The Farm Writers' Association of NSW holds monthly lunches and regular evening functions to discuss issues and developments in the farm sector.
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00:00Can I just say why Farm Riders is good? Can I just tell you that?
00:16Farm Riders has been important for our broader sector in contributing something back.
00:20Farm Riders is great.
00:21It's a fantastic opportunity.
00:22And I'm very proud of the way it's gone.
00:31Because where else can you get all your contacts in the one room?
00:35You've got everyone from cotton, to agri-politics, to agri-business.
00:39Journalists.
00:40Public relations organisations.
00:42Consultants to the finance world, to banks, to agri-supplies and chemicals and the merchandise, real estate, communications firms, the RDCs.
00:52Back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back.
00:59Diversity of people in the room who are the guests as well as diversity of speakers.
01:05How about we stop the poor little fish swimming into walls going damn.
01:10Farm Riders now for over 50 years.
01:12Please call you old actually.
01:14And it's on camera too.
01:16It brings issues of importance from the bush to the city.
01:19It's been happening in agriculture since Noah was a cabin boy.
01:23Perfect fodder for any stories that you want to write.
01:26You must come across some stories and you think wow I'd love to print this but we won't.
01:31Well first thing I check is are they a friend of Murdoch's or any of my bosses.
01:38It's a great place to be.
01:39To build contacts with like-minded people in the agri-sector.
01:42What the Farm Riders is all about.