Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
New stock exclusion rules require greater flexibility – Feds
New rules excluding stock from waterways are coming, but they have to be sensible, practical and affordable, says Cathy Begley, leader of Federated Farmers’ water team.
Time to get smart on managing our fresh water
New Zealand, as we all know, is blessed with abundant water and we have it to ourselves.
Synthetic foods will challenge agriculture’s environmental footprint
The retiring Federated Farmers president, Dr William Rolleston, is warning farmers that they will soon be “chasing the tail” of synthetic food producers because of their products’ lesser environmental footprint.
Back in the black — Editorial
Dairy has got its mojo back. After two challenging seasons, last week brought two items of great news for Fonterra farmers.
Reviving fortunes good for the provinces
Fonterra's lifting of the current season payout to $6.15/kgMS highlights the revival in the fortunes of dairy farms, says Federated Farmers.
Disagreement over quad safety
The issue of death or serious injury from quad crashes never seems far from the headlines.
Greenies should take note - Hoggard
Greenie groups who seek to bolster their fundraising campaigns by using dairy farmers as their favourite target need to read the Water Accord report released today.
Doing the right thing can save time, costs
For many farmers, ‘compliance’ is a word that evokes images of short-stature, goose-stepping individuals with clipboards and funny moustaches.
Is it correct to carry passengers on quads?
WorkSafe New Zealand has clarified the circumstances in which it is acceptable to carry passengers on single-seat quad bikes, in consultation with Federated Farmers, Beef + Lamb NZ, and DairyNZ.
Thousands of cows shifted, dried off
At least 7000 dairy livestock have been affected in the recent storms in Waikato and Bay of Plenty alone and hundreds of hectares of pasture and maize crops have been damaged, DairyNZ reports.