Thursday, 2 April 2026

 Wayne FARNHAM (Narracan) (14:43): (1614) My constituency question is to the Minister for Agriculture, and it comes from my farming community, who are deeply concerned about fertiliser security. The question is: what action have you taken to secure urea and fertiliser supplies to ensure we have adequate fertiliser for farmers to continue to produce? Andy Balfour from Willow Grove is just one farmer who has reached out to me, and he is deeply concerned that he will not be able to get fertiliser in the upcoming season. But he is not the only one in my area. Obviously I have a large farming community, and they are very, very concerned. I suppose Sallie Jones from Gippsland Jersey said it best at Farm World when she stated that people may not realise it now, but in six months time when there is no food in the supermarkets, that is when the reality is going to hit. I ask the minister to follow that through, please.