Freelance journalist Kate Evans, writing for New Zealand Geographic and US magazine Roads and Kingdoms, took out this year’s top prize in the New Zealand Guild of Agricultural Journalists and […]
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Tough times ahead for Kiwi dairy farmers
Another drop in Fonterra’s forecast Farmgate Milk Price will be a bitter pill to swallow for farmers who are already under significant pressure, says Federated Farmers Dairy Chair Richard McIntyre. […]
Innovators and champions honoured at 2023 Arable Awards
Doing things differently and striving for new ways to lift productivity and income helped earn Blair and Jody Drysdale of Hopefield Hemp the Innovation title at the Arable Awards of […]
Brian notches seventh decade with Federated Farmers
Have we just found Federated Farmers’ most staunch supporter? Brian Duder, from the Auckland province, contacted us recently to give us a thumbs up on the 2023 Election Platform. He […]
Wild goats in their sights
Farmers know only too well the damage that wild goats do to fences, pasture, new trees and riparian planting – never mind the destruction to native plants and bush habitat. […]
Feds concerns on firearms registry taken on board
Scepticism remains about the effectiveness of the new firearms registry in terms of reining in gun use and possession by criminals but Federated Farmers is satisfied concerns raised about practicality […]
Cream of NZ’s primary industries researchers and innovators honoured
Teams and individuals whose talents and toil help New Zealand’s farmers, foresters and fishers thrive, and what they produce foot it in intensely competitive international marketplaces, were honoured at the […]
Mentoring the next generation – Keith Holmes
Growing up on Auckland’s North Shore, Keith Holmes dreamt of being a farmer since the age of four. After recently selling his 900 head dairy farm, he is keen to […]
Robert Ervine brings knowledge, time to Whanganui leadership
Describing himself as an “import” to New Zealand from Northern Ireland more than three decades ago, Robert Ervine has enjoyed working in our dairy industry. Having sold the family farm […]
Making connections for the good of the sector
Sixteen years after coming to New Zealand, Myfanwy Alexander is still in love with our country and our dairy farming system. As North Otago President and Sharefarmer Chair, she aims […]
