By Nick Clark, Federated Farmers National Manager General Policy On 28 October the Review into the Future for Local Government released its draft report on its vision for local government, […]
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Blazing a trail that connects consumer with grower
by Simon Edwards With COVID forcing cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 Horowhenua Taste Trails there was a risk that absence would bite a big chunk out of the annual […]
Council review a chance to achieve better ratepayer equity
Yet another local government review is underway – but will its recommendations actually be picked up, especially regarding cost fairness? The existing system of property value rates is loaded against […]
Tickets on Sale Now to New Festival, The Shepherdess Muster
Tickets are on sale now to The Shepherdess Muster – a three day festival for rural and regional wāhine to relax, create and have a laugh with friends, 17-19 February […]
Bid to buy iconic station gathers momentum
A group of New Zealand farming and agribusiness people is bidding to buy an iconic central North Island station to stop it being planted in permanent exotic forest. Mangaohane Station, […]
Rural Champion pens Wool’s the Word storybook
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) recognises the importance of sharing stories about the innovative women living and working in rural Aotearoa New Zealand. “It is an absolute pleasure to showcase […]
Call to flood social media on ridiculous ‘wetland’ rules
By Jacqui Hahn, Federated Farmers Waikato President When will the foolish regulations stop?! Only when people look in depth at the various parties’ policies around agriculture and are smart about […]
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 […]
You can’t put a price on family
Had it not been for services funded by farmers’ donations to the Calf & Rural Scheme, Daniel’s future may have been less bright.