2 July, 2009
Agriculture Minister David Carter leaves for Brussels today for bilateral meetings with the European Commissioner for Agriculture Mariann Fischer Boel and European Commissioner for Trade Baroness Catherine Ashton.
Read full release >>2 July, 2009
Agriculture Minister David Carter has announced the deferral of the regulated milk auction due in November.
Read full release >>1 July, 2009
Hon David Carter speech to the Federated Farmers of New Zealand Conference, Auckland.
Read full speech >>29 June, 2009
Hon David Carter speech at the Ballance Farm Environment Awards at Parliament.
Read full speech >>24 June, 2009
Agriculture Minister David Carter has told an audience of meat sector representatives that industry players and farmers need to work together to improve the sector.
Read full release >>24 June, 2009
Hon David Carter launch of Meat: The Future
Read full speech >>24 June, 2009
Agriculture Minister David Carter has told an audience of meat sector representatives that industry players and farmers need to work together to improve the sector.
Read full release >>8 June, 2009
A new process to improve New Zealand's fresh water management was today announced by Environment Minister Nick Smith and Agriculture Minister David Carter.
Read full release >>2 June, 2009
The Government has announced it is setting up a greenhouse gas research centre targeting solutions for New Zealand's agriculture and horticulture emissions.
Read full release >>2 June, 2009
Hon David Carter address to the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce, Budget Breakfast, Christchurch
Read full speech >>28 May, 2009
Significant investment in primary sector growth and innovation is a feature of Budget 2009.
Read full release >>20 May, 2009
Agriculture Minister David Carter has asked the review of the 2005 Code of Welfare for pigs to be a top priority for the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee.
Read full release >>19 May, 2009
Hon David Carter launch of Canterbury Innovative Foods Cluster, Christchurch.
Read full speech >>19 May, 2009
Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister David Carter has confirmed that animal welfare investigators are carrying out an inspection of the pig farm at the centre of TVNZ's ‘Sunday' programme.
Read full release >>18 May, 2009
Animal welfare investigators will inspect a pig farm at the centre of an animal welfare probe as soon as campaigners reveal where the property is, Agriculture Minister David Carter says.
Read full release >>15 May, 2009
Agriculture Minister David Carter says the High Court's quashing of legal action by the New Zealand Fish and Game Council to gain public access to high country land, raises questions about the Council's direction and leadership.
Read full release >>14 May, 2009
Hon David Carter speaking at the 2009 Young Vegetable Grower of the Year Awards, Christchurch.
Read full speech >>14 May, 2009
Hon David Carter speaking at the Agriculture Industry Training Organisation AGM, Wellington
Read full speech >>12 May, 2009
Agriculture Minister David Carter announced today that the Government is extending drought relief to farmers in parts of North Canterbury, Central Plateau, Taihape and Wairarapa.
Read full release >>9 May, 2009
Hon David Carter speaking at the New Zealand Century Farm & Station Awards, Lawrence, Central Otago.
Read full speech >>8 May, 2009
Hon David Carter official launch of "Protein Innovation New Zealand" - a new pet food research consortium between MARS Petcare, AgResearch and Massey University, Wanganui.
Read full speech >>5 May, 2009
Hon David Carter speaking at the launch of Dairy NZ’s Strategy for New Zealand Dairy Farming 2009-2020
Read full speech >>2 May, 2009
Hon David Carter opening address to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) National Conference, Christchurch.
Read full speech >>30 April, 2009
Agriculture Minister David Carter is welcoming groundbreaking research by the kiwifruit industry into its carbon footprint.
Read full release >>27 April, 2009
Drought-stricken farmers in Hawke’s Bay are being offered help by the Government.
Read full release >>23 April, 2009
Agriculture Minster David Carter today announced the members of the Board of the New Zealand Walking Access Commission.
Read full release >>20 April, 2009
The Government is taking action to help farmers in parts of the Gisborne and Wairoa districts who are now into their third autumn drought.
Read full release >>16 April, 2009
Agriculture and Forestry Minister David Carter today announced New Zealand's first professorship in the carbon footprint and environmental impact of New Zealand’s primary industries.
Read full release >>15 April, 2009
Hon David Carter opening of the Combined New Zealand and Australia Conference of Textile Institutes, Dunedin.
Read full speech >>7 April, 2009
The Government today welcomed the report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on high country tenure review, calling it a sensible and constructive approach on the issue.
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