Agriculture Minister David Carter says he’s not worried about the threat of political action by farmers .

Some farmers in Waikato and Gisborne want to form a rural political party because they think their voice, particularly on the Emissions Trading Scheme, is being ignored by the Government.

Mr.  Carter  says it's not the first time farmers have threatened to launch their own party when they've been unhappy with Government policy.

Mr. Carter says the Government has listened to farmers over their concerns with the ETS - by substantially lowering the impact the scheme will have on agriculture.

But Federated Farmers' Gisborne-Wairoa president Hamish Cave says it isn't enough.

He says the Government should scrap the ETS, or at least delay it until 2013 as has happened in Australia. Agriculture Minister Undaunted By Farmers Party