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Young farmers struggle to get ‘foot in the door’, but old hand says future still bright – ABC News
Having come from a long line of farmers, a “foot in the door” wasn’t so hard for Caitlin Radford to come by. But the story’s not the same for many young people…
Caitlin Radford feels something special whenever she walks through a certain eight-hectare crop of wheat on her family’s farm.
Key points:
- The price of land is just one of the challenges aspiring young farmers face
- The median age of farmers and farm managers is 54
- Share farming is one option to help the next crop break into agriculture, but it can be difficult to broker a deal
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…
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