'Never a dull moment' in agriculture, says McGauran

Peter McGauran says the time he spent as Federal Agriculture Minister from 2005 to 2007 is his fondest memory of politics.

The Nationals MP has announced he's resigning from his position as the Member for Gippsland, and says he will now try a new career in the thoroughbred racing industry.

Despite overseeing some of the toughest times in agriculture, including continuing drought, the horse flu outbreak and Cyclone Larry, Mr McGauran says he will miss representing Australian farmers.

"Looking back, even though each of those portfolios presented their own personal and professional rewards and challenges, it was always the Ministry of Agriculture that I devoted myself to, because it was part and parcel of my upbringing, my life, and my own electorate," he says.

"There's never a dull moment, let alone a dull day in the portfoilio."