Farming is in our DNA, and we know agriculture is the engine of regional economies.

We will always speak up for producers; we will always defend producers; and we will always ensure that government acts in the best interest of producers. A stronger primary industries sector is critical for stronger regional, rural, and remote communities and is essential for food security. We will always work to provide the programs to equip our primary industries to continue to boost their productivity and profitability, while ensuring we sustainably manage our natural resources for generations to come.

Our principles for strengthening primary industries in New South Wales

As the NSW Nationals, we stand up for and defend people’s ‘right to farm’.

It is vital to assist primary industries to take advantage of increasing global demand for food and fibre products and develop market opportunities all over the globe.

Primary producers are not just pastoralists and horticulturalists; they are the entire food and fibre sector including fishing and aquaculture, sustainable forestry, wool production, apiculture and the broader domestic food and beverage industry. At every given opportunity we must work to assist them in New South Wales and Australia to succeed now and into the future, not just domestically but on an international scale as well.

The agricultural industry, country wide, should be supported by government so that no predatory behaviour or practices are taking place that hinders any kind of farming operation; that key infrastructure is built and maintained ensuring effective and productive agricultural practices.