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3 October, 2008

Mexican Governor to visit New Zealand

The Governor of the Mexican State of Jalisco, Mr Emilio González Márquez, will visit New Zealand with a delegation of officials and business representatives next week, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton announced today.

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30 September, 2008

New Zealand to support UDAW

Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton today announced the Government’s support for the notion of a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare.

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16 September, 2008

Rural Assistance Payment - extra support

Farming families experiencing hardship can get extra support following an increase to the Rural Assistance Payment

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9 September, 2008

Silver Ferns vote has significant industry potential

The vote by Silver Fern farmers to form a partnership with PGG Wrightsons has the potential to lead to increased sustainable returns throughout the value chain, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today.

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28 August, 2008

Agriculture targets ambitious and achievable

Reductions in nitrous oxide emissions included in the Emissions Trading Bill are deliberately ambitious, and achievable, agriculture minister Jim Anderton says.

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25 August, 2008

Primary News Aug-Sept 2008

The Primary News is a regular newsletter that contains information for the Agricultural Sector. It contains several informative articles and photographs about the Minister of Agriculture, Hon Jim Anderton, and interesting activities and events that relate to the agriculture portfolio. The August-September 2008 edition contains articles about: the NZ Fast Forward Fund, the National Animal identification and Tracing (NAIT) System; Innovation in primary industries; the Emissions Trading Scheme; Recent drought conditions and animal welfare; New mushroom venture in Gisborne; Greenhouse gas footprinting studies; the future for New Zealand meat; United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) three-day summit; Trade mission to India; Tax credit rebate part of budget package.
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22 August, 2008

Regulated milk price and quantity the same next year

The existing formula that determines the price of regulated milk will be retained for next year, as will the quantity of regulated raw milk for next season and beyond. Legislation will be drafted to introduce an auction for raw milk for the following year, the 2010/11 dairy season.

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5 August, 2008

NZ Fast Forward board members appointed

Seven outstanding people have been appointed to the New Zealand Fast Forward board.

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30 July, 2008

Further funding for greenhouse gas footprinting studies

Applications for the next round of allocations to develop carbon footprinting capabilities in the land-based primary sectors are being called for.

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8 July, 2008

Massey University Food Technology Pilot Plant

Speech notes for the opening of the Massey University Food Technology Pilot Plant

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8 July, 2008

Agmardt Primary Resources Forum

NZ Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Science Massey University Palmerston North

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8 July, 2008

Innovation the way forward

Innovation has underpinned the productivity of our primary industries and will continue to do so in the future, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today

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8 July, 2008

Rural-urban work together for NZ Inc

Rural and urban New Zealand working together will boost innovation in our primary sectors and boost our economy and living standards, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton today

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3 July, 2008

New Zealand Fast Forward bold step forward

The first private sector contributors to the New Zealand Fast Forward initiative have showed their commitment to the joint industry-government venture, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today

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1 July, 2008

Proposed partnership watched with interest

Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today that yesterday’s announcement of the proposed partnership between Silver Fern Farms and PGG Wrightson is a commercial proposition that he will watch with interest

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27 June, 2008

Ballance Environmental Awards

Speech notes from Ballance Environmental Awards, Palmerston North

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27 June, 2008

Lots to learn from best practice farmers

Awards such as the Ballance environmental awards celebrate the business success of farmers who are smart business people, innovative and environmentally conscious, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said

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27 June, 2008

Meat industry still needs a visionary strategy

Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today that he was disappointed the Meat and Wool New Zealand’s industry taskforce had been disbanded

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26 June, 2008

NZ Fast Forward structure confirmed

New Zealand Fast Forward will be governed by two new crown companies, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today

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23 June, 2008

Agriculture's strength in its scientific basis

The strength of agriculture in New Zealand was its underpinning by science, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today

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5 June, 2008

Conference on World Food Security

Our responsibility as leaders is to be strong enough and to care enough to put aside political expediency, and thus provide the leadership required to work together as one people on one planet

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30 May, 2008

Minister to lead FAO delegation

New Zealand has an important contribution to make to next week’s multinational summit on food security.

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23 May, 2008

Launch of new mushroom venture

Speech given by Minister of Agriculture at the launch of a new and innovative mushroom venture, Gisborne

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23 May, 2008

New mushroom venture applauded

An innovative new mushroom crop is an example of a successful partnership between a Crown research institute and the private sector, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jim Anderton said today.

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22 May, 2008

Government invests in primary industries’ future

Government committed to the future of New Zealand’s primary industries

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22 May, 2008

Govt to invest in livestock industry traceability

The Government is to become the cornerstone investor in the new national traceability scheme, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today.

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20 May, 2008

NZ Fast Forward Fund papers released

Background briefing papers and advice on the $700 million Fast Forward fund released today showed the fund had been developed over several years and was not a “gimmick”.

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16 May, 2008

National stuffs up...again

A statement from National’s Agriculture Spokesman that the Government has done a u-turn to support a meat industry 'mega-merger' shows how little work National has done in Opposition, agriculture minister Jim Anderton says

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15 May, 2008

Outrageous attack on officials

An attack on public servants by the so-called Flexible Land Use Alliance is being condemned by Agriculture and Forestry Minister Jim Anderton

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15 May, 2008

AgITO helping primary industry prosper

The Agriculture Industry Training Organisation is playing its part in enabling our primary industries to get skilled staff into satisfying careers, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today

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