Young farmers struggle to get ‘foot in the door’, but old hand says future still bright

Caitlin Radford feels something special whenever she walks through a certain eight-hectare crop of wheat on her family’s farm.

She’s no stranger to the art of growing grain – she’s been helping out on the property for years – but there is something undeniably magic about this particular crop.

“This is my first official crop with my name on it,” she says with a smile.

“Dad is still sort of helping us out a lot and giving me the knowledge that I need.