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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.

Thank you for inviting me here today to close your conference.

But more importantly thank you for your commitment to Rural Support Trusts.

It has been a busy year – droughts, floods, storms and earthquakes.

Unfortunately, I am unable to stand here and tell you that it is going to get any easier; instead it looks like you are in for a busy summer.

Tomorrow I’m heading to Northland – where it’s my expectation I will see a very serious situation.

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.

Good morning. Thank you Jim (Cotman) for the introduction.

Here in the Waikato, I certainly don’t need to tell this audience how vitally important the dairy industry is to the New Zealand economy.

As I’ve said previously, South Africa has diamonds, Australia has minerals, Saudi Arabia has oil – and in New Zealand we have farming based on pasture.

Dairy holds the lion’s share of our primary production system.

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.

Good morning ladies and gentlemen.

Thank you, Chris (Laidlaw) for your introduction.. I am pleased to have the opportunity to help set the scene at this water symposium.

I would like to acknowledge our hosts, the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council. Can I also acknowledge my ministerial colleague, Hon. Nick Smith and my parliamentary colleagues, Chris Tremain and Craig Foss.

Everyone here today has a clear goal of working together on future planning for freshwater.

Good morning. Can I firstly acknowledge Federated Farmers' President Don Nicolson, Vice-president Donald Aubrey, National Council members and CEO Conor English.

It gives me great pleasure to be opening today's session on dairy farming and sustainability.

Good evening everyone and welcome to the launch of Ten Years of Grassroots Action.

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.

I am very pleased to be here today to express the New Zealand Government's support for the relationship between Wageningen University and Research Centre and Massey University, and specifically our

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.

Mr Chairman,

The four questions posed in this session all point to APEC's required response and actions to ensure food security.

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

Good afternoon everyone.

As the Minister responsible for animal welfare, it is a pleasure to be speaking at the annual Companion Animal Conference.

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

Good evening everyone.

This past month has been unlike any other I've experienced - from the extremes of storms from Waikato to Southland to the devastating earthquake in Canterbury.

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.

Good afternoon distinguished guests, parliamentary colleagues, ladies and gentlemen.

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