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The new President of Fed Farmers compares current science with the...
By William Rolleston*Being the new President of Federated Farmers I want to ensure our discussions are informed by the facts no matter how unpalatable they may be.But facts in isolation do not always...
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Federated Farmers wants to know what the ‘substantial and identifiable...
Content supplied by Federated FarmersWhile Federated Farmers supports positive overseas investment into New Zealand’s farming system, it is concerned the potential sale of Lochinver Station to Shanghai...
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Quality farmland is a finite commodity and why the OIO needs to see if there...
Lilybank Station is an example of a foreign-owned farm purchased by New Zealand buyer. It's not all one-way, which is why we need a national register of farmland.By William Rolleston*The Election has...
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William Rolleston sees farming seems under attack from most political parties...
William RollestonBy William Rolleston*I am perhaps not alone in thinking that this has been the most repelling yet compelling election for some decades.The only election which came close was the 2002...
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Federated Farmers calls for an audit of overseas investment approvals and a...
Federated Farmers has added its support to Labour MP Stuart Nash’s call for an audit of overseas investment in New Zealand.President William Rolleston says the Federation supports direct overseas...
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Farmers to cut back spending plans and increase debt in response to latest...
Content supplied by Federated FarmersA slump in farmer confidence has seen Federated Farmers’ new-season 2015 Farm Confidence Survey move further into negative territory. Pessimists outnumber...
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Federated Farmer president lays out how his vision for farming issues will...
When we think of the Heartland we conjure up images of the rough and ready can-do farmer striding across the high country.But the farmer of the Heartland is not confined to this image. Farming in the...
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Federated Farmers says there is nothing sinister in breeding plant hybrids,...
Content supplied by Federated FarmersFederated Farmers’ President and science spokesperson William Rolleston says recent stock sickness or deaths are likely to have been caused by a high sugar content...
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William Rolleston's address to the Federated Farmers of NZ National Council -...
Content supplied by Federated FarmersThe following is an address to the Fed Farmers National Council.Members of National Council, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to be delivering this...
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William Rolleston challenges the many claims that point the finger of blame...
Content supplied by Federated FarmersFederated Farmers urges the public to apply some good old-fashioned common sense and scrutinise the statements of activists as they push their anti-farming agendas...
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William Rolleston sees the advent of argument dressed up as science but which...
Content supplied by Federated FarmersOur free trade prospects have been a victim of Brexit and the US Presidential election. New Zealand must be careful not to be caught in the crossfire of any ensuing...
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