By DIANE BISHOP A $150 lamb is being targeted by Federated Farmers to improve returns to sheep farmers but Silver Fern Farms, formerly PPCS, has slammed it an unrealistic. FEDERATED Farmers has launched a campaign that sets an industry target of $150 a lamb over the next five years.

LOBBYING with politicians is one of the tasks faced by the new team at Federated Farmers of New Zealand - even more important this year with a looming election. The new president is Southland sheep farmer Don Nicolson.

By ST GEORGE, Liz A TARANAKI dairy farmer was left in the lurch after a Filipino worker expected for the season was refused a permit to work in New Zealand.

By DIANE BISHOP One of the main causes Federated Farmers national president Don Nicolson will champion is the freedom to farm and he urges lowland pastoral farmers to consider more profitable land use options. Diane Bishop reports.

By BISHOP, Diane WAIMATUA farmer Don Nicolson has just taken on the biggest role of his life.