Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard told members the government's announcement this week appeared to be a 'superficial reset' rather than a real reset.
'Yes, they’ve...
As the nation suffers through yet another High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak, questioning the orthodox narrative is more important than ever.
At a time...
The result shows widespread disapproval of the government's radical 'climate change' policies.
The Dutch Farmers and Citizens Movement (BBB) has scored a major election shock...
Kiwi activist, scholar, mum, farmer and, most recently, councillor for Southland, Jaspreet Boparai has lived with her young family in New Zealand for 14...
The Natural and Built Environment Bill and Spatial Planning Bill will make resource management issues worse and should be withdrawn, Federated Farmers has told...
Heading into an election year, farmers are facing ‘interesting times’ to say the least.
The amount of regulation farmers are dealing with is unprecedented. In...
Many scientists lobbying for the deregulation of agricultural biotechnology ‘new genomic techniques’ (NGTs) in the European Union have either direct or indirect interests in...
Agricultural production statistics show lower livestock numbers and mostly lower numbers of arable crops, although the accuracy has been affected by a much lower...
The new rule in North Rhine-Westphalia is a “step backwards,” the region’s minister of agriculture says.
Farmers in Germany’s most populous state must severely rein...
Kiwis urged to save New Zealand’s iconic stations from carbon farming.
New Zealand’s valuable farmland is being sold to wealthy multi-national overseas companies for pine...
'It's not climate, it's a f***ing land grab!'
The Dutch 'Nitrogen Minister' Christianne van der Wal told media the government would pay over and above...
“Te Tari Pūreke is about keeping people safe while enabling the legitimate and safe use of firearms,” says Authority Executive Director Angela Brazier.
Police Minister...
The further destruction of rural New Zealand by out-of-control carbon farming can be stopped immediately with the appropriate policy settings, say political party DemocracyNZ.
DemocracyNZ...
October saw another solid increase in exports, driven by dairy products, but their growth continued to be dwarfed by yet another petroleum fuelled surge...
In a statement to members today, Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard clarified the organisation's Three Waters stance.
Hoggard wrote, 'Some media interviews on the debate...
Farming advocate and climate emissions expert, Steve Cranston, will contest the Waikato electorate for DemocracyNZ in the 2023 election.
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In making the announcement today, Party...
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This week the leaders of DairyNZ, Beef+Lamb NZ, and Federated Farmers met in Christchurch to discuss emissions pricing and...
The government has today requested the establishment of a panel to hear its dispute against Canada regarding the administration of dairy tariff rate quotas...
New Zealand has agreed a declaration along with other members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that commits members to working...
Federated Farmers South Canterbury President Greg Anderson has written his share of reports and submissions in his role advocating for local farmers but he...
Our rural communities, our farming industry and our economy are under attack from the reckless policies being pushed by this government.
That's the view of...
'The family farm has been the bulwark of this country throughout history,' says Federated Farmers Board Member Sandra Faulkner.
In a statement released Friday, Faulkner...
The eco-friendly tax scheme faces opposition from local farmers groups.
The government of New Zealand has proposed a plan to tax greenhouse gasses created by...
At last, fifty years too late, a government has recommended protection of elite vegetable growing land from urban sprawl.
In 1973, Social Credit, way ahead...
The Government has today released a National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (NPS-HPL), which will enhance protection for New Zealand's most productive land.
“The...