by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Have farm sales bottomed out? The Real Estate Institute of NZ’s monthly Rural Data shows there were 258 farm sales in the three […]
Politics
Federated Farmers slam ‘RMA gone wrong’
The Government’s proposed RMA replacement is fatally flawed needs to be immediately withdrawn and started from scratch, says Federated Farmers spokesperson for RMA reform Mark Hooper. “The Environment Committee’s 1,377-page […]
Economic Week – June 23
Banking Survey ResultsThe results are out for Federated Famers latest six-monthly Banking Survey. They show a worsening situation, with significantly higher interest rates, deteriorating perceptions of satisfaction, and more farmers […]
Marr to make his mark as Special Agricultural Trade Envoy
Hamish Marr, a fifth generation farmer from Methven who represents Canterbury on the Federated Farmers Herbage Seed Sub-Section, is New Zealand’s new Special Agricultural Trade Envoy. He takes over from […]
Economic Week – 16 June
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy SOPI paints positive export picture…but… MPI’s latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries (SOPI), released this week, is forecasting New Zealand’s primary sector […]
Federated Farmers gives National’s climate policy ‘five stars’
Federated Farmers gives the National Party climate policy announced today ‘five stars’, the farming organisation’s President Wayne Langford says. “Last week we released a rural roadmap outlining our 12 key […]
Commission probes rural internet non-performance
For the last five years the annual Federated Farmers Rural Connectivity Survey has highlighted the plight of rural families and businesses struggling with patchy, slow and sometimes non-existent internet and […]
Future of food discussions on the table at PINZ
The Primary Industries NZ Summit has earned a reputation for serving up a varied and thought-provoking programme of presentations and debates on food and fibre issues – the 2023 event […]
Economic Week – June 9
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Sheep and beef inflation On-farm inflation for sheep and beef farmers has intensified to the highest since 1981, according to Beef + Lamb […]
Economic Week – June 2
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Ag lending falls in April Agricultural sector lending was down in April, ending a run of monthly increases, according to the Reserve Bank’s […]