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Cultivate Farms with Sam Marwood

Title: Cultivate Farms - Rebuilding the Pathway to Farm Ownership

Guest: Sam Marwood

Recorded: April 2026

What happens when the people who know how to farm can no longer afford to own farmland?

Across Australia, the average age of farmers continues to rise while the price of agricultural land climbs ever higher. For many young Australians, entering farming has become financially impossible. At the same time, thousands of family farms face uncertain succession as retiring landholders struggle to find the next generation willing, or able, to continue their life's work.

My guest today is Sam…

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