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An extension to the time required for completing the four deemed codes of animal welfare has been granted.

Congratulations and good luck to this year's Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre graduates and overview of New Zealand's agriculture industry.

The positive and valuable role that co-opeartives play in New Zealand, particularly in the agriculture sector. Changes in the co-operative movement.

Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton is the first New Zealander to chair the biennial Food and Agriculture Organisation since Keith Holyoake did it in 1955.

Speech to the National Possum Control Agencies' National Technology Transfer Seminar

Leadership in NZ's primary production sector is highlighted in a new report into the potential of integrated farm management systems says Jim Sutton

The Government will introduce a bill by the end of the year to restructure the Meat Board.

Contribution of the Land-based Primary Industries to New Zealand’s Economic Growth.

The vote on the meat and wool industry referendum was a pleasing result, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said.

Pacific nations are not immune from the devastating effect of rich countries' subsidies, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton told an FAO Pacific meeting in Wellington.

President, members of the Executive committee, invited guests and conference delegates, it is my pleasure to join you today.

Agriculture is the leading sector in our economy, with growth in productivity averaging about twice that of the general economy since the mid-1980s. You play an important part in maintaining that productivity.

Farmers could still have a say on the best way of funding, collecting, and administering the agricultural research levy, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said.

The greenhouse gas emissions from pastoral agriculture should not be confused with the carbon sinks created by forests.

The Government outlines to Federated Farmers its position on the Kyoto Protocol implementation as it affects pastoral agriculture.

The new code of welfare for broiler chickens comes into force on 25 July 2003.

Animal welfare is important, because primary production plays a vital role in our economy.

The trade liberalization achieved in the World Trade Organisation’s Uruguay Round was worth about $9 billion to New Zealand, and had resulted in about 17,600 extra jobs, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said today.

Ladies and Gentlemen:It is my pleasure to join you today. I particularly welcome the Australian contingent at this conference.

Australia and New Zealand are close, not just geographically, but historically, socially, and economically. So it is appropriate to have meetings together like this, with industries reaching across the Tasman, sharing issues and discussing ways we can work together.

Damien O’Connor will attend an Agricultural Science and Technology conference and Expo in Sacramento, USA, from 21 to 25 June, focusing on sustainable science and technology in developing countries.

Dairy farmers have been under pressure with lower incomes than expected, but the industry is dynamic with a good future, says Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton.

Deer, dairy and drought-affected farmers are bracing themselves for lower farm incomes and have modified their spending patterns accordingly, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said.

The World Trade Organisation's Uruguay Round was worth $9 billion over 10 years and 17,600 jobs to New Zealand, minister Jim Sutton says.

Ladies and Gentlemen: It is my pleasure to join you today.

Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton sends his apologies. He is overseas in Thailand and Malaysia for the APEC trade ministers’ meeting and some other bilateral visits. His travel commitments are extremely heavy this year, as countries build up to the World Trade Organisation meeting in Mexico in September.

Ladies and Gentlemen:It is my pleasure to join you today.

This year is an important year for farmers. At home, the pressure is on after a couple of good seasons, and internationally, the pressure is coming on as we seek to cement in better market access through the World Trade Organisation negotiations.