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Maintaining roads is key step to traffic safety

March 2, 2021 by Lauren Hale

By Rhea Dasent, Federated Farmers Regional Policy Advisor   Federated Farmers supports road safety as a priority in its submission on the Regional Land Transport Plan for Hawke’s Bay.  Ensuring road maintenance is adequately funded and actually carried out will complement the safety strategy.   Many rural councils are falling further behind in essential maintenance of roads, which shortens the lifetime of […]

Rural rates – going up faster than ciggies and booze

February 26, 2021 by Rebecca Flannery

New Zealand’s 78 district, city, and regional councils have started consultations on Long Term Plans setting out proposed rates increases for the coming year and beyond.  Expect cries of pain, says Federated Farmers manager of general policy, Nick Clark. “The high cost of council rates on farmland has always been a problem and it is […]

Upgraded B+L website appeals to foodies

February 10, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Barbeque season is in full swing and Beef + Lamb New Zealand are coming in hot with an upgrade to their foodies website: RECIPES.CO.NZ The well-used consumer website now has the tools to make cooking favourite beef and lamb recipes easier. Beef + Lamb use the website to link consumers with quality product information. They […]

Plenty for sheep & beef farmers at the East Coast Expo

February 9, 2021 by Simon Edwards

The 2021 East Coast Farming Expo is a two-day mid-week gathering (February 24-25) for sheep and beef producers with a focus on farming smarter. It’s held annually at the Wairoa A&P Showgrounds and includes exhibits, outdoor demonstrations and seminars. It’s a chance for farmers to talk one-one-one with industry innovators and leaders and has  become […]

Wairarapa farmers leading the way with wetland restoration

February 3, 2021 by Lauren Hale

A partnership of Wairarapa farmers is a part of a growing wetland restoration movement to build community resilience against flooding, drought, landslides and water pollution. Since 2016 the partnership has been proactively fencing off stock, planting native plants and trapping pest animals to restore wetlands and surrounding areas on Hapua farm. However, restoration work began over a decade ago. The Hapua […]

Waitangi Day – top seven employment tips you need to know

February 2, 2021 by Rebecca Flannery

This year, Waitangi Day falls on Saturday 6 February and is observed on that day or Monday 8 February. Here are seven items you need to know about rights for employees and obligations for employers. Mondayisation for Waitangi Day As Waitangi Day falls on a Saturday this year it means that that this holiday is […]

Gisborne Wairoa rates showdown

January 29, 2021 by Rebecca Flannery

By Toby Williams President, Gisborne Wairoa Federated Farmers It’s frustrating and very disappointing that Federated Farmers’ submissions on Gisborne District Council and Wairoa District Council rates issues have largely fallen on deaf ears. We certainly highlighted the unfairness and inconsistency of some of their proposals, both in comprehensive written submissions and in person when I […]

Peanut crops trialled in Northland

January 26, 2021 by Simon Edwards

Pic’s Peanut Butter has kicked off a project to look at the feasibility of growing peanuts commercially in Northland, with backing from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). The $91,320 project is led by Picot Productions, and MPI is contributing more than $59,000 through its Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund. Research expertise is being […]

Harnessing the power of catchment groups

January 21, 2021 by Simon Edwards

Policy aimed at changing practices on individual farms isn’t working, writes Jim Sinner from the Our Land and Water Collective Responsibility research team. Could collective management, through catchment groups, achieve better outcomes for our waterways? (This article was first published on the National Science Challenges website.) Over the past several years, I’ve had a growing […]

Camera, lights, action – on rural crime

January 21, 2021 by Rebecca Flannery

Late last year Bay of Plenty police had their hands full as a full-on rural crime spree gripped the province. They tackled 30 crimes in 30 days. People were reporting crimes, the usual rural items of choice for opportunistic thieves; items like trailers, quad bikes, and chainsaws were flying out the farm gate at an […]

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