Displaying items by tag: Federated Farmers
Competition watchdog probes interest swaps
Urgent decisions due for sharemilkers
Now the drought is widespread sharemilkers and their employers need to urgently sit down and jointly plan the close of the 2012-13 season.
Feds’ drought days open to public
Special 'Farming in Drought' Farm Days will be held in Wellington (Sunday, March 17), Rotorua (Sunday, March 17) and Tauranga (Sunday, March 24). Free and open to the public, they are intended to show how farmers and farms cope with drought.
Feds in gun over swaps deal
Tax help for drought-hit farmers
Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills is urging all farmers in areas declared official drought zones to talk to their accountants following today's announcement that Inland Revenue will exercise its income equalisation discretions to help affected famers meet their tax obligations.
Feds make $54k grant to St John
A $54,000 grant to St John from Federated Farmers will help the organisation continue its important community work.
Obama’s TPP talk excites Feds
Federated Farmers is elated US President, Barack Obama, has committed the US to the Trans Pacific Partnership in his State of the Union address.
Export ‘scandal’ you don’t hear about
From Bruce Wills, president of Federated Farmers
"The New Zealand wool industry is currently weak and fragmented to the point of being dysfunctional," writes Sandra Faulkner in her Nuffield Farming Scholarship report.
United we stand... divided we fall
At the beginning of the year, Rural News judged Federated Farmers of New Zealand (FFNZ) as the most media-friendly organisation during 2012 – by a country mile. This is great recognition for a tremendous effort. When one considers the size of the organisation in comparison with some of New Zealand’s agricultural companies, the output is remarkable. And it hasn’t just been reactionary statements, it has also been think-pieces.
Wool must get boost from rebuild
With over two million square metres of floorcoverings needed for the Christchurch rebuild, Federated Farmers believes strong wool should be given a leading role.