Behind every plate and every fibre, there’s a story of dedication, passion, and perseverance. Our farmers are innovative, hard-working and full of amazing stories! Have a read below for some of those incredible tales. This National Ag Day, let’s celebrate our farmers!
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A love of food can most certainly take you anywhere, but perhaps an unlikely destination is a remote Northern Territory cattle station. It’s a path down which former Brisbane café owner Wendy Cox has ventured. For those of us who
Central Queensland beef producer Melinee Leather is an industry leader and sustainability advocate. Producing humane certified beef, Melinee and her husband Robert are passionate about animal wellbeing and natural grass fed beef. “We constantly have to be willing to change
As she calls a sprawling homestead in southern NSW home, it’s hard to fathom how Hannah Bamford has gone from leaving school directionless – to being the assistant manager of a 4000-hectare property near Young. Her career in agriculture all
Nicole and Brendan Saunders took a leap from New Zealand’s fertile farmland to Gippsland, Victoria, driven by a shared passion for farming. Although Brendan’s dairy roots were deep, Nicole’s journey into agriculture was less conventional. “I swore I’d never be
The western suburbs of Sydney are a world away from the green, sheep-dotted pastures of Gordon, Victoria, but Samantha Wan’s story shows us the power of dreams. “I’m a first generation Australian-born Chinese. My Mum is from Hong Kong with
After an epic quest all over the world, the owners of Booma Food, based in Cessnock, in the NSW Hunter Region, are confident they’ve tracked down the best sustainable growing technology to see us through future climate challenges like flood
Moving from Sydney to a small 10-acre farm in the little-known town of Carool was always going to be life-changing. But the owners may not have fully appreciated how much magic they were about to sprinkle over northern NSW. Their
Eggs – they’re an easy and usually affordable source of protein and nutrition. But walking through most Australian supermarkets lately, it’s clear cracks have appeared in the industry. So why is there an egg shortage? And why, when you do
It’s the stuff dreams are made of – Christmas all year round. For one Queensland family and all who visit their farm, that’s the reality. 20 acres of perfectly formed Christmas trees, the decorations to adorn them – and for
As first-generation farmers, this family says they started small and safe – but there’s nothing small about the big issues they’re addressing. Ethics, sustainability and regeneration underpin everything they do. To achieve that, they have a passion for First Nations’
Siblings, Erin and Josh Cranwell know a thing or two about Brussels sprouts. Five generations of their family have produced them, but returning to the farm after high school to take up a career in the business has surprised everyone,
It’s a big call to leave the familiar comforts of life in the city for the wide-open spaces of farm life. Even tougher to make the move in the middle of crippling drought. It was harder than Kaitie Nash thought,
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