FedTalks – Podcast

From 1 June 2021, Fonterra is introducing a Co-operative Difference Payment of up to 10 cents per kilogram of milk solids (kgMS) if the farm meets the Co-op’s on-farm sustainability and value targets. It’s part of the Co-op’s strategy to add value to New Zealand milk and responds to increasing demand from customers here and […]

A tiny contribution makes a big difference!Meat the Need is a charity created in 2020 with the purpose of supplying the much-needed meat to City Missions and food banks. Lamb, beef, and venison is donated by farmers which is then processed, packed, and delivered to those most in need. The charity’s target this year is […]

Long Term Plan season is upon us…New Zealand has 78 district, city, and regional councils. And each of them has begun consultations on Long Term Plans setting out proposed rates increases for the coming year and beyond.  Expect cries of pain.The high cost of council rates on farmland has always been a problem and it […]

In the last 3 years, Rural Theft accounted for millions of dollars. On average that’s 620 claims every year and an average of 12 claims a week for something stolen on-farm giving both police and insures plenty to do … 

Two major pieces of legislation have kicked Southland this year…. fresh water & winter grazing legislation.Both rules created havoc in Southland….in the middle of it all was Southland farmer and Federated Farmers vice president Bernadette Hunt. A tough year all round, yet last night at the Primary Industries awards event Bernadette Hunt vice president of Southland […]

Building on the strength of our inaugural Summit in 2019, the Summit brings farmers and producers from across the broad range of NZ’s primary industries together policymakers and other key stakeholders to hear local and global experts and to develop solutions to the key challenges facing the primary sector. The Primary Industries Awards provides a […]

  Federated Farmers CEO Terry Copeland on what it means to be a part of PINZ (Primary Industries Awards). How and why it came about, and the unique opportunity that the PINZ provides to reward excellence. A celebration of true rural success throughout the primary industries value chain. Innovation, excellence, collaboration, PINZ brings farmers and producers […]

Since its inception in 2006, Agrecovery has recycled and repurposed 3,000 tonnes of farm product packaging and safely disposed of over 150 tonnes of unwanted agrichemicals…and it has plans to do much more. For this week’s FedTalks podcast, Rebecca Flannery talks to Ross Sainsbury, a Matamata farmer who is a big fan of Agrecovery’s work […]

The failure of a farm business can lead to the farmer and their family losing both their business and their home. For many rural communities, the failure of one farm can have a ripple effect through those communities and the regional economy.Farmers who operate a family business often don’t have the resources to negotiate their […]