Media Releases 2008
Fonterra warning on payout not unexpected
Released 30 Dec 2008
Fonterra's warning of a likely revision downwards in the current milksolids forecast payout is not unexpected Read more »
New Zealand meat exports at risk due to ill-informed comments
Released 30 Dec 2008
Following news that all Australian sheep destined for the EU must be compulsorily tagged from 1 January 2009, Silver Fern Farms' CEO, Keith Cooper, has claimed New Zealand is missing the boat by not having a comparable tagging system; implying Australian standards are much higher than New Zealand’s. This has alarmed Federated Farmers. Read more »
Farmers hard at work on Christmas day
Released 24 Dec 2008
Christmas is a great time for relaxation with family and friends but it's also a very busy period for farmers the length and breadth of New Zealand. Read more »
North Island drought preparations stepped up
Released 23 Dec 2008
The recent rain in the Canterbury region has probably brought a month’s relief from drought here, but the picture is very different in the North Island Read more »
Re-examination of Fonterra online auction needed
Released 22 Dec 2008
Auctions on a falling market could hasten a fall in dairy commodities, but whether it is the catalyst is open for debate. Read more »
Export way out of recession
Released 18 Dec 2008
State-led economic tinkering has almost led New Zealand into an economic abyss. If New Zealand needs an economic miracle we have one. It’s called agriculture. Read more »
Open Farm Day 2009
Released 17 Dec 2008
Federated Farmers will hold the inaugural New Zealand open FARM DAY on more than 25 farms throughout the country at the same time, on the same day, March 1, 2009. Read more »
WTO knockback not good NZ economy
Released 16 Dec 2008
Getting the WTO Ministerial Meeting back on track is the single biggest diplomatic priority for New Zealand right now." Read more »
Water storage is one of the ‘magic bullets’
Released 15 Dec 2008
“If there is one magic bullet guaranteed to transform the New Zealand economy it is water storage,” says Federated Farmers water spokesperson, Hugh Ritchie. Read more »
Farmers vindicated in Banks Peninsula case
Released 11 Dec 2008
The award of $35,000 costs to Federated Farmers from Environment Canterbury (Canterbury Regional Council), signals the end of an 11 year fight for the right to farm in Banks Peninsula. Read more »
