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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’.

Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor claims the success of the M. bovis eradication programme has saved NZ billions of dollars.

Fonterra should not back down on plans to reduce its carbon footprint despite the slump in milk prices, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

It was touted as a debate that would end with blood on the floor.

Agriculture and Trade Minister Damien O'Connor recently addressed the NZ-China Business Summit in Auckland. He spoke about the importance of the Chinese market to NZ exporters but also the need to diversify our export footprint. Here's part of his speech:

OPINION: Kiwi guts and determination have shown the world that the impossible is possible.

New Zealand may have achieved a world first by effectively eradicating Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) - a task that many people claimed was impossible.

Biosecurity and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says there are currently no farms in New Zealand infected with M. bovis.