Welcome 2012
Happy New Year and welcome to 2012 − the Australian Year of the Farmer.
This year we will celebrate all the wonderful men and women who help make our country great. The farmers, fishers and forresters who grow and harvest the amazing Australian products we enjoy eating, wearing and using every day.
We'll also celebrate the men and women who help package, transport and sell farmed produce. And the men and women working in agricultural research and innovation who help our farmers rank amongst the most efficient and environmentally conscious in the world.
Yes, the Australian Year of the Farmer is a celebration for all! And we want you to be involved.
Our farmers do more than just help feed, clothe and shelter us – they help keep our country and economy strong. Farming and all the industries supporting it generate more than $405 billion each year, that's 27% of our GDP!
It takes a special person to be a farmer. They have to be part businessman, part biologist, part vet, part meteorologist, part builder, part mechanic, all round handy-person and so much more.
Our farmers contribute in many ways to our every day lives and much of the Year is about saying thanks, and giving them a pat on the back.
So what's the best way you can acknowledge our farmers ? Buy Australian farmed products and help keep our famers, and all those Australians who rely on them, in business.
You can get involved in the celebrations too. We'll be in your newspapers, on your radios and televisions, at events, in schools and everywhere in between, highlighting the amazing work of our farmers and the many people involved in making agribusiness big business in Australia. We hope you'll think of ways to celebrate the Australian Year of the Farmer in your family, school and local community.
Please have a think about where we would be without our farmers... Chances are, we would be without fresh food, without a roof over our head and without the beautiful natural fibers we all love to wear.
So next time you see a farmer, or someone who works with them, tell 'em "thank you."
Let's celebrate...
Australian Year of the Farmer – 2012.
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