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Focus, former MPs bound to fail
Quite why I was in parliament buildings in 1996 I can’t recall. But I do remember being in the office of an MP with several others including Ross Meurant who had resigned from the National Party… more →
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Focus, former MPs bound to fail
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wrote 6 months ago: Quite why I was in parliament buildings in 1996 I can’t recall. But I do remember being in the … more →
Trading Among Farmers reality at last
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wrote 7 months ago: The day when outside investors can apply for units in the Fonterra Shareholders Fund to be listed on … more →
Fonterra’s progress on TAF like wading through quicksand
wrote 1 year ago: The process of getting farmer and legislative approval for the introduction of Trading Among Farme … more →
New section chairs for Feds
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wrote 1 year ago: When I saw the headline Dairy and Meat and Fibre groups gain new chair people I thought Federated Fa … more →
Three seek Feds' vice-presidency
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wrote 1 year ago: Four men announced last week they are competing to replace retiring Federated Farmers’ preside … more →
Four candidates - sign of strength or division?
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wrote 2 years ago: Four men are vying to become Federated Farmers’ president when Don Nicolson retires at the end … more →
Water makes us lucky
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wrote 2 years ago: When our average rainfall is about 20 inches and that can get down to not more than half that in a d … more →
Farmers aren't creaming it
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wrote 2 years ago: It’s not difficult to find out the prices farmers receive for their produce. Unless they sell … more →
Bank the gains, budget conservatively
wrote 2 years ago: When was the last time prices for lamb, wool, beef, milk and grain were all reasonable at the same t … more →
Farmers say their clean up goes unreported
wrote 2 years ago: Lachlan McKenzie, Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson, welcomes NIWA’s report on lake water quality … more →
Management requires measurement
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wrote 2 years ago: Significant water takes will have to be metered to enable better management of fresh water. Environm … more →
Federated Farmers urging members to comment on Land and Water Forum recommendations
wrote 2 years ago: Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson, Lachlan McKenzie, is urging farmers to read the executive summa … more →
Farmers undermining good intent?
wrote 2 years ago: If the Government is running scared of Federated Farmers, because of the power of the farmer vote, … more →
Penalties proposed for dairy farmers who pollute water
wrote 2 years ago: On the issue of water pollution and quality, the Land and Water Forum report proposes industry-wide … more →
Federated Farmers won't sign up to a water emissions trading scheme
wrote 2 years ago: Federated Farmers are holding off signing yet another recommendation for water reform, saying there … more →
Government guidelines needed to safeguard water but will Federated Farmers sign up?
wrote 2 years ago: New Zealand’s waterways need to be safeguarded by the Government, setting national objectives … more →
Fresh start with water good start
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wrote 2 years ago: New Zealand has plenty of water but not all of it’s in the right place at the right time; and … more →
Synlait purchase indictment on NZ capital markets
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wrote 2 years ago: Bright Dairy & Food, China’s third biggest dairy company by volume, has signed up to buy … more →
What's wrong with Chinese investment in NZ farms?
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wrote 3 years ago: Federated Farmers has an open mind on the news that a Chinese company wants to buy the Crafer dairy … more →
