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Mr Speaker, I move that the Animal Welfare Amendment Bill be now read a first time.

A bill aimed at significantly raising penalties for cruelty to animals began its first reading in Parliament last night.

Agriculture Minister David Carter is to appoint an independent expert to work on forming a single body for the New Zealand wool industry.

Agriculture Minister David Carter has congratulated the Wool Taskforce on its report

Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to the official opening of Open Country Dairy's third processing site.

A member's bill raising the penalty for animal cruelty is to be adopted as a Government bill.

The Government is coming to the aid of drought-stricken farmers in Northland, says Agriculture Minister David Carter.

The Government's voluntary bonding scheme for veterinarians is to be expanded to cover all practices that deal with production animals, Agriculture Minister David Carter announced today.

The Government is keeping a close eye on dry weather in parts of the country and will consider drought assistance if conditions worsen, says Agriculture Minister David Carter.

Associate Climate Change Issues (International Negotiations) Minister Tim Groser and Agriculture Minister David Carter today announced that New Zealand will contribute $45 million over four years t

Agriculture Minister David Carter is disappointed that a threat of legal action by the Pork Industry Board has delayed the release of a new code of welfare for pigs.

Agriculture Minister David Carter has today released a consultation document on the upcoming expiry of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 (DIRA).

Good afternoon, it is a pleasure to be here to recognise the success of your students and it's fantastic to see so many here to support these young people.

A report on the value of increased pasture renewal shows that a further $1.6 billion could be injected into farmer incomes and the New Zealand economy, Agriculture Minister David Carter said today.

Mr Chairman, distinguished delegates.

It's great to be here.

I'd like to thank Don Nicolson and members of your National Council for the opportunity to speak today.

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.

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.

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.

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 partne

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,

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 Agricu

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.

Agriculture Minister David Carter has appointed an eight-member taskforce to help steer the future direction of the wool industry.