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The Government's progressive change management process for producer boards will allow the Dairy, Apple & Pear and Kiwifruit boards to become the three most sophisticated producer-owned food mar

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has not and will not support any proposal to introduce a blanket ban on off-farm handling of home-killed meat.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith is to visit the Waimana flood region today.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

The Government is to begin consultations on a proposal to improve consumer confidence in the safety of food through the establishment of a single food safety agency, Agriculture Minister Lockwood S

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

To retain any credibility with farmers, Jim Sutton must immediately resign from the Labour Party after its coalition deal with the Alliance, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith told Clutha-Southlan

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

A Labour/Alliance Coalition would be the end of the world for New Zealand's farming sector, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith told Rakaia farmers today.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

New structures for a deregulated agriculture industry must have the support of farmers, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith said today.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

The Government's progressive change management process for producer boards means farmers will be able to decide whether they want industry organisations like the Meat and Wool boards to exist and b

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

Labour's agriculture spokesperson Jim Sutton insulted farmers with his comments at yesterday's Federated Farmers' annual conference, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith said today.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

Labour wasn't the only party to insult farmers at yesterday's Federated Farmers' annual conference, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith said today: "ACT did it too".

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has set time aside during his visit to the Waikato today to tour flood-damaged land with Waikato District Council representatives.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

The Government's producer board reform process is about farmer control of the future of our key agricultural industries, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith said before leaving Wellington to meet w

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

The National Pest Management Strategy for Bovine Tuberculosis comes into force this week, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith said today.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

Federated Farmers will receive a further $477,000 for drought assistance through to the end of the year, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith announced today.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has described as "positive" Meat New Zealand's announcement that it is working constructively to meet the Government's 15 November deadline to present plans for

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

Acting Minister of Agriculture, Hon John Luxton said that he had today received the formal application for an extension to the Governments drought relief package beyond the 30 June this year.

  • John Luxton
  • Agriculture

Cabinet has agreed to make the Rural Sector Assistance Programme (RSAP) available to farmers and growers in the Hawke's Bay, Acting Agriculture Minister John Luxton and Social Welfare Minister Roge

  • John Luxton
  • Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has brought forward his visit to the Hawke's Bay to next Thursday, 16th April.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith is to seek income support for Hawke's Bay farmers and horticulturalists at Cabinet on 20 April.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith says he expected to cop some flak from Hawke's Bay farmers and horticulturalists after announcing yesterday's initial assistance of $84,200 to the region.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

The Government will provide an initial $84,200 to assist the drought relief efforts of Hawke's Bay farmers and horticulturalists, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith announced today.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

Comments by Labour's agriculture spokesperson, Jim Sutton, that the Government has hasty, confused and radical plans to change producer boards are astounding, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith sa

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

Acting Agriculture Minister John Luxton, today introduced the Dairy Board Amendment Bill to Parliament.

  • John Luxton
  • Agriculture

Acting Agriculture Minister John Luxton and Social Welfare Minister Roger Sowry have announced the criteria for drought-stricken Marlborough and North Canterbury farmers to receive income support u

  • John Luxton
  • Agriculture