For many North Island maize growers the 2022/23 season has been one to forget, and for some it has been a financial disaster. The latest AIMI (Arable Industry Marketing Initiative) […]
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A fresh face for Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers have elected Wayne Langford, a 40-year-old dairy farmer from Golden Bay, as the organisation’s new national President. “It’s a huge honour to be elected to lead Federated Farmers, […]
Economic Week – July 7
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Ag debt up in May Agricultural sector lending increased in May, according to the Reserve Bank’s monthly Sector Lending Statistics. After dropping in […]
Economic Week – June 30
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Have farm sales bottomed out? The Real Estate Institute of NZ’s monthly Rural Data shows there were 258 farm sales in the three […]
Immigration Changes are a step in the right direction, but concerns remain: Feds
Federated Farmers welcome changes to immigration settings announced earlier today, but some concerns still remain that need to be addressed says Dairy Chair Richard McIntyre. “Extending the Accredited Employer Work […]
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Marr to make his mark as Special Agricultural Trade Envoy
Hamish Marr, a fifth generation farmer from Methven who represents Canterbury on the Federated Farmers Herbage Seed Sub-Section, is New Zealand’s new Special Agricultural Trade Envoy. He takes over from […]
Economic Week – 16 June
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy SOPI paints positive export picture…but… MPI’s latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries (SOPI), released this week, is forecasting New Zealand’s primary sector […]
Feds Arable V-P Andrew Darling named Climate Positive leader
Changes made by South Canterbury arable farmer Andrew Darling to further lighten his operation’s environmental footprint has seen him named a Corteva Climate Positive regional leader. He is the only […]
Mentoring the next generation – Keith Holmes
Growing up on Auckland’s North Shore, Keith Holmes dreamt of being a farmer since the age of four. After recently selling his 900 head dairy farm, he is keen to […]