John Williams (NSW, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senators McKenzie, Scullion, Canavan, Bushby, O'Sullivan, Ruston and McGrath, move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) National Agriculture Day (AgDay) was celebrated on 21 November 2018,

(ii) the theme of the day was #GrowforGood which highlights the positive contribution that farming and the agribusiness sector makes to Australia, putting food on our tables and clothing our families,

(iii) Australian farm production is forecast to be $60 billion for this financial year, with an aspiration for the farm sector to be a $100 billion industry by 2030, and

(iv) the food and fibre sector is the largest employer in most Australian rural and regional communities; and

(b) acknowledges that farming families are staunch, resilient and committed to growing the world's best produce

Question agreed to.