Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Feds support stance on GMOs
Federated Farmers says they continue to endorse farmers' rights to decide what technologies are used on their farms, including GMOS.
Abandoning a challenge is not my way
Federated Farmers Meat and Fibre chairman Rick Powdrell spoke at the Feds' annual conference last week. Here are excerpts from his speech.
'Make a noise on R&D'
Too passive: that's how the Government's chief science advisor Sir Peter Gluckman has described farmers' attitudes to research.
Feds ponder how to keep farming flying high
A top-level primary industries taskforce will work through Brexit issues, the Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy told Federated Farmers.
Who knows what's happening in dairy?
Feds dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard is hearing two different outlooks for the sector in the next two years – one gloomy, one optimistic.
Beekeepers unite under one flag
Feds on board with Environment Commissioner's Report
Federated Farmers is on board with challenges laid down by Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
Feds honour excellence
Rolleston’s address to FFNZ National Council
Feds president Dr William Rolleston gave an address to the Federated Farmers National Council this morning. Here's what he said.
State of rivers not a political football
The condition of New Zealand's rivers should never be treated as a political football. Yet in the past two weeks we've seen two blatantly political announcements treating it that way.