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 […]
Climate Change
Feds’ messages on blanket forestry policy gains traction
By Toby Williams, Federated Farmers forestry spokesperson For years, Federated Farmers have been warning about the harm being caused by the many policies designed to give the forestry industry an […]
Luxon: Farmers, not Wellington, should be running farms
If National is elected in October, Labour’s replacement legislation for the Resource Management Act will be gone by Christmas and farmers will get sequestration recognition and time to employ emissions […]
Hipkins: Labour delivering on FTAs and future prosperity
Delaying progress on cutting greenhouse gas emissions isn’t in anyone’s interest, including producers and exporters, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says. In a speech kicking off the 2023 Primary Industries Summit […]
Bad season for maize was disastrous for some
For many North Island maize growers the 2022/23 season has been one to forget, and for some it has been a financial disaster. The latest AIMI (Arable Industry Marketing Initiative) […]
Economic Week – 21 July
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Sticky inflation The annual rate of inflation slipped back to 6.0% in the June 2023 quarter, measured by Statistics NZ’s Consumer Price Index. […]
Feds Arable V-P Andrew Darling named Climate Positive leader
Changes made by South Canterbury arable farmer Andrew Darling to further lighten his operation’s environmental footprint has seen him named a Corteva Climate Positive regional leader. He is the only […]
Federated Farmers gives National’s climate policy ‘five stars’
Federated Farmers gives the National Party climate policy announced today ‘five stars’, the farming organisation’s President Wayne Langford says. “Last week we released a rural roadmap outlining our 12 key […]
Future of food discussions on the table at PINZ
The Primary Industries NZ Summit has earned a reputation for serving up a varied and thought-provoking programme of presentations and debates on food and fibre issues – the 2023 event […]
Highly organic soils – it’s what we do
By Dr Jacqueline Rowarth Regeneration is a word that captures the imagination. It is the natural process of renewal, restoration and growth – making things better. It is also the […]
