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Subscriber only A fifth-generation sugar cane farmer from the Richmond Valley is taking up an important industry role. Marty Walsh, 39, has been elected as a director on the NSW Sugar Milling Cooperative board. Mr Walsh, his wife Donna and their three young children farm 110ha of cane on their Coraki property. He also works in partnership with his parents, Tom and Julie, to grow sugar cane and soy bean on more than 400ha of land in the Richmond Valley area. Mr Walsh has been involved in sugarcane farming all of his life and his commitment to the sugar industry also includes being an active member on the Richmond River Cane Growers Association board.