Wellington, Feb 22 NZPA - Agriculture Minister David Carter is travelling to Europe today to attend a meeting considering growing concerns over food security.

Wellington, Oct 7 NZPA - Trade Minister Tim Groser has been given a big plug in an influential United States newspaper for the global alliance on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, proposed last month by Prime Minister John Key .

By Maggie Tait of NZPA New York, Sept 27 NZPA - After meeting a who's who of international politics and raising the country's profile through his US television appearance Prime Minister John Key is counting his week in New York a success.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA New York, Sept 25 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key will today (10am Saturday NZ Time) address the United Nations General Assembly for the first time and will push New Zealand's message on climate change and anti-nuclear policy.

Wellington, Sept 24 NZPA - The chief proponent of legislation seeking sustainability standards for biofuels, Jeanette Fitzsimons, says it's a pity that world trade rules don't allow imported biofuels to be blocked at the border.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA New York, Sept 24 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key today adds United States President Barack Obama to the list of world leaders he has met during his trip to New York.

Wellington, Sept 23 NZPA - Fonterra says its domestic milk production jumped 7 percent last year to record levels -- and expects the milkflow to keep growing.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA New York, Sept 22 NZPA - The United States has indicated it would be prepared to financially back a New Zealand initiative to ramp up research into agricultural emissions, Prime Minister John Key says.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA New York, Sept 22 NZPA - The United States has indicated it would be prepared to financially back a New Zealand initiative to ramp up research into agricultural emissions, Prime Minister John Key says.

Wellington, July 8 NZPA - A Manawatu-based cluster of food technology companies says there is need for greater collaboration between food researchers.