by Cameron MacDuff Two fledgling food supply businesses are soon to go nationwide offering ranges of fruit, vegetables and other groceries to Kiwi shoppers. No doubt this will mean a […]
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Let’s be accurate, co-operative around heritage protection
By Rhea Dasent, Federated Farmers Senior Policy Advisor Federated Farmers values and respects heritage and sites of significance to Māori. But like many other public good resources (such as Outstanding […]
Resilience reserves are running on empty
By Richard McIntyre, Federated Farmers national board member Everyone is resilient to a point, but if the pressures keep piling on, that resilience runs out. There are warning signs that […]
Rural Butchers call for review of on-farm processing rules
With concerns about New Zealand’s supermarket duopoly, and a rising consumer preference for ‘local’ , dealing directly with farmers/growers, is it time to review the regulations around on-farm meat processing? […]
Is it illegal to build a sandcastle in NZ?
By Paul Melville, Federated Farmers Principal Advisor Water and Environment Strategy For the last two years many farmers have appealed what they view as unworkable freshwater regulations. The chief culprits […]
Prospects looking bright for solar farming
Simon Edwards Sun is an essential ingredient for farmers’ crops and grass, and it’s also the resource critical to a new land use tipped to spread across thousands of hectares […]
Toko farmer a convert to paperless MyOSPRI
“Convenient, fast – I highly recommend it.” That’s Toko, Taranaki sheep and beef farmer Nick Brown’s verdict on the online portal MyOSPRI. Nick is one of more than 1000 sheep […]
Unnecessary limbo persists for winter grazing rules
Thousands of farmers remain in limbo as Federated Farmers continue to seek clarity on winter grazing rules, Federated Farmers national board member Colin Hurst says. Environment Minister David Parker passed […]
“We can work it out” – Getting the best result from a farm debt mediation
MARK KELLY Last month, I wrote about the Farm Debt Mediation Act 2019. The FDMA requires lenders to mediate with farmers before they can enforce farm debt. The idea is […]
Winners announced in inaugural Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards
The winners in the inaugural Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Awards were announced at a gala dinner at the Napier War Memorial Centre last night. It was a celebration […]