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Ladies and gentlemen, I very much appreciate the opportunity to address you all here in Berlin at the international conference on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and food security and I am so proud to be here as the Minister of Agriculture for New Zealand.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor is on his way to Europe to represent New Zealand on the international sustainable agriculture and climate change stage.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
A decade of climate change research has been showcased in Wellington today.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor is travelling to Viet Nam and Singapore next week to discuss agricultural and trade matters.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
- Trade and Export Growth
A helping hand for busy farmers is at the heart of a new service launched today to spread skills and knowledge across the primary sector, say Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Climate Change Minister James Shaw.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Hon James Shaw
- Agriculture
- Climate Change
Growing New Zealand’s food and fibre sectors sustainably and supporting a thriving economy are the hallmarks of a new investment programme announced today by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor today announced a package of technical law changes to support the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Biosecurity
Food Safety Minister Damien O’Connor says a majority of public submissions support the Government’s preferred approach of a single set of rules for organic production.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
- Food Safety
Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor is urging the country’s beekeepers to complete a survey checking the health of our bee stocks.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
Minister for Biosecurity Damien O’Connor says Kiwis can celebrate those helping to keep our flora, fauna and vital primary sectors safe by nominating them for New Zealand Biosecurity Awards.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Biosecurity
The Government wants to hear from mānuka honey producers and consumers on whether the honey produced and sold in New Zealand should meet similar requirements to exported mānuka honey.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
- Food Safety
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) is backing the West Coast with initial investment in projects that could lift the region’s productivity potential and future-proof its economy.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Hon Shane Jones
- Fletcher Tabuteau
- Regional Economic Development
- Rural Communities
A trans-Tasman consultation on sugar labelling has begun following the latest Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Food Safety
Our food and wine businesses today welcome a trifecta of new food safety tools, designed to make it cheaper and easier to follow the rules and keep consumers safe.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Food Safety
The Government and key players in the wool industry have taken a first step to revitalise the languishing sector, says Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
Farmers, brokers, scientists, fashion designers and familiar company brands meet in Wellington next week to thread together a stronger future for wool.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
More work needs to be done to help New Zealanders understand the true impact of biosecurity threats, says Minister of Agriculture and Biosecurity Damien O’Connor.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
- Biosecurity
Productive riparian planting, flies as pollinators, protecting hill country soils – innovative projects sitting on the side-lines will now go ahead thanks to a funding boost to the Sustainable Farming Fund, Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor announced today.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
The Government will act immediately on some recommendations of the Land and Water Forum including prioritising action in the most “at-risk” catchments.
- Hon David Parker
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
- Environment
Minister for Biosecurity Damien O’Connor has unveiled a set of initiatives to support the Mycoplasma bovis response and improve farm biosecurity practices based on feedback from farmers and rural communities.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Biosecurity
The Coalition Government is investing $30 million over two years in scientific research to support the fight against Mycoplasma bovis, says Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
- Biosecurity
The primary industries are forecast to inject more than 42 billion export dollars into New Zealand’s economy this year, says Minister for Agriculture Damien O’Connor.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
Minister for Rural Communities Damien O’Connor has made it easier for Government rule-makers to ensure rural communities are at the heart of their decisions.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Rural Communities
The Government is in line with primary sector industry leaders when it comes to biosecurity, says the Minister for Agriculture and Biosecurity Damien O’Connor.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
- Biosecurity