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A Wanaka project will get $3 million to deliver improvements in freshwater quality and biodiversity, and provide jobs, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Uruguayan Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries Carlos María Uriarte have welcomed the launch of a three-year project that will underpin sustainable livestock production in Uruguay, Argentina, and Costa Rica.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Primary sector exports and jobs are up again, demonstrating the sector’s underlying strength amid the COVID-19 global pandemic and US-China trade war, and supporting New Zealand’s economic recovery.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Finance

The announcement today by the Education Minister of the first Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) for the primary sector is another sign of the Government’s commitment to our farmers and growers, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Cabinet this week agreed to make some adjustments to regulations within the new National Environmental Standards for Freshwater to make them clearer, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Twenty-two projects to boost the sustainability and climate resilience of New Zealand’s food and fibres sector have been announced today by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Funding for innovative projects to connect Kiwis with affordable, safe and wholesome food, reduce food waste, and help our food producers recover from COVID-19 has been announced today by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

The Government’s commitment to increase primary sector jobs and opportunities has been further boosted today with the re-opening of the Taratahi Agriculture Centre, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

A new campaign launched today will attract people to vital food and fibre sector jobs, says Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Legislation to deliver ongoing benefits for New Zealand farmers was passed today, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

New Zealand’s world-first effort to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has made significant progress with the number of infected properties dropping to new lows, three years to the day since it was first detected in New Zealand.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Biosecurity
  • Rural Communities

An industry plan to transform and grow New Zealand’s agritech sector was today launched by Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Economic Development

A $20 million injection into catchment groups across the country will deliver hundreds of jobs, training opportunities, and help clean up waterways, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Forestry Minister Shane Jones announced today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Agriculture
  • Forestry

A plan to revitalise New Zealand’s strong wool sector and set it on a new, more sustainable and profitable path was unveiled today by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

The Government has launched a bold plan to boost primary sector export earnings by $44 billion over the next decade, while protecting the environment and growing jobs.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Prime Minister
  • Agriculture
  • Fisheries
  • Forestry

Scholarships for 57 early-career agricultural emissions scientists from 20 developing countries is another example of New Zealand’s international leadership in primary sector sustainability, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

The Government and dairy sector have joined forces on a new campaign to support COVID-19 affected workers into a farming career, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said.

  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Social Development

The Government is pumping an extra $3 million into the Drought Recovery Advice Fund to help hundreds of farmers and growers recover from drought and prepare their businesses to better meet future needs, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Primary sector exports are on track to grow by $1.7 billion on last year helping underpin NZ’s Covid-19 recovery, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Agriculture
  • Fisheries
  • Forestry

A training programme to help the kiwifruit industry provide employment opportunities for New Zealanders is receiving funding from the Government.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

The Government is backing a new $27 million project aimed at boosting sustainable horticulture production and New Zealand’s COVID-19 recovery efforts, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

The Government will invest $10 million from the One Billion Trees Fund for large-scale planting to provide jobs in communities and improve the environment, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Forestry Minister Shane Jones have announced.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Agriculture
  • Forestry

Healthier waterways are front and centre in a new project involving more than 300 King Country sheep, beef and dairy farmers.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

The Government is delivering on its commitment to clean up our waterways with a new package that will create jobs and benefit the value of New Zealand’s agriculture export and tourism offerings.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Environment