Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Margins under squeeze
With the lowering of the farmgate milk price comes the squeezing of margins.
Federated Farmers boss in South America
Farmers, dairy product manufacturers and trade representatives in Uruguay and Argentina heard a New Zealand take on current agricultural issues last week.
Apprenticeship draws a crowd
One in five people interested in taking up dairy apprenticeships are from Auckland and one in three people placed in apprenticeships are women.
Natural areas plan could affect farmers
Local councils may soon be required to map significant natural areas in their plans, likely impacting farmers.
Farmers under the microscope
Farming has been under the microscope this month with three heavyweight Government reports — on water quality, climate change and Mycoplasma bovis — all appearing in just three days.
Reports present more challenges
Dairy farming is in the spotlight following three heavyweight Government announcements.
Milk payout dip no dampener
Dairy farmers generally are in good spirits despite Fonterra last week lowering its milk price forecast, says Feds dairy deputy chairman Wayne Langford.
Farmers seek greater police presence in rural area
Farmers are urging the Government not to forget them when it comes deploying more police officers to fighting organised crime.
Better deal on farm rail crossings
Farmers are happy with KiwiRail’s new policy on private rail crossings.
Pond drowning shocks industry
Federated Farmers is extending its “deepest sympathy” to the family of a four-year-old boy found dead in a farm effluent pond near Harihari in south Westland.
