The Australian Year of the Farmer celebrates the hard work of everyone involved in producing, processing, handling and selling products from 136,000 farms across the country.

There will be many events over the year; including the One Country Card, Fairfax Rural Press Photo Competition and of course the nine-vehicle One Country Roadshow which will be travelling more than 56,000kms to attend more than 400 events during 2012. There are also plans for an Agricultural Innovation and Technology Expo as well as one of the most significant food events to be held in Australia, a Food of Origin Extravaganza, to promote the quality and origin of Australian food products – from 'wheat to meat' and 'paddock to plate' towards the end of 2012.

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