Displaying items by tag: Damien O'Connor

ACT Party agriculture spokesman Mark Cameron claims that current Agriculture Minister, Damien O’Connor doesn’t understand farmers.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says the Government is not to blame for on-farm pressures.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says the Government didn’t hold an inquiry into rural banking because the sector didn’t ask for one.

About 300 farmers and agriculture industry leaders turned up last night for the Rural Issues Debate in Hamilton.

New Zealand’s Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor says he welcomes the CPTPP Panel’s ruling in favour of New Zealand in its trade dispute against Canada.

OPINION: Ten out of ten points for Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor for his confidence of winning the upcoming general election.

OPINION: Hopefully agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has metaphorically penned his own resignation letter with the release of his government’s agricultural emissions policy.

OPINION: The Hound reckons any claims that Ag Minister Damien O’Connor is in the ‘wrong party’, will have been well and truly dispelled by comments he made at the recent Red Meat Sector Conference.

Government moves on an emissions reduction plan for the primary sector has gone down like a lead balloon with a range industry organisations.

Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford says the Government’s recently released emissions pricing plan is ‘tone-deaf’.