A second job can never be accepted as Government farming policy

NOT too long ago, part-time farmers were viewed as the poor relations in the sector, as people not serious about farming.
A second job can never be accepted as Government farming policy

Today, “alternative” sources of income to supplement the return from farming are being sold as the solution for viability on small and medium scale holdings.

How times have changed!

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