NSW Farmers endorsed the strong leadership shown by Primary Industries Minister Katrina Hodgkinson today as she unveiled plans to strengthen the NSW biosecurity system.
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As state departmental officials acted to stamp out the threat of the red imported fire ants at Port Botany, the Minister declared NSW’s safe and clean intensive industries a no-go zone for activists.
NSW Farmers’ President Fiona Simson said: “Our biosecurity status underpins the strength of our $11 billion agriculture industry.
“A biosecurity breach could shut our industry down and any measures that strengthen this system will always be endorsed by farmers.”
“If you trespass on an intensive farming property, you are risking the safety of our food and creating distress for our animals.
“I hope this sends a clear signal to activists out there who are thinking of breaking into biosecurity zones.
“With these measures dependent on the passage of the NSW Biosecurity Bill, farmers will continue their close consultation with the government on the passage of the Bill in 2015.”
