Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Tougher penalties needed for stock theft
OPINION: Parliament's show of support for tougher deterrents against livestock theft is welcome news.
Feds caned by Environment Court
Federated Farmers faces the prospect of having to pay costs to the Northland Regional Council, the Whangarei District Council and Soil and Health after its failed attempt to re-litigate the issue of GE (genetic engineering).
Review to protect sharemilkers – Feds
A review of the variable-order share milking (VOSM) agreement could see it merged with the contract milkers agreement, says the Federated Farmers sharemilkers section chair, Richard McIntyre.
‘Precision rainfall’ a benefit of irrigation
Modern irrigation is all about “precision rainfall,” says Federated Farmers water and environment spokesperson Chris Allen.
Feds question local government’s role
Federated Farmers previous president, William Rolleston, was very supportive of GE and there was a perception that Feds was leading the charge in support of the science — but this could now cost them.
Judge slams Federated Farmers
An Environment Court judge has slammed Federated Farmers for pursuing a case regarding limitation on the use of GE in Northland.
Turning point in river health?
Federated Farmers says all the hard work being done to improve freshwater quality is starting to pay off.
We are growing houses instead of food — Feds
We are losing our most productive land to houses - that’s the most significant point Federated Farmers takes from the ‘Our Land 2018’ report released today.
Fed farmers back report
Federated Farmers says it welcomes the NAIT recommendations.
Merino concerns
The sale of Icebreaker to a United States company could leave the New Zealand merino production industry with too many eggs in one basket.
