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Damien O'Connor is planning to head back to Europe again shortly to breathe oxygen into the free trade agreements that New Zealand is negotiating separately with the UK and the EU.

Government investment in on-the-ground efforts by farmers to improve land management practices has passed a milestone, with more than 170 catchment groups nationwide now receiving support, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

Dairy farmers are set to benefit from a $17 million beef genetics programme backed by the red meat sector and the Government.

A Southland dairy industry leader says the Government's response to worker shortages in the dairy industry is a "cop out".

The first stage of one-way quarantine-free travel with Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will begin in October, initially for RSE workers, Covid-19 Response Minister and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor have announced.

The contribution of NZ's kiwifruit industry came in for some high praise at a special function at Parliament, just before the latest Covid lockdowns.

British and New Zealand trade negotiators are burning the midnight oil in a bid to get a free trade agreement between the two countries.

The government has come up changes to proposed intensive winter grazing regulations  which on the face of it are likely to please farmers.

Experienced trade negotiator Charles Finny believes reports relating to a free trade agreement with the UK are positive.

The Government has announced it will help develop improved tools to manage and estimate on-farm nutrient loss after an independent Science Advisory Panel identified shortcomings with the Overseer software.