A new survey of farmers in Aparima, Southland, shows farms achieve better environmental results when they have Farm Environment Plans. Six hundred dairy, sheep and beef farmers work together in […]
Working better together – Fish & Game and Federated Farmers
A ‘goodwill meeting’ held between the boards of Federated Farmers and Fish & Game has signaled an attempt to calm the troubled waters between the two organisations. However, the initiative […]
Be prepared – tips to get your home fire safe for summer
As summer approaches, Fire and Emergency wants people living with a risk of wildfire to act now and protect their homes from the wildfire hazard. This includes people living in […]
2021 Nuffield Scholarships Announced
Meet the latest cohort of emerging leaders in New Zealand’s primary sector who were awarded a 2021 Nuffield NZ Farming Scholarship on Tuesday, 3rd November at Parliament. The recipients of […]
PINZ is almost here … listen to FEDTalks
The Primary Industries NZ Summit starts on Monday in Wellington Building on the strength of our inaugural summit in 2019 ‘PINZ’ brings producers from across the broad range of NZ’s […]
Our Land and Water: Better Together webinar series
Announcing four Our Land and Water webinars, weekly on Mondays at 12 noon from 30 November What will the food and fibre producing landscapes of New Zealand look like in […]
Animal welfare clock ticking on shearer border decision
Federated Farmers and the Shearing Contractors Association are looking for an urgent decision from the government to allow experienced sheep shearers into the country. “We’ve been reminding the government since […]
Looming crisis for transport – RTF
The trucking industry wants to see Labour engage better with the business community in its second term of Government, says Road Transport Forum chief executive Nick Leggett. “Solutions to the […]
Nurse Practitioner wins Peter Snow Memorial Award
South Canterbury Mātanga Tapuhi (Nurse Practitioner) Tania Kemp (Ngā Māhanga A Tairi, affiliation with Ngāti Mutunga O Wharekauri) has been announced as the 2020 recipient of the Peter Snow Memorial […]
Backing whio for #BOTY2020
Voting is open for the 2020 Bird of the Year, and Federated Farmers is flapping its wings and quacking on to support the whio (blue duck) to take the title. […]