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The reality of climate change is the biggest threat we face to New Zealand agriculture, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said.

Irrigation is vitally important to New Zealand, and a variety of ways to fund new schemes will be considered in the future, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton says.

Former Dairy Board chairman Graham Fraser has been appointed as special agricultural trade envoy.

This Government has introduced some of the most rigorous regulatory requirements in the world to control the use of GE techology

The first-ever Joint Ministerial Commission meeting with Saudi Arabia concluded well today, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said.

The United States Administration’s proposal to the World Trade Organisation’s agriculture committee was welcome, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said today.

Air Force helicopters would distribute food to stock trapped in isolated areas near Central Otago this weekend, Acting Agriculture Minister Michael Cullen said today.

Rural New Zealand has done well from the Labour-Alliance Government’s third Budget, Rural Affairs Minister Jim Sutton said today.

Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton intends to push for changes to the way the registration system for feral deer hunters operates.

The vital importance of agriculture to New Zealand's wellbeing has been recognized by the Government, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Minister Jim Sutton said today.

Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton is to visit Australia at the invitation of Australian agriculture minister Warren Truss.

It was time to look hard at the wisdom of continuing to export feral deer meat, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said today.

Turkey’s agriculture and rural affairs minister Husnu Yusuf Gokalp is to visit New Zealand, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Minister Jim Sutton said today.

Allegations of corruption by a would-be documentary maker were ridiculous slander, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said today.

Agiculture Minister Jim Sutton said today that he welcomed the decision to merge the food safety and assurance responsibilities of the Health Ministry and the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry into a semi-autonomous agency within MAF.

Farming looks set to see New Zealand through an economic sticky patch once again, according to Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton.

Taiwan’s entry into the World Trade Organisation means that the apple export trade has been liberalised, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said today.

The Government would monitor the effects of new regulatory regimes on the provision of agricultural chemicals and the introduction of new plants and animals, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said today.

The Government has received the report from the Waitangi Tribunal on the Taranaki Maori claim following the restructuring of the dairy industry and will be considering it carefully, Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia and Agriculture Minister Jim Su

The Government is to pay for the development of a strategic plan for the organic agriculture sector, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said today.

Mr Sutton said the organic sector had gone through a period of rapid growth in New Zealand.

Gross revenues from agriculture and forestry are expected to rise in the year to March next year, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said today.

The Opposition are engaging in irresponsible scaremongering, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said today.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Waitakere City Council have agreed the minister should step in as a solution to enable the eradication of the Painted Apple Moth, Biosecurity Minister Jim Sutton said today.

Five Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Quarantine Service staff have been awarded East Timor medals in recognition of their service in the war-torn country.