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.
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[edit] History
Federated Farmers became the New Zealand Farmers Union in 1902.
Conor English became CEO of the organisation in July 2008
Recent presidents:
- Charlie Pedersen
- Don Nicholson (resigned in June 2011 to stand for the ACT party in the general election)
- Bruce Wills (2011 - present)
[edit] 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]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Federated Farmers Manifesto - Election 2008
