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Dairy farmers claim they're often waiting six months for decisions on visa applications for overseas farm workers.

Admit that you stuffed up and apologise to the people of Wairoa.

A large group of opposition politicians met agriculture sector leaders in Waikato this week in what Federated Farmers describe as building a “team ag approach”.

ACT MP and Northland dairy farmer Mark Cameron is lodging a new member’s bill that would prevent regional and district councils from regulating greenhouse gas emissions.

Federated Farmers have reiterated their support for the coalition Government to abolish the present ban on the live export of animals.

Federated Farmers dairy chair Richard McIntyre believes farmers won't be too concerned with last week's Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price drop.

Despite recent rain, drought is forcing Hurunui farmers into some difficult decisions, says Federated Farmers North Canterbury provincial meat and wool chair, Sara Black.

Farmers are calling on the Government to replace “a broken” Resource Management Act (RMA) urgently.

Inflated on-farm costs and low milk payout seems to have become the new norm for farmers, says Waikato Federated Farmers dairy chair Matthew Zonderop.

Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford says a review of the highly ambitious methane reduction targets gives farmers confidence.