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The new Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and the United Kingdom is being hailed as being so good and comprehensive that it's unlikely to be surpassed by any future deals.

A new strong wool industry body has run into trouble before it was even officially announced, with the resignation of a key board member.

Farmers and agriculture exporters are welcoming the signing of a free trade deal with the United Kingdom.

The horticulture and winegrowing sector will have access to an additional 1,600 more workers this season after the Government agreed to increase the Recognised Seasonal Employment Scheme (RSE) cap to 16,000.

The Government is providing $700,000 to fund a project to support Māori landowners to invest in New Zealand’s growing sheep milk industry, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

The Government is making $200,000 available to the local Rural Support Trust to help West Coast farmers and growers recover from these latest floods.

Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor has classified severe weather that left a trail of damage across the North Island as a medium-scale adverse event.

Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor has classified the severe weather that’s affected the West Coast and Top of the South as a medium-scale adverse event, unlocking Government support for farmers and growers. 

Pretty impressive - that's how Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor describes MPI's latest prediction that horticulture exports will hit the record $7 billion mark in 2023.

The ambitious goals of each of the primary sectors have come together in the past year to produce an outstanding result.