Address to FFNZ National Council – Dr William Rolleston
Speech – Federated Farmers Members of National Council, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to be delivering this presidents address to you.
Agriculture
Peters: Farmers Must Reject Being National’s Doormat
Speech – New Zealand First Party Twenty-eight years ago, the late David Lange said: “Farming is a sunset industry and manufacturing and tourism will take its place.”
Summit to Consider Farming Within Environmental Limits
Press Release – NZ Landcare Trust The 2016 New Zealand Primary Industry Summit will once again provide farm and business leaders with the opportunity to consider sustainability and environmental issues.
Fieldays 2016 launch addresses collaboration in industry
Press Release – National Fieldays With only 70 days to go till the gates open on the Southern Hemispheres largest ag event, NZ National Agricultural Fieldays 2016 officially launched this morning with a function at Mystery Creek to celebrate collaboration in industry, centring …
CORRECT: NZ PM Key says low dairy prices will rebound
Article – BusinessDesk March 22 (BusinessDesk) – Prime Minister John Key says he’s confident dairy prices, which have slumped below the cost of production, will rebound as growing Asian populations boost demand.
Key sees dairy rebound as Asia demand recovers
Article – BusinessDesk March 22 (BusinessDesk) – Prime Minister John Key says he’s confident dairy prices, which have slumped below the cost of production, will rebound as growing Asian populations boost demand.
Winston Peters Speech: Realising Real Opportunities
Speech – New Zealand First Party Thank you for your invitation to speak to the leaders of companies that help to keep New Zealands crops and animals growing.
Submissions sought on agent to combat crop pest
Press Release – Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has opened submissions on an application to release a type of parasitic wasp as a biological control agent to combat a psyllid (plant louse) that attacks tomatoes, potatoes, capsicums and tamarillos in New Zealand.
TPP will help remove regulatory barriers
Press Release – Deer Industry NZ The main benefit for the deer industry from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will be the ability to challenge any potentially unfair regulations imposed by importing countries.
Hon Jo Goodhew: In Focus: 28 January 2016
Press Release – New Zealand National Party While away on holiday over the New Year period I spent time thinking about and planning for the year ahead. I also frequently checked on weather conditions for Canterbury, hoping that some much needed rain was falling.
Gordon Campbell on bribing the Saudis and Oscar racism
Column – Gordon Campbell Does this sound familiar? In the mid 2000s, New Zealand wanted to pursue a humanitarian policy, on live sheep exports. This happened to offend a Saudi foreign investor, who eventually threatened legal action against it. The Key government chose to buy …
Poll shows farmers expect more tough times in 2016
Press Release – Federated Farmers Many farmers have weathered difficult conditions in 2015 and the majority see no relief coming in the New Year, according to a poll conducted by Federated Farmers.
