AustralianFarmersThis Wednesday, 21 November, was National Agriculture Day! People across the nation gathered for sausage sizzles, morning teas and luncheons for Australia’s biggest celebration of Aussie agriculture.
This year we celebrated the good that our farmers do each year through the 2018 theme #GrowForGood and this came across with our highest ever public engagement with #AgDayAU.
More than 130 AgDay events were registered around the country with more than 7,500 people attending an AgDay event. This is not counting all of the events that weren’t registered!
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Some of the biggest organisations in agriculture had a strong showing around the country. Meat & Livestock Australia hosted a breakfast event as part of Red Meat 2018 in Canberra, Syngenta hosted an influencer’s luncheon in Sydney, AgForce Queensland hosted their event at the City Farmers Markets in Brisbane and KPMG hosted a morning teas in both Sydney and Melbourne.
It's National Agriculture Day! Join our new General President @GeorgieSomerset in celebrating the work our farmers do to #GrowForGood AgForce is at the Jan Powers Markets at the top of Queen Street Mall from 8-6pm today! https://t.co/xGHOoAtMUM pic.twitter.com/v12W18tSaS
— AgForce Queensland (@AgForceQLD) November 21, 2018
Had an incredible time at the @SyngentaANZ influencers lunch. Experienced thought provoking conversations. Ate fresh, Aussie produce cooked by talented chefs @chiswicksydney. Surrounded by lush gardens. #AgDayAU doesn’t get better than this! #GrowForGood @tonymahar pic.twitter.com/dKYYdtCo6H
— Rayali Banerjee (@rayali_banerjee) November 21, 2018
The celebration moved beyond farming communities as early morning city commuters received apples and tomato seed packets at activations in Sydney and Melbourne. More than 5000 people based in a major city directly engaged with the day.
The punters of Melbourne are loving our #AgDayAU freebies at Southern Cross Station. Come and say g’day if you’re nearby! #GrowForGood pic.twitter.com/jCz0HXFwvk
— National Farmers Fed (@NationalFarmers) November 20, 2018
If you’re in Sydney today come and find us at Wynyard Park and say hi 👋🏼 HAPPY #AgDayAU everyone 💚 #GrowForGood pic.twitter.com/c9O7Ana4Lh
— National Farmers Fed (@NationalFarmers) November 20, 2018
Australia created an online storm of voices celebrating AgDay with the official hashtag #AgDayAU trending at number one nationally all day!
On Twitter and Instagram alone 1,900 posts were made using the hashtag, which were seen by more than four million people.
Happy #AgDayAU to all the amazing ag researchers & scientists working in Aust & overseas with our wider farming family-sharing knowledge, skills & ideas for bright farming futures #GrowForGood @ACIARAustralia @ACIARCEO @CrawfordFund @RaidNetwork @SusFarms_ANU @DeakinCeRRF @nswdpi pic.twitter.com/b4b85OMXX4
— Anika Molesworth (@AnikaMolesworth) November 21, 2018
On National Agriculture Day, we must also recognise our amazing Farmers! My Dad (pictured) & Brother, who have dedicated their entire life’s to the land & the production of clean food & fibre. Our family farm has been going for over 105yrs. Thank you. #GrowForGood #ThankAFarmer pic.twitter.com/dT9pcAwSt2
— Lachlan Hunter (@LachlanHunter) November 21, 2018
Today we’re celebrating National Agriculture Day. This years theme is #GrowForGood, celebrating the good that our farmers do each year. The ILC pays tribute & recognises the work of our Indigenous partners in agribusiness that we work with everyday. #IndigLandCorp #AgDayAU pic.twitter.com/Ke2icAawXv
— Indigenous Land Corp (@IndigLandCorp) November 21, 2018
The Naked Farmer took out the title of the most liked AgDay post on social media with this contribution:
Aussie celebrities also got around the day with Mia freedman from Mamamia Women’s Network, celebrity chef Matt Moran and NRL stars all showing their support on their social media pages.
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Politicians also voiced their appreciation for Aussie agriculture on their social media pages while rocking a green AgDay shirt.
It's National Agriculture Day and a chance to say thanks to a farmer for putting the world's best food on our tables and fibre on our backs. #GrowForGood pic.twitter.com/uKLl1LBPBD
— David Littleproud (@D_LittleproudMP) November 21, 2018
Thank you to everyone who helped celebrate by hosting or attending an event, wearing green and posting on social media. Thank you for taking a moment to appreciate all the good Aussie farmers do to provide us with some of the best food and fibre in the world.
In only its second year, AgDay is proving a great platform to engage Australia in a discussion about Agriculture. We’re looking forward to continuing to grow the day on 21 November 2019!
Stacey Davidson
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