By Andrew Hoggard, President Federated Farmers of NZ The recent open letter on He Waka Eke Noa in Farmers Weekly has sparked a lot of discussion, and that’s a good […]
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Feds, MPs face off in John Luxton Memorial Match
Three Federated Farmers board members make up the front row of the dairy sector rugby team in this Saturday’s John Luxton Memorial Match in Morrinsville. Facing off against MPs and […]
Climate change and food security: We should act on both because it’s the right thing to do
Federated Farmers are currently working with a wide range of stakeholders on how to best develop an appropriate pricing mechanism that achieves a wide range of outcomes. This partnership is […]
Emissions pricing could put billion dollar hit on earnings, but no hit on global emissions
By Andrew Hoggard, Federated Farmers President and climate change spokesperson In discussions on He Waka Eke Noa proposals with farmers I’m often asked “how does this all square with the […]
Economic Week - February 11
Budget talk from Feds This week Federated Farmers National President Andrew Hoggard presented to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee on our submission to the Budget Policy Statement (BPS). The […]
Federated Farmers Partners With NZ Young Farmers To Offer Free Memberships
New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) is excited to announce Federated Farmers has jumped on board as a benefit partner to offer a complimentary NZYF Federated Farmers Membership, exclusive to its […]
Benefits all round in NZ-UK Free Trade Deal
Federated Farmers says today’s announcement of a free trade deal between the United Kingdom and New Zealand is great news for consumers and farmers in both countries. “The United Kingdom […]
Water entity concerns run too deep to just press ahead
Federated Farmers joins the many council elected representatives and citizens up and down the country urging the government to go back to the drawing board on reform of three waters […]
Andrew Hoggard’s email to the Minister of Agriculture prior to the Groundswell Protest
From: Andrew Hoggard Sent: Wednesday, 14 July 2021 2:04 PM To: D OConnor (MIN) [email protected] Cc: Karen Williams ; Terry Copeland > Subject: Farmer Protests Hi Damien, Just wanted to […]
Feds’ worst fears realised on drinking water reforms
Federated Farmers is profoundly disappointed to see the Water Services Bill reported back to the Parliament with the definition of a “water supplier” unchanged. “The government has now signed itself […]
