The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Murray Watt in the Albanese ministry since 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022. In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Portfolio responsibilities In addition to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, component bodies responsible to the minister include: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service Biosecurity Australia Bureau of Rural Sciences Other bodies within the portfolio are: Australian Egg Corporation Australian Fisheries Management Authority Australian Landcare Council Australian Livestock Export Corporation Limited Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (formerly National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals) Australian Pork Limited Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Australian Wool Innovation Limited Cotton Research and Development Corporation Dairy Adjustment Authority Dairy Australia Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation Grains Research and Development Corporation Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation Horticulture Australia Limited Meat and Livestock Australia Murray-Darling Basin Authority Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council National Consultative Committee on Animal Welfare National Land and Water Resources Audit National Rural Advisory Council Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council Northern Territory Fisheries Joint Authority Plant Breeder's Rights Office Quarantine and Exports Advisory Council Primary Industries Ministerial Council Queensland Fisheries Joint Authority Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Statutory Fishing Rights Allocation Review Panel Sugar Research and Development Corporation Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority Western Australian Fisheries Joint Authority Wheat Export Authority List of agriculture ministers The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Agriculture, or any of its precedent titles: Notes Barnard was part of a two-man ministry comprising Barnard and Gough Whitlam for fourteen days until the full ministry was commissioned. List of junior ministers within the portfolio The following individuals have been appointed as junior ministers in the agriculture portfolio or any of its precedent titles. See also Minister for Agriculture (Victoria) References External links Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry