Federated Farmers

It’s exciting to have two capable young leaders like Karl Dean (36) and Richard Dawkins (35) stepping up into significant leadership roles. They’re both highly respected and experienced farmers within their regions and have worked their way up from the grassroots.

We made this handy flowchart for anyone confused about whether Greenpeace should have charitable status. Hint: they probably shouldn’t!

🎧 EP 44 out now with employment law specialist Simon Middlemiss. How to avoid legal trouble on farm LISTEN NOW👂 On Spotify: bit.ly/4fafb52 On Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4f10L7d

There are no hands-on farmers involved with the Technical Advisory Group. Instead, it’s full of shiny-shoed bankers, sustainability advisors, and forestry lobbyists.

Some farmers are getting a raw deal from their bank and are being forced to pay far more interest than they should be.

The Sustainable Finance Taxonomy has been created without meaningful input from working farmers, it imposes unrealistic standards, and it risks cutting off financial services to legitimate, productive rural businesses.

🎧 EP 43 out now: Peter Templeton, Southland farmer and Nuffield scholar What makes farm succession succeed – or fail? LISTEN NOW 🔊 On Spotify: bit.ly/4589uRr On Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4eUst5z

Banks should stick to banking and stop acting like regulators.

100% of the money donated to the Farmers Adverse Events Trust will go directly towards supporting farming families who need our support.

Banks should focus on banking. Leave the regulating to regulators and let farmers get on with farming! 🚜

We believe more than 15,000 hectares of productive farmland has been sold for carbon forestry since the Government’s December 4 announcement - so we’ve pulled together a list and sent it to the Minister this week.

The Government shouldn’t make exceptions for those who ordered seedlings but didn’t have land to plant them on.

Federated Farmers is urging people to donate to the Farmers Adverse Events Trust to support flood-hit farmers in the Nelson-Tasman region. To donate, visit farmersadverseevents.co.nz/donate The Trust is a registered charity, so to ensure your donation is tax-deductible, email…

🎧 EP 42 out now with Ash Krishna from FMG LISTEN NOW 🔉 On Spotify: bit.ly/4kpwgbS On Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4kt8coL

Nearly 700 farmers responded to our survey and Rabobank and ANZ came out on top 🏆

The announcements from the Government at Fieldays were great, but until we see a Bill passed we aren’t taking any chances. Sign your name to the petition to keep the focus on saving our sheep! saveoursheep.nz

🎧 EP 41 out now Sarah How, Landify co-founder: How can we bridge the farm ownership gap? LISTEN NOW 🔉 On Spotify: bit.ly/4npXMsR On Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3ThpIBh

Last week we farewelled two absolute giants of farmer advocacy, Richard McIntyre and Toby Williams. Both of these guys put absolutely everything into their roles, and while they may no longer be sitting around our board table, they’ll always be part of the Federated Farmers…

This tax would have been devastating for Federated Farmers and thousands of other grassroots membership organisations.

A great first step towards saving our sheep! Now we just need to close the loop holes.