North Otago Fed Farmers section president has plans
Jared Ross is new chairman of North Otago Federated Farmers dairy section.
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MPI moves to tell neighbours of M. bovis infection
Farmers want to know where a new cattle disease is, and MPI is not outing farms publicly.
Packed meeting to hear facts and tips about cattle disease
Speakers inform farmers about disease progress, and ways to avoid it.
Rabbit numbers down 25 per cent, farmers unimpressed
Effectiveness of K5 virus in killing rabbits has failed to impress Federated Farmers.
Speakers on M. bovis at Whanganui seminar
Local and national speakers give information and ideas.
Researchers moot new way to treat methane
A new study has suggested a fresh way to account for key greenhouse gas methane.
New team heads up Whanganui Federated Farmers
M. bovis, regulation, public perception all farming challenges
Political Roundup: The M. Bovis debacle deserves more debate
What has emerged from debate over M. Bovis is that NZ has been let down by authorities.
M. bovis eradication cautiously welcomed
No test results are yet available for Northland farms potentially affected.
Having New Zealand free of M. bovis could bring future opportunity
Farmers need to support the experts in attempt to eradicate M. bovis
Kiwi farmers await M. Bovis decision
Will culling continue? Government decision tomorrow on M. Bovis cattle disease
Federated Farmers: Rating system overhaul is overdue
Dr Lisa Harper, Federated Farmers Regional Policy Advisor discusses rates
No infected herds here so far, farmers not panicking
New Zealand likely to manage new cattle disease rather then eradicate it, farmer says.
Listen: Federated Farmers 'frustrated' with M. bovis testing
Fed Farmers' Chris Lewis says M. bovis testing is a frustrating process for everyone.
Dairy review's scope irks environmentalists
Damien O'Connor's dairy sector review under fire from Fish & Game, Forest & Bird.
Coarse wool sector adopts global platform
Coarse wool will have a dedicated global online auction platform.
No significant drop in rabbits seen yet
Farmers are saying they have seen no evidence of the impact of the virus.
Mycoplasma bovis: Call to support those affected
"You would never, ever want to go through what we've seen these farmers go through."
Mycoplasma bovis: Doubt over eradication
Top Federated Farmers manager says the pain of trying to get rid of M. bovis not worth it.
Whanganui farmers on alert for cattle disease
Farmers asked to watch out for new disease, and keep identification tags up to date.
Car import costs a side-risk to greener economy - report
Report shows ''major changes will be needed," commission chair Murray Sherwin says.
Farmer research highlights hill country risks and opportunities
Farmers share stories on hill country development experiences in anonymous survey.
Farmers fear impacts of water limits
Interim measures to manage water in the Bay has drawn criticism from farmers.
Don't put 5G ahead of reliable rural mobile network
Fed Farmers VP Andrew Hoggard says don't put woeful rural coverage on the back-burner.
Departing chief has taken Fonterra forward
Theo Spiering has been good for Fonterra, local dairy farmers say.
Fed Farmers N. Canterbury president to step down
Lynda Murchison to step down after nearly four years leading Fed Farmers in N Canterbury.
CHB farmers urged to develop environment management plans
CHB farmers are being urged to get environment management plans sorted soon.
Staffing, fall in optimism top farmer issues
Farmer optimism has fallen for the first time in two years.
MPI urged to stand firm on hitchhiking stink bugs
MPI is working to keep the brown marmorated stink bug from New Zealand shores.
Momentum grows in understanding of farming, farmers
Katie Milne says people are beginning to realise how amazing farmers are.
Japanese shipment full of 'stink bugs' a biosecurity risk
A shipment found to be carrying stink bugs has been deemed a biosecurity risk to NZ.
Is this the year NZ's water war simmers?
The war over water hit boiling point amid 2017's election. Will 2018 see tensions simmer?
Motion-sensor cameras on farms
Farmers are turning to hunting technology to protect stock from thieves.
Debt puts the squeeze on farmers
Dairy farmers under pressure to pay back bank support during milk price downturn.