Australian salad grower awarded 2017 Farmer of the Year
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, congratulated all winners saying it was important to talk up the sector and celebrate successes.
'The Australian Farmer of the Year, 37-year-old Andrew Bulmer, is the king of fresh salads, managing a family-run farm at Lindenow in Victoria, and has overseen a 400 per cent increase in his farm's washed salad business in just 18 months,' Mr Joyce said.
'Like so many farmers Andrew has been looking for new technologies and thinking outside the box to improve his business.'
Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, also congratulated the winners for their dedication to the agriculture sector and to contributing to the success of rural and regional Australia.
'Events like this are important and innovators like Andrew Bulmer are setting a great example for the people of regional Australia and those involved in the agricultural sector,' Mr Chester said.
source: publicnow.com
