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Federated Farmers say new Govt will restore farmer confidence
The new Government have set out a clear and credible plan to get farming back on track and restore farmer confidence, says Federated Farmers President Wayne Langford. “The last six years have been incredibly challenging for farmers and rural communities with a lot of impractical and expensive regulation. Farmer confidence is at record lows,” Langford says. In the lead up to the election Federated Farmers released a rural roadmap with 12 policy priorities for the next Government that return some positivity to farming and get things back on track. “The politicians have clearly sat up and taken notice, because…
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Politics
Economic Week – October 20
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy The election’s (nearly) over, what next for the economic policy? The 2023 General Election has delivered a change in government, with National and ACT narrowly able…
Economic Week – October 13
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Fonterra lifts milk price forecast Fonterra has raised its 2023/24 forecast farmgate milk price range to $6.50-$8.00 per kgMS (up from $6.00-$7.50), with the new midpoint…
National
Economic Week – October 27
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy This will be my final Economic Update. After 19 years I am leaving Federated Farmers. Over the years I have enjoyed providing these weekly reports and…
Economic Week – October 20
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy The election’s (nearly) over, what next for the economic policy? The 2023 General Election has delivered a change in government, with National and ACT narrowly able…
Local
Hunaara keen to find erosion, land use solutions
With te reo Māori and mathematics his favourite subjects at school, Hunaara Waerehu, of Ngāti Porou, Tūhoe and Waikato-Tainui (Ngai Tai), says he was encouraged to look at a career in banking or finance. But…
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Biodiversity directions ‘disappointing’
The Government’s National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity is a recipe for uncertainty, increased costs, perverse outcomes and less effective management of native flora and fauna on private land, Federated Farmers says. “With…
