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John Falloon was an honourable man whose love of the land was central to the unselfish conservative values which characterized him.

Innovation is essential to maintain competitive advantage.

The award-winning FarmSafe programme is addressing the horrific accident rate on New Zealand farms.

Associate Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor opens VegFed's Produce Plus Conference in Rotorua.

Pressure is being maintained on Australia for summerfruit market access.

Associate Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor opens the New Zealand Association for Animal Health and Crop Protection's 58th annual conference.

New Zealand fruit and vegetable exports face about $200 million in tariff barriers each year.

The Government is working hard to get access for apples into Australia.

Rules governing the import of apples into the Australian market have to be written before any trade can start.

The Government is pressing Australia hard to get access for apples.

This year’s Fieldays was a great success.

The Government is to review the implementation and effectiveness of recent changes to the East Coast Forestry Project.

The future's looking good for the country’s farmers, growers and foresters, says Associate Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor.

Damien O'Connor covers issues relating to the agricultural sector, its outlook, productivity, Government's contribution through science and research funding, the sustainable farming fund, the Government's contribution through trade negotiations, and an update on the Veterinarians Bill.

The 2005 Budget provided funding for the establishment of a National Centre for Emerging Diseases and Biosecurity at Wallaceville, Upper Hutt.

It's a relief to be able to ease back on emergency response measures against a claimed foot and mouth disease outbreak.

The Government is taking steps to enable industry to access world-class plant material.

Bringing new plant varieties into New Zealand should become easier under measures proposed in next week’s Budget.

The Sustainable Farming Fund has a secure future.

Associate Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor backgrounds New Zealand pest management strategies and successes.

The extension of the Paid Parental Leave scheme to self-employed parents will be good for rural families.

The announcement of the formation of a new dairy company proposing to export was a welcome result from the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act.

Associate Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor's speech to local and international poultry broiler nutritionists.