Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Maize grain dilemma
North Island maize grain growers are facing an uncertain future in 2025 as the country's energy crisis hits the rural sector.
Feds celebrates 125 years
This week, Federated Farmers marked a significant milestone in the organisation's history: its 125-year anniversary.
Better days ahead for Synlait farmers
Tackling technocrats
OPINION: Not long after I started farming, I needed some bridge stringers to cross a small, on-farm stream.
'Sheer arrogance'
OPINION: A reader recently called out the Hound for not giving Federated Farmers enough credit for taking Otago Regional Council to task on its dodgy rule changes.
Replacing farms with forests?
A horror story - that’s how Federated Farmers describes new research looking at forestry conversions’ impact on water quality.
Pause on freshwater farm plans hailed
Farmers are overjoyed to see a halt to freshwater farm plans put in place by the previous government.
Heat on banks
$9 milk price on the cards?
Growing global demand for dairy products and a flat milk supply could be setting the stage for a near-record farm gate milk price this season.
Editorial: Time for some real banking solutions
OPINION: Finally we have a government that is brave enough to tackle the big banks on how they treat their rural clientele.