National Agriculture Day is a chance to put the rural sector on a pedestal.
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This week hashtags like #growforgood have been making the rounds on social media to highlight the industry and its importance to our economy.
It is a chance to celebrate the diversity of this region too. The Riverina is often described as the food bowl of Australia. The area is also home to the Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre which holds claim as being the largest sheep and lamb selling facility in the world.
Diversity is what makes southern NSW and the Riverina so rich.
From the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) and irrigated rice and cotton crops through to the dryland winter cropping areas around Wagga there is certainly a plethora of different operations to be celebrated.
Send your National Agriculture Day photos to nreynolds@fairfaxmedia.com.au and we will include the images in our galleries.
Some agricultural facts:
- Agriculture is the largest employer in regional areas
- We grow 93 per cent of our own food supply
- Australian farmers donate tonnes of produce each year to help fight hunger
- Two thirds of people fed by Australian farmers live outside of Australia
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Rural journalist with Fairfax media based in the Riverina.
Rural journalist with Fairfax media based in the Riverina.
