by Hamish Barwick The government has presented Federated Farmers with yet another opportunity to point out the false economy of trying to “pine tree’ our way out of climate change. […]
Biodiversity
Bank manager now invests his time, skills in farming and biodiversity
by Simon Edwrds Brent Mountfort was a bank manager at age 24 but farming was always what he really wanted to do. Now he’s the President of Federated Farmers Bay […]
EPA seeks views on nipping stink bug in the bud
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking views on whether the rules around the use of a neonicotinoid insecticide to stop brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) invading New Zealand should […]
He Waka Eke Noa
William Beetham At the recent Federated Farmers Meat & Wool council many concerns were raised about He Waka Eke Noa, the pricing of agricultural emissions, and the subsequent impact on […]
Central Plains Water Contributes $1M to local Community
Over the past five years Central Plains Water Limited (CPW) has contributed over one million dollars to a variety of projects that enhance biodiversity in the CPW operational area. The […]
“Education over regulation”
Jason Herrick Southland Federated Farmers winter grazing spokesperson For as long as I can remember, the amount of poorly thought out policies and regulations, have been coming from central government […]
New arable tool aims to find true costs
Arable farmers must understand their ‘true cost’ of production to ensure continued financial viability – and Federated Farmers has a new spreadsheet designed to do exactly that. The cost of […]
Bee aware in September
Beekeepers are calling on New Zealanders to learn more about bees and what actions they can take to support the health of bee populations during Bee Aware Month in September. […]
Government backflip on carbon farming baffling
By Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard and Beef + Lamb NZ Chair Andrew Morrison Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and Federated Farmers cannot understand why the Government is backflipping […]
Regenerative farming trial begins in Canterbury
The Government is partnering with Ngāi Tahu Farming Limited and Ngāi Tūāhuriri on a whole-farm scale study in North Canterbury to validate the science of regenerative farming. The programme aims […]