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#018 - Reacting to the Realities of Being a Farmer · Dollars In The Dirt

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  The Victorian government has just passed laws allowing energy
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  companies to seize farmland for renewable energy projects.
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  If one government's doing that, who's going to stop other state governments from doing the same thing?
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  At one time, we were buying land for $7.50 an acre, and that same
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  You know, this is similar to Australia, really. Like, you know, the price of land
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  But we've got these public servants, so-called politicians, selling
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  up our agricultural land to overseas
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  Absolute disgrace. These farms should be staying in Australian hands. Foreign governments should
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  not be allowed to buy Australian agricultural land. Welcome
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  to Dollars in the Dirt. I'm Brecon Curtis and this is where we break down
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  the finance side of farming so you can grow your operation, buy
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  that next property and build real wealth. Let's get into
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  it. Hey guys, welcome back. Here we are
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  going to do some more reactions to some viral videos that are online
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  at the moment. Let's see how we go with these ones. I
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  can see exactly how people are feeling right now. This is, you know, fertilizer
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  prices going up, fuel prices going up, you know, people feel
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  like they're rowing down this river. I'm sure it's just crazy at the moment and
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  means we need to have a plan, understand where our business is heading and so we're not in
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  At one time, we were buying land for $750 an acre, and that same
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  land has sold recently for $10. And
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  Yeah, and y'all got good country up there, like you said. Would
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  y'all stock a cow to five acres or
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  You know, this is similar to Australia, really, like, you know, the price of land
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  has gone up so much that you really need to make sure that
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  if you're looking to expand your business, that the viability is
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  there and that it really makes sense for your business. And, you
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  know, unfortunately, For people trying to enter the
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  industry, it's getting harder and harder, but it's no different. These
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  guys are in the States, obviously, and the price of land in
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  the U.S. has skyrocketed just like it has here in Australia, so
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  making sure it's a really good fit for your business is really important in Australia
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  as well as the U.S. by the looks of this. Yeah, obviously if
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  you've already owned some land and looking to expand, it makes
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  it a lot easier, but you still need
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  to make sure it's profitable and makes sense to expand your
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  business in a way that you're not putting it under
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  But we've got these public servants, so-called politicians. selling
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  up our agricultural land to overseas
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  government investors. I haven't got a problem with a Chinese
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  family, Dutch family, whoever, that want to come here the right way,
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  with their paperwork so we know who they are. But overseas government
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  investors buying up $244 million
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  worth of our agricultural land in one hit is an
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  Absolute disgrace. These farms should be staying in Australian hands.
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  Foreign governments should not be allowed to buy Australian agricultural
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  land. We need to stop this. I just don't know
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  if everyone's aware of what's going on. We've seen a lot of you
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  know, foreign investment over time. But, you know, I think Australian
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  farmers run the Australian land better than what overseas investors
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  do. So as an industry, we need to really get behind Australian farmers
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  and make sure that we keep Australian farmland in Australian hands.
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  If you care about Australian farmers, if you care where your food comes from, share
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  this. The Victorian government has just passed laws
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  allowing energy companies to seize farmland for
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  renewable energy projects. And that's before environmental studies
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  are even completed. That's right, they can take farmland, for
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  When is this bullshit gonna end? You know, we need to make sure that,
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  you know, renewable energy is not being taken from Australian farmland. Like,
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  this is just crazy. And I can see why everyone's up in arms over
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  this and the Victorian government shouldn't be allowed to do this and we need to
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  make sure that our farmers are looked after and that land is not being taken off
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  them for no reason. I think if, you know, one government's doing that,
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  you know, who's gonna stop other state governments from doing the same thing? It's
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  just absolute bullshit, really. That's
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  a really good video around succession planning and
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  the need to make sure that you've got a plan sorted out for your family. And
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  most farmers don't see their being owners
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  of land, they're more custodians of the land and passing it down to the next generation. And
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  that video really hits home clear around having that plan sorted
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  and who's going to take over the land in the next generation is really important. I
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  think a lot of farmers do think long term, but actually
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  getting that plan sorted out and nutted out with the family is really important.
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  And the earlier you do that, the better. The farmers that do it successfully do
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  it early. They don't leave it to the last minute. They don't let wills
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  dictate how succession it's worked out while everyone's alive. And
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  there's a plan for the kids coming along and what their future looks
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  like. And it's all clearly mapped out in front of them. Thanks, guys.
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  Thanks for looking at those episodes, those reactions
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  to some of those viral videos at the moment. Look
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  forward to catching up in the next episode. Thanks for tuning in to Dollars in the Dirt. If
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