By Jo Luxton, Labour MP for Rangitata More than ever, farmers and rural communities need strong voices in our Parliament who genuinely understand the reality of their day to day […]
Opinion
Hands-on farmers needed in the Beehive
By Grant McCallumNational Party Candidate for Northland I was at Lincoln College, as it was then, in the 1980s when Douglas and Lange proclaimed farming a sunset industry. The grand […]
Toby’s call: One body to wool them all
By Simon Edwards Breaking down the silos in the wool value chain and pulling together as one is essential for the industry to thrive again, Federated Farmers Meat & Wool […]
Newly-elected Manawatu-Rangitikei president says it’s time for common sense to prevail
Ian Strahan has only been directly involved with Federated Farmers for a year or so but the Manawatu-Rangitikei province recognise talent and pragmatism when they see it. They elected him […]
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 […]
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 […]
When ‘solutions’ prove worse than the original problem….
By Dr Jacqueline Rowarth The signs of change are sometimes difficult to spot. They might be on minor websites, buried in pages of reports or deep in obscure language, but […]
Unjustified DoC easement charge sets a worrying precedent
By Gavin Forrest, Federated Farmers Chief Advisor In February last year Federated Farmers was made aware that the Department of Conservation was seeking to increase what it charged a small […]
Best ‘bang for buck’ global emissions actions don’t lie with agriculture
By Andrew Hoggard, President Federated Farmers of NZ They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I read past many thousands of words in the latest IPCC synthesis report […]
When emergency legislation is needed to fix poor legislation
By Rhea Dasent, Hawke’s Bay-based Senior Policy Advisor The fact we need wide sweeping emergency legislation to allow farmers and growers to clean up and recover from a natural disaster […]
