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The new Minister of Horticulture, Nicola Grigg, says the reason that she came into Parliament was because of her interest in and commitment to agriculture.

OPINION: "The treaty is our past, present and future. It has shaped the country we have become, and the obligations it imposes on both sides will always be with us. However, we must aspire to go forward not as two sides, but together as New Zealanders because there is more than unites us than divides us."

New Zealand’s newest dairy plant was officially opened in Tokoroa this morning.

OPINION: The greenies are worried that National will reverse decisions made by the outgoing Labour Government around sustainability and climate change.

An incoming National government will abolish resource consents for building water storage on farmland.

No Federated Farmers conference would be complete without the injection of a little politics.

The leaders of Labour and National took up the challenge to win rural voters in a head-to-head clash at last week's Federated Farmers annual conference in Wellington.

For the first time in decades, the National Fieldays at Mystery Creek was a political playground.

Cutting red tape, diluting Wellington's grip on rural sector reforms, reducing the number of regulations, allowing more overseas workers into New Zealand and restoring the option of live animal exports.

The National Party has announced what it says are sweeping changes to farm regulations.