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Agriculture Minister David Carter has today extended drought relief to cover the Waikato region and Ruapehu District.

Mr Carter met with Waikato farmers, the local Rural Support Trust and industry representatives west of Hamilton today to discuss the worsening dry conditions. 

The Minister declared the two areas medium-level drought zones which steps up funding for local Rural Support Trusts to assist farming communities, and provides farm management advice and welfare support.

The Government is coming to the aid of Northland farmers facing worsening drought conditions.

Agriculture Minister David Carter has today declared all areas north of the Auckland Harbour Bridge a medium-level drought zone, triggering relief measures for farmers.

These include funding for Rural Support Trusts to provide help, welfare support and farm management advice.

Mr Carter has been in Northland today meeting with farmers, Rural Support Trust members and primary sector representatives to discuss the dry conditions.

Agriculture Minister David Carter has today confirmed the Government’s commitment of $30 million annually until 2015 to manage bovine tuberculosis (TB).

"New Zealand is widely recognised as the world leader in TB management through its integrated disease control programme, and the Government is committed to supporting efforts to rid farmers of this disease," says Mr Carter.

Agriculture Minister David Carter has announced that the use of sow stalls on New Zealand pig farms is to be limited to four weeks after mating in 2012, and prohibited by the end of 2015.

Mr Carter has today released the Animal Welfare (Pigs) Code of Welfare 2010 which will come into effect on Friday.

“The growing unease of many New Zealanders about the use of sow stalls, which I share, made it clear that change was necessary. The science also supports this,” says Mr Carter.

Agriculture Minister David Carter today (1am Thursday 21 October NZ time) in Wageningen launched a joint programme between the Netherlands and New Zealand aimed at solving global protein shortages.

Agriculture Minister David Carter today congratulated the four South Island projects and one North Island project, on their successful applications to the newly expanded Community Irrigation Fund.

Agriculture Minister David Carter today announced that the Government will undertake a full review of the Raw Milk Regulations in March 2011.

Agriculture Minister David Carter will lead a delegation to the first APEC Ministerial Meeting on Food Security in Japan this week, followed by bilateral talks with senior government Ministers in E

The launch today of a major national equine industry event is a welcome addition to the Mystery Creek calendar, says Agriculture Minister David Carter.

Agriculture Minister David Carter has appointed an eight-member strong Agriculture Emissions Trading Scheme Advisory Committee.

Storm-stricken farmers in Southland and South Otago are to get assistance from the Government.

A comprehensive report by the Land and Water Forum on the management of freshwater in New Zealand has been welcomed today by Environment Minister Nick Smith and Agriculture Minister David Carter.&n

This past year has seen primary sector innovation receive its biggest funding injection in decades thanks to the Government's Primary Growth Partnership (PGP), says Agriculture and Forestry Ministe

The Government has appointed an experienced rural emergency coordinator to oversee recovery efforts on quake-damaged farm properties in Canterbury.

Agriculture Minister David Carter says he is heartened by the generosity of Canterbury farmers pitching in to help their earthquake-hit neighbours.

Agriculture Minister David Carter is this morning visiting farms west of Christchurch damaged in yesterday's earthquake.

Agriculture Minister David Carter has welcomed the appointment of Colin Harvey as independent chair of the Wool Group.

Two major investment partnerships announced today will take primary sector innovation to a whole new level and deliver directly on the Government's economic growth plan, says Agriculture Minister D

Agriculture Minister David Carter has welcomed Labour's flip-flop on high country rentals which now sees it supporting the Government's new policy of basing rentals on earning capacity.

A new system for setting rents for South Island high country pastoral leases administered by the Crown has been approved by Cabinet, Agriculture Minister David Carter and Land Information Minister

The Government is to extend the pro-competitive conditions placed on dairy co-operative Fonterra and has committed to reviewing the eligibility criteria for access to regulated raw milk.

Agriculture Minister David Carter has congratulated the Meat Industry Association and Beef + Lamb New Zealand on joining forces with a plan to lift the performance of the meat industry.

Agriculture Minister David Carter today announced changes to the Community Irrigation Fund to help fast track the development of agricultural irrigation schemes.