Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Minister for Rural Health) Share this | Hansard source

As those on this side of the chamber in particular would know, regional Australia has a track record of innovation and the senator does not need to look too far from his own local community to see examples of this. Up in Inverell, businesses like Boss Engineering are forward-thinking and going from strength to strength. Boss recognises that building machines with the highest levels of accuracy is vital. Farmers have highly honed sowing practices—indeed, I know firsthand about that—and much of it is driven by the use of GPS—global positioning satellite. Bigger machines are sought by farmers who want to capture the best sowing window possible and it is great to see that Boss has planters up to 36 metres in width as part of their innovative future. Farmers who buy Boss planters use zero or no-till methods and invest in machinery that will give them the best results. This government is absolutely focused on supporting those local regional businesses having a go.