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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Analysis published today shows farmers and growers have been hit hard by two significant climatic events, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said.

Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton and Environment Minister Marian Hobbs welcome the Fonterra "clean streams" accord.

The Government has increased the amount of aid to drought-stricken farmers in the lower North Island, and extended the scope of help to farmers in Wellington and Wairarapa.

Co-existence between genetically modified crops and conventional agriculture crops is possible, Cabinet papers made public today say.