Portfolio: Agriculture

Rome roundtable lays groundwork for Global Alliance

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:02:53 +1300

David Carter | Agriculture

An international roundtable hosted by Agriculture Minister David Carter at the World Summit for Food Security in Rome has laid further groundwork for New Zealand's Global Alliance initiative. The roun...

Minister to attend world food security summit

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:24:59 +1300

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture Minister David Carter will lead a New Zealand delegation to the World Summit on Food Security and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Conference in Rome next week. The Summit is at...

Shareholders urged to vote on Fonterra capital structure

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:44:14 +1300

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture Minister David Carter says it is important Fonterra shareholders have their say in next week's vote on a new capital structure for the company. "This is an important decision for farmers a...

NZ and Argentina affirm agricultural links

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:01:11 +1300

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture and Forestry Minister David Carter says talks with his Argentine counterpart have been positive and he is confident the two countries can further develop agriculture and forestry partnersh...

South America visit to boost agriculture and forestry links

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:40:48 +1300

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture and Forestry Minister David Carter leaves for South America today to address the World Forestry Congress and to meet with Ministers, senior officials and business leaders in Argentina, Bra...

AgResearch to host greenhouse gas research centre

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:13:01 +1300

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture Minister David Carter today announced the appointment of AgResearch, in collaboration with eight other New Zealand research organisations, as host provider for the new Centre for Agricultu...

Drought crisis over ... for now

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:07:26 +1300

David Carter | Agriculture

Recent rainfall has eased drought conditions in many parts of the country but farmers should continue to keep a close eye on the weather, says Agriculture Minister David Carter. The return to more nor...

Wool sector taskforce announced

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:02:06 +1300

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture Minister David Carter has appointed an eight-member taskforce to help steer the future direction of the wool industry. Mr Carter says a recent meeting he called of sector representatives a...

Minister orders wider inspection of Crafar farms

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:38:10 +1300

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture Minister David Carter says animal welfare inspectors will now begin inspecting all properties owned by the Crafar farming family to ensure there are no cases of animal neglect. Mr Carter h...

Tb Strategy up for review

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:06:46 +1300

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture Minister David Carter has today announced a review of the National Pest Management Strategy for bovine tuberculosis. "The Tb Strategy is a significant pest management programme with an ann...

NZ pushes for Global Alliance on agricultural emissions

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:37:54 +1200

Tim Groser | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key says the New Zealand Government is pushing for a Global Alliance to research how to cut world-wide greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Mr Key has been participating with...

Government welcomes progress on Fonterra capital restructuring

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:13:56 +1200

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture Minister David Carter has welcomed Fonterra's announcement of its capital restructuring process. "Given the roller coaster ride of the international dairy industry over the past 18 months,...

Primary Growth Partnership panel announced

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:42:06 +1200

David Carter | Agriculture

The appointment of a six member advisory panel to steer the Primary Growth Partnership signals a new era for primary sector innovation, says Agriculture Minister David Carter. Mr Carter told an audien...

New formula for regulated milk pricing

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:36:57 +1200

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture Minister David Carter has announced amendments to the pricing formula for regulated milk, to take effect in the 2010/11 season. The amendments will apply to the wholesale or ‘default' pr...

Carter calls wool industry meeting

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:37:43 +1200

David Carter | Agriculture

The future direction of the wool industry will be the focus of a meeting called by Agriculture Minister David Carter. Leading wool sector representatives will meet with the Minister in Wellington on 1...

Wool levy defeat a blow for industry

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:07:08 +1200

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture Minister David Carter says the decision by farmers not to support the continuation of a wool levy is disappointing and will create difficulties for the industry. "I respect the democratic ...

Government delivers on high country promise

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:43:04 +1200

Maurice Williamson | Land Information

The new direction for Crown pastoral land strikes a balance between economic use and environmental and cultural values, say Agriculture Minister David Carter and Land Information Minister Maurice Will...

Crown seeks clarification of Minaret ruling

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:21:25 +1200

Maurice Williamson | Land Information

The Crown is to seek clarification from the High Court of the Land Valuation Tribunal's decision on the Minaret Station rent case. "The Government remains supportive of the decision and is committed t...

Drought costs NZ $2.8 billion

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:54:48 +1200

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture Minister David Carter has revealed that the nationwide drought between spring 2007 and autumn 2008 cost the New Zealand economy $2.8 billion. A Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry report ...

Farmers urged to vote on Meat & Wool levy

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:28:10 +1200

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture Minister David Carter is urging all eligible sheep and beef farmers to vote in the upcoming referendum on the Meat & Wool NZ levy. "As a sheep farmer myself I know how easy it is to fo...

Farmers urged to vote on Meat & Wool levy

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:08:53 +1200

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture Minister David Carter is urging all eligible sheep and beef farmers to vote in the upcoming referendum on the Meat & Wool NZ levy. "As a sheep farmer myself I know how easy it is to fo...

Carbon footprint study bears fruit

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:14:24 +1200

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture Minister David Carter is welcoming work done by the pipfruit industry into measuring its carbon footprint. The pipfruit industry today released its findings into the greenhouse gas (GHG) e...

Agriculture Minister to visit EU and UK

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:17:32 +1200

David Carter | Agriculture

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 Cath...

Milk auction for 2010/11 deferred

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:05:26 +1200

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture Minister David Carter has announced the deferral of the regulated milk auction due in November. Mr Carter says some difficulties in preparing the necessary legislative changes have meant ...

Meat sector looks to a brighter future

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:27:25 +1200

David Carter | Agriculture

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. Speaking today at the launch of Mea...

Meat sector looks to a brighter future

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:10:56 +1200

David Carter | Agriculture

Fresh water reform process announced

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:56:00 +1200

David Carter | Environment

A new process to improve New Zealand's fresh water management was today announced by Environment Minister Nick Smith and Agriculture Minister David Carter. "Reform of New Zealand's fresh water managem...

Leap forward for greenhouse gas research

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:31:32 +1200

David Carter | Budget 2009

The Government has announced it is setting up a greenhouse gas research centre targeting solutions for New Zealand's agriculture and horticulture emissions. Speaking in Christchurch today, Agriculture...

Major boost for primary sector innovation

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:16:12 +1200

David Carter | Budget 2009

Significant investment in primary sector growth and innovation is a feature of Budget 2009. Agriculture and Forestry Minister David Carter today announced funding of $190 million over four years for ...

Minister urges top priority for pig code review

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:30:39 +1200

David Carter | Agriculture

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. The committee is currently reviewin...