Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers of New Zealand Incorporated is an organisation in New Zealand which lobbies on behalf of its member farmers.

It has a network of 24 provinces and seven industry groups. Federated Farmers provides a locally based, democratic organisation that lobbies on farming issues both nationally and within each province. Membership to the organisation is voluntary and currently has over 26,000 members.

History

Federated Farmers became the New Zealand Farmers Union in 1902.

Conor English became CEO of the organisation in July 2008

Recent presidents:

2008 general election manifesto

Federated Farmers released a manifesto before the 2008 New Zealand general election. They state that the three major themes of the manifesto are: farming as an economic backbone for New Zealand, sustainability, and farming for generations.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Federated Farmers Manifesto - Election 2008

External links

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