret in NZ agri-circles.
Feds launch RMA roadshow
Federated Farmers have announced a nine-stop rural roadshow opposing the proposed replacement for the Resource Management Act (RMA).