Federated Farmers Marlborough Province is welcoming the March 14 classification of drought conditions across the top of the South Island as a medium-scale adverse event. “It’s a huge relief for […]
Environment
Farmers wanted for irrigation and grazing trial
A project investigating the recommended wait times between irrigation and grazing to minimise soil compaction, alongside practical options for this to be integrated into day-to-day farm management, is looking for […]
Recycled posts boost cyclone recovery
In a win for the environment and cyclone-hit farmers, damaged fence posts are being given a new lease of life instead of being sent to landfill. Cyclone Gabrielle slammed a […]
NZ’s regulation-heavy approach out of step with competitors
Dairy farmers worldwide are facing similar challenges, but many countries are taking a different approach to New Zealand on how they find solutions. That’s one of Richard McIntyre’s take-home messages […]
Greenpeace are anti-farmer and anti-science
Wayne Langford, Federated Farmers president OPINION: Greenpeace Aotearoa are nothing but an anti-farming lobby group who want to see the end of productive agriculture as we know it in New […]
More work needed on freshwater rules
Changes to freshwater rules are a step in the right direction but more work needs to be done if the new Government are serious about restoring farmer confidence, Federated Farmers […]
Federated Farmers say Greenpeace are anti-farmer and anti-science
Greenpeace have shown they are nothing but an anti-farming lobby group by criticising Fonterra’s new on-farm emissions targets, says Federated Farmers President Wayne Langford. “Yesterday Fonterra announced that they plan […]
Feds give National Party water storage announcement a ‘big tick’
Today’s announcement from the National Party on water storage is exactly what farmers have been crying out for so we’re giving the policy the big tick of approval, Federated Farmers […]
Useful steps made on cyclone recovery but advocacy task is also far from over
By Rhea Dasent, Senior Policy Advisor For many districts, Cyclone Gabrielle is one of those events that conjures up images of flooding and severe damage but they’ve moved on to […]
Federated Farmers say Government’s emission pricing plan is ‘tone-deaf’
Federated Farmers are standing up and saying ‘no’ to the Government’s emission pricing plan, Federated Farmers President Wayne Langford says. “The announcement made this afternoon is completely tone-deaf to the […]