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 […]
Water
Feds digs deep for farmers on rates
By Nigel Billings, Senior Policy Advisor Advocating for farmers on rates is not easy work, but every year Federated Farmers has a crack at local council plans and budgets. This […]
Regenerative agriculture – opening up the wallet
By Delwyn Dickey for the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge Regenerative agriculture has potential as a selling point for our export markets, but how do the numbers stack […]
Project to examine effectiveness of nitrogen cap
Is the cap on use of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser achieving the aim of reduced leaching, or are the gains being negated by farmers bringing in extra supplementary feed? That’s a […]
Remote monitoring solutions via wi-fi or satellite
By Richard McIntyre, Dairy Chair and telecommunications spokesperson It is no surprise to anyone reading this but on farm labour shortages are here to stay. In the coming years we […]
Federated Farmers calls out misinformation and scaremongering from Greenpeace
Greenpeace is spreading harmful misinformation that there is a link between nitrates in water and colorectal cancer, Federated Farmers Vice President Wayne Langford says. “This is a new low for […]
Freshwater Farm Plans another govt misstep
The Freshwater Farm Plan regime being rolled out from mid this year looks set to impose significant and unnecessary new obligations on farmers, Federated Farmers Arable Chairperson and environment spokesperson […]
From the Board – Andrew Hoggard
This week the Government announced their much-anticipated reset of the controversial Three Water’s reforms, but I’m sorry to report that it seems to be more of a superficial rebrand than […]
Sharing ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’ is key to ongoing momentum on freshwater quality
by Katharina Doehring Improving the water quality of our rivers, lakes and wetlands has kept rural communities busy over the last decade. Those catchment communities that are ‘pros’ at restoring […]
Water services: no access, so no charges
Pay for what you use; don’t be expected to pay if you can’t access the service. The logic and fairness of this seems so self-evident it seems ridiculous to even […]
