Kiwis agree with Jenny. In the run up to the 2023 election We asked 1,000 Kiwis, ‘Do you have an overall positive, negative or neutral view of New Zealand farmers?’ and only 6% of New Zealanders have a negative view. nzherald.co.nz/the-country/ne…

The Rural Roundup hosted by Andy Thompson. Today's show has Kate Acland Beef + Lamb New Zealand Chair, Luke Kane President Federated Farmers, Deborah Rhodes PHD research, Kit Arkwright CEO Beef + Lamb New Zealand, the Tractorland Kubota Weather with Chris Brandolino Listen here: podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m…

Simon Davies went on Newstalk ZB this morning to ask for more transparency on what Te Mana o Te Wai regulations will mean under new Otago freshwater rules. open.spotify.com/episode/1U46rM…

Feds North Otago PP Otto Dogterom is fed up with experts over-ruling elected councilors in his local Waitaki District Council.

𝗢𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻! Federated Farmers say Otago Regional Council have been caught with their pants down when it comes to tough questions about the region’s proposed freshwater rules. "The council have

Biosecurity. That is ORCs latest reason for not allowing water from one river to mix with another (8:00 in below). Why won't they just be honest and say this is a spiritual demand & no costing has been made available to the Otago community? open.spotify.com/episode/5A9MVX…

Interesting to read about NZ farming through Irish eyes. Thanks for the write up Agriland . Perhaps Farmers Weekly NZ Should cover an Irish farm! agriland.ie/farming-news/d…

"Federated Farmers successfully convinced the Government to call a select committee inquiry into the aspects of banking the last government left out of the commission market study: rural and small business banking." Reports the Post. waikatotimes.co.nz/business/35036…

Interesting stuff from Mike Casey . As the cost of solar comes down & electricity goes up, there may be more opportunities for farmers to save money by generating electricity on-farm. Get in touch with him!

That's one for the pool room! Todd was pretty happy to receive a special man of the match award from Wayne today following his heroics on the field during the recent farmers vs. Parliamentarians rugby game!

This single policy change could save farmers hundreds of millions per annum 👏 👏 👏 nzherald.co.nz/business/nicol…

Fantastic to see progress on this issue 👩‍🔬 Feds wrote to all political parties early in 2023 asking to see reform of GM rules. Better use of science was one of our 12 key priorities for Election 2023 to increase farmer confidence. 1news.co.nz/2024/08/13/gen…

GDT +5.5% 🚀globaldairytrade.info/en/product-res…

Good lift in GDT overnight. Hope the trend continues

Otto Dogterom worries he’ll barely be able to farm his land if the council goes ahead with over-the-top new land protection rules. farmersweekly.co.nz/news/fears-pla…

Richard McIntyre may be standing for the DairyNZ board, but his commitment to Federated Farmers’ advocacy work is as strong as ever. farmersweekly.co.nz/people/mcintyr…

It's outrageous that banks are dragging their feet about appearing before Parliament's banking inquiry, with one bank suggesting it might be "quite difficult to align diaries". Don't put up with that nonsense for one minute Stuart Smith, haul them in! farmersweekly.co.nz/politics/socia…

Numbers of feral deer, goats & pigs continue to increase across NZ. "DOC are widely regarded by farmers as the neighbour you really don't want to have because they don't fulfill their obligations on controlling wild animals and weeds." rnz.co.nz/news/country/5…