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Four new primary industry sectors have been awarded government funding to further develop carbon footprinting capabilities, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Jim Anderton announced today.

The Government's special drought recovery measures will finish on 31 December this year, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today.

The Governor of the Mexican State of Jalisco, Mr Emilio González Márquez, will visit New Zealand with a delegation of officials and business representatives next week, Agriculture Minister Jim An

Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton today announced the Government's support for the notion of a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare.

Farming families experiencing hardship can get extra support following an increase to the Rural Assistance Payment, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton announced today.

The vote by Silver Fern farmers to form a partnership with PGG Wrightsons has the potential to lead to increased sustainable returns throughout the value chain, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton sa

Reductions in nitrous oxide emissions included in the Emissions Trading Bill are deliberately ambitious, and achievable, agriculture minister Jim Anderton says.

The time is not right for increases in the price of milk and dairy products for domestic consumers, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today. 

Seven outstanding people have been appointed to the New Zealand Fast Forward board, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today.

Applications for the next round of allocations to develop carbon footprinting capabilities in the land-based primary sectors are being called for, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Jim Anderton sai

Innovation has underpinned the productivity of our primary industries and will continue to do so in the future, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today.

Rural and urban New Zealand working together will boost innovation in our primary sectors and boost our economy and living standards, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton today.

The first private sector contributors to the New Zealand Fast Forward initiative have showed their commitment to the joint industry-government venture, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today.

Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today that yesterday’s announcement of the proposed partnership between Silver Fern Farms and PGG Wrightson is a commercial proposition that he will wat

Awards such as the Ballance environmental awards celebrate the business success of farmers who are smart business people, innovative and environmentally conscious, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton

Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today that he was disappointed the Meat and Wool New Zealand’s industry taskforce had been disbanded.

New Zealand Fast Forward will be governed by two new crown companies, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today.

The strength of agriculture in New Zealand was its underpinning by science, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today.

New Zealand has an important contribution to make to next week’s multinational summit on food security, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said today.

An innovative new mushroom crop is an example of a successful partnership between a Crown research institute and the private sector, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jim Anderton said today.

The government has again demonstrated its commitment to the future of New Zealand’s primary industries, Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, and Biosecurity Minister Jim Anderton said today.

The Government is to become the cornerstone investor in the new national traceability scheme, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today.

Progressive leader and Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton today made public background papers on the New Zealand Fast Forward Fund and called on National to reverse its pledge to axe the fund.

A statement from National’s Agriculture Spokesman that the Government has done a u-turn to support a meat industry 'mega-merger' shows how little work National has done in Opposition, agricul