Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Feds, banks lock horns
Major rural lenders are welcoming a call by farmers for the Commerce Commission to investigate their net-zero emissions target.
Getting Wellington out of farming
Agriculture and Trade Minister Todd McClay spoke at the Federated Farmers 'Restoring Farmer Confidence' tour meeting at Mystery Creek, Hamilton last month. Here's what he said:
Regional council agenda ‘to just reduce cow numbers'
South Canterbury dairy farmer and recently-retired Fonterra director Leonie Guiney has welcomed an announcement from the Canterbury Regional Council (ECan) that development of its Regional Policy Statement has been paused.
Farmers want probe into banks' emissions targets
Farmers want the Commerce Commission to investigate whether pursuit of net-zero strategies and targets by New Zealand banks breaches competition rules.
Banks are still behaving badly, says farmer survey
Farmers are still having reservations about the service provided by their banks, according to Federated Farmers’ latest banking survey.
Editorial: Restoring respect, confidence
OPINION: Last week around 400 farmers turned up at Mystery Creek to hear Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speak as part of Federated Farmers’ ‘The Restoring Farmer Confidence Tour’.
Furore as Kāinga Ora rules out wool carpets
State housing provider, Kāinga Ora’s decision to rule out the use of wool carpets in social housing has been described as a slap in the face by sheep farmers.
Days of red tape over
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says excessive regulation imposed by the previous government has resulted in an ‘obstruction economy’.
ANZ defends farm lending rates
The country's largest lender to the agriculture sector says it's not favouring home loans over farm and business lending.
Virtual fence probe
OPINION: Should there be an inquiry into virtual fencing technology for cows?
