Federated Farmers
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New Zealand's leading rural sector organisation, Federated Farmers of New Zealand represents 17,000 member farmers and rural families throughout New Zealand. A network of 24 provinces, together with associated area networks or branches, provides a locally based, democratic organisation that gives farmers a collective voice nationally and within each province.
GISBORNE — After Police and farmers worked together to bust a major East Coast stock rustling ring last year, Federated Farmers is warning rustlers to find a different line of work in 2013.
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Farmers are taking quad bike safety seriously, but the latest incident in the Hawke’s Bay, again highlights this message is not getting through to recreational users.
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A video made by American farmers, as a parody of the ‘Gangham style’ phenomenon, has made Bruce Wills top-10 farming memories for 2012.
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The tragic death in Southland involving a quad bike underscores that not all accidents and fatalities involving these bikes are ‘farm related’.
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Graduation Address by Dr William Rolleston at the University of Otago on 15 December 2012 Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, distinguished guests, graduates and families.
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Key members of Federated Farmers’ Farmy Army were recognised last evening at the Canterbury Earthquake Awards.
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A Game Animal Council (GAC) for hunters of deer, tahr, chamois and wild pigs is one step closer, following the release last week of the Local Government and Environment Select Committee’s report on the Bill.
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Federated Farmers has welcomed Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s refreshed Land and Environment Planning Toolkit, having attended its launch in Christchurch today.
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Fonterra’s dairy farmer supplier-shareholders are welcoming an early Christmas gift, with the cooperative lifting its 2012/13 forecast payout by 25 cents per kilogram of milk solids (kg/MS).
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Federated Farmers welcomes the passage of the Local Government Act Amendment Bill, but more must be done to contain and reduce the rates burden, Federated Farmers local government spokesperson Katie Milne says.
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Federated Farmers recommends farmers have contingency plans in place in case the current mild El Nino intensifies, bringing a higher risk of drought, Federated Farmers adverse events spokesperson Katie Milne says.
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This was an opinion piece on the Horizons One Plan, Federated Farmers’ Lyn Neeson had published yesterday in the Dominion Post Lyn Neeson is Federated Farmers Ruapehu provincial president and is a sheep and beef farmer from Taumarunui and this originally published in the Dominion Post.
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Federated Farmers is hopeful increased lamb production over 2012/13 may offset softer international prices and the high New Zealand dollar. It is also hopeful The Hobbit may also spur overseas demand for all things kiwi including wool.
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The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s (PCE) hydraulic fracturing investigation could reduce unease over the technique.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Federated Farmers is warning rustlers and poachers that eyes in the rural community are wide open for suspicious activity. Something rammed home to poachers after they were caught in the Bay of Plenty.
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Federated Farmers welcomes Vodafone as a premier partner and its official communications supplier.
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Federated Farmers Grain & Seed welcomes the sale of Solid Energy’s agribusiness division of Biodiesel New Zealand has been concluded and a new company, Pure Oil New Zealand Limited, has been formed.
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Federated Farmers supports the recommendations of the third and final Land and Water Forum (LawF) report.
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The changes to the Raw Milk Regulations have finally been announced by the Minister for Primary Industries.
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Five prestigious Nuffield New Zealand Scholarships have been announced for 2013.
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Federated Farmers is convinced wool is on the cusp of a renaissance, that will kick off Monday in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales.
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Dr Jeremy Hill, Director Research Science Technology & Development at Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd, is President-Elect of the International Dairy Federation (IDF); the first New Zealander elected to that role in its 109-year history.
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Speech by Jeanette Maxwell, Federated Farmers Meat & 2012 Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre council, Wellington Good morning and welcome to Meat & Fibre 2012.
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Following last Saturday’s Southland Times headline, “ES admits 'untruths' in court”, Federated Farmers welcomes Environment Southland appointing an independent person to audit its compliance processes, but also asks if this is enough.
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Farmers are counting down the days to when major shareholdings in New Zealand Wool Services International (NZWSI) will be on-sold by the receivers.
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Fonterra Cooperative Group’s Trading Among Farmers could be the start of a highly innovative and exciting chapter in its history.
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A calf, mortally wounded in a botched poaching incident, has Federated Farmers deeply concerned that someone will end up being killed.
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While the 2012/13 season will be tough for the nation’s farmers, Federated Farmers believes it is not as dire as some commentators have speculated upon.
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Federated Farmers is counselling Fonterra Co-operative Group’s Board that now is not the time to start examining the cooperative’s governance arrangements.
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Farm safety statistics released today show a slight decrease in on-farm injury claims for 2011, but Federated Farmers remains concerned that farmers are still taking too many risks and endangering their health, lives and livelihoods.
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Federated Farmers and Australia’s National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) have just concluded a joint board meeting in Sydney.
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Federated Farmers is welcoming the calibre of appointees to the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund Board, but wonders why there is not more farmer representation.
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A report in the New Zealand Herald, highlighting the state of New Zealand’s inland waterways, has Federated Farmers asking for greater action on the sources of bacterial contamination.
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The High Court’s quashing of a conviction for accessing a computer for dishonest purposes, highlights the importance of sticking to Federated Farmers’ Herd Owning Sharemilking Agreement.
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A simple text message confirmed amazing news that Hawke’s Bay deer farmers and Federated Farmers members, Tim Aitken and Lucy Robertshawe, are Marks & Spencer 2012 Farming for the Future Champion of Champions.
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Federated Farmers welcomes the new Primary Industry Training Organisation (Primary ITO), following the formal merger launch yesterday of the AgITO and Horticulture ITO. This follows July’s merger of the Seafood ITO and the NZITO (meat and dairy sectors).
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Federated Farmers is joining what could be New Zealand’s best ever scavenger hunt. Fronted by Swazi’s Davey Hughes, farmers are being given a great opportunity to not only find an Isuzu D-Max Ute, but if they do, they get to keep it.
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Federated Farmers has brokered what could be its last meeting before the mutant calf issue ends up before the Courts and/or the Commerce Commission.
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Federated Farmers believes quantitative easing now would be incredibly bad for New Zealand.
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Federated Farmers Grain & Seed Industry Group welcomes the news that Solid Energy has received a bid to buy its Agribusiness division as a going concern.
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Federated Farmers Rotorua-Taupo is applauding the work of farmers and the wider community, which has seen Lake Rotorua improve beyond the target set by Bay of Plenty Regional Council in its regional water and land plan.
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After the second consecutive district plan success against Transpower’s ‘buffer zones’, this time in Waimate District, Federated Farmers is calling on Transpower to call off its expensive lawyers and instead read the writings of its own Chief Executive.
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Federated Farmers applauds the research team at AgResearch for a global breakthrough on hypoallergenic milk, which could add value to new milk based exports, so long as it clears regulatory and safety approvals.
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Federated Farmers is pleased to see evidence the Remote Schools Rural Broadband Initiative is reaching remote rural communities, including the children at Kereru School in Hawkes’ Bay who are the first school to be connected this week.
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A Kiwi deer farming couple could be crowned 2012 Marks & Spencer Farming for the Future Champion of Champions.
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The high Kiwi dollar has cost Fonterra’s farmer-shareholders around a billion dollars in lost revenue. Yet its result, in a week of job losses, should remind everyone the exceptional opportunities New Zealand has with food.
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Federated Farmers today confirmed that it has filed an appeal in the High Court regarding the Environment Court decision [2012 NZEnvC182] in Andrew Day and Others v Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council. The council is also known as Horizons Regional Council.
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With local government spending increasing 119 percent in less than ten years, Federated Farmers has used its submission on the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill, to call for local government to be refocused on local government.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Federated Farmers’ Adverse Events Trust (registered charity no.
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Federated Farmers Dairy wants to clarify its position on semen supplied by LIC bull, Matrix, to farmers, leading to a number of calves being born deformed.
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Adverse weather is not the only thing threatening sheep farmers.
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CANTERBURY — Federated Farmers applauds the decision of Local Government Minister, the Hon David Carter MP, to extend the Environment Canterbury (Ecan) Commissioners term for a further three years to 2016.
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nstead of improving the environment, the Environment Court’s decision on the Horizon Regional Council’s (HCR) controversial One Plan will be bad for everyone in the Horizons region.
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Federated Farmers Gisborne is disappointed the Wairoa to Gisborne rail line is to be mothballed under KiwiRail’s Infrastructure and Engineering Business Plan. The Federation now challenges the Government to increase road funding to support the region’s exporters.
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The 0.4 percent fall in merchandise export volumes for the March 2012 quarter, has Federated Farmers questioning if government, at all levels, understands the need for spending and policy restraint.
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Under its Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Federated Farmers is supporting the Ministry in a major animal welfare case involving dairy cattle on the West Coast.
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Without the incredible honeybee, two-thirds of the food we take for granted would almost vanish, making life as we know it impossible.
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The hard work of Tauranga’s Pahoia School for Bee Week 2012, has brought praise from Federated Farmers.
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Federated Farmers is highlighting how everyone can make a difference to whether bees are healthily ‘fat’ or sickly skinny.
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By reaching Bluff in the 12 years since the Varroa Mite was first confirmed in Auckland, one of the world’s worst bee threats is close to completing its colonisation of New Zealand. “Has Varrora had an impact on New Zealand? Absolutely,” confirms John Hartnell, Federated Farmers Bees chairperson and a major exporter of bee products.
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Honey bees, so vital to every New Zealander, are just 500 grams from a disaster warns Federated Farmers. That could be in the shape of just one infected jar of honey entering the country from Australia.
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After 24 burgers were delivered for a joint lunch with the Forestry Owners Association, the Board of Federated Farmers has given its thumbs-up to McDonald’s Serious Lamb Burger.
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Federated Farmers will continue to work with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), to ensure New Zealand’s farmers have the highest levels of practicable rules around animal welfare.
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The fight against Transpower’s proposed transmission buffer zone rules has paid off.
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Federated Farmers is fizzing with excitement as lamb becomes a permanent fixture on the McDonald’s menu; both as a marquee burger and as a healthy wrap.
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Federated Farmers is happy with the proposed simplified rules for operating agricultural vehicles on roads announced today by the associate Minister of Transport.
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Initial reports following the eruption of Mt Tongariro is that thankfully, it has had minimal impact on farm pasture or stock drinking water. Four farms have been contacted in different geographical parts of the Hawke’s Bay and they are yet to report ash.
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Federated Farmers is welcoming Beef+Lamb NZ’s Economic Service confirming declines in the national sheep flock and beef herd may now be at an end. It also confirms the North Island has become the dominant island for both sheep and beef.
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Trust is a vital requirement to work in farming and Federated Farmers Manawatu-Rangitikei is frustrated at reports Ewen MacDonald has admitted to arson, sabotage and the needless killing of calves on neighbouring farms.
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Federated Farmers is saddened Colin Armer has resigned with immediate effect from the Fonterra Cooperative Group’s board.
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Federated Farmers congratulates John Wilson for being named Fonterra Cooperative Group Chairman-elect.
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With the amending bill to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) completing its final parliamentary stage yesterday, Federated Farmers is warning Fonterra supplier-shareholders they need to actively back constitutional changes due in November.
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With the Official Cash Rate due out on Thursday, farmer confidence at the beginning of the 2012/13 season has plummeted in Federated Farmers latest Farm Confidence Survey.
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New Zealanders will be able to size up the President of Federated Farmers for themselves this Saturday, with Country Calendar featuring the farm and work of Bruce Wills.
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Local government reforms designed to focus councils on core activities must proceed, according to Local Government Forum chairman, Michael Barnett.
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Farmer anger in South Canterbury is growing towards subsidised KiwiRail costing jobs at the largely ratepayer owned Port Timaru. This comes after Fonterra Cooperative Group announced it will use rail to centralise all South Island freight on the Port of Lyttelton.
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If the $840 million sale of TelstraClear to Vodafone gets regulatory approval, it could strengthen the financial case for an enhanced rural broadband offer by Vodafone.
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This year is shaping up as a bumpy one for the international dairy industry, with the worst U.S.
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WHANGAREI — Federated Farmers continues to oppose attempts by state owned enterprise Transpower to use district plans as a way to grab more rights over land hosting electricity poles and pylons, without paying compensation to landowners.
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Federated Farmers is convinced the independent and robust Sapere Research Group review into the entry of Psa will lead to significant improvements at the border.
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Bruce Wills’ final column in the Sunday Star Times, which came to an end Sunday, after 2 ½ years.
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The New Zealand Emissions Trading scheme (ETS) has taken a big step towards forward, yet remains the harshest treatment of any agricultural production system on earth.
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At a gala event last evening in Auckland, supported by Vodafone and Beef+Lamb NZ, Progressive Meats Managing Director, Craig Hickson, was named 2012 Allflex/Federated Farmers Agribusiness Person of the Year with Dr Doug Edmeades named as the Ravensdown/Federated Farmers Agri Personality for 2012.
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Speech by Bruce Wills, President of Federated Farmers, to Federated Farmers National Conference at the Crowne Plaza, Auckland Today, I am going to take a look at where we might be in the year 2020 and touch on some challenges ahead.
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Speech by Jeanette Maxwell, Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre chairperson, to Federated Farmers 2012 National Conference in Auckland Welcome to the Meat and Fibre AGM for 2012.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Speech by Willy Leferink, Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson, to Federated Farmers 2012 National Conference in Auckland Good morning fellow dairy farmers.
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With 66 percent of Fonterra shareholder-suppliers backing Trading Among Farmers (TAF), Federated Farmers is calling on the cooperative to unite.
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