There's nothing like taking a good step back to gain a better view of anything and this trip has been no exception.
While visiting an Ontario farm show, I came across a booth promoting farmers. The brightly coloured stand was decked with posters, stickers and t-shirts declaring 'Farmers feed cities.' It mirrors a Queensland campaign to raise awareness with city folk that their food is produced by farmers and doesn't simply materialise on a supermarket shelf. The Australian catch-cry is 'Every family needs a farmer.'
Along with almost 300 journalists from more than 30 countries, I've come to Canada to attend the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists Congress and over four days of discussions, presentations and field trips it's been eye-opening to see Australia's rural issues in a global context.
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