Young farmers struggle to get 'foot in the door', but old hand says future still bright
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FebFebruary 2021 at 2:42am
Young Moriarty farmer Caitlin Radford has just harvested the first crop with her name on it.
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Caitlin Radford feels something special whenever she walks through a certain eight-hectare crop of wheat on her family's farm.
Key points:
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 magic about this particular crop.