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Real wins for farmers, rural communities achieved

August 30, 2023 by Federated Farmers

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 […]

Hands-on farmers needed in the Beehive

August 30, 2023 by Federated Farmers

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

August 30, 2023 by Simon Edwards

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

July 26, 2023 by Federated Farmers

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

July 25, 2023 by Toby Williams

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

June 12, 2023 by Dr Jacqueline Rowarth

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….

May 23, 2023 by Dr Jacqueline Rowarth

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

May 22, 2023 by Gavin Forrest

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

May 2, 2023 by Andrew Hoggard National President

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

April 30, 2023 by Simon Edwards

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 […]

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