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Kicking the Dust
Dr. Ann Clarke Flinders University of South Australia
The Past, Present and Future of Young Farmers in Rural South Australia
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Why look at young farmers?
• Under-represented
• Small Population
• Viability Concerns/Drought
• Participation and Consultation
• Media Portrayal
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Method
• Young Farmers (18-35 years)
• 16 males 4 females
• Qualitative
• Semi-structured interviews
• Diversity of farming situations
• 1,000 -24,000 acres
• Rainfall 12-24 inches
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Method• Social Determinants of Health/Qualitative
• Limitations: Broad, Focus on one area of the state, Small Study, Interviews, Pilot
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The Voice of Young Farmers
• History– Generational– Family and Environment– Identity– Pride– Fear of Losing the Farm
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The Voice of Young Farmers• Reasons for being a farmer:
– Lifestyle– ‘In my Blood’– Always wanted to be a farmer– Enjoy working with stock and
machinery– Like primary production– Enjoyment and Meaning– Not for financial gain only– Leaving is a last resort – ‘Only leave in a wooden box’
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The Voice of Young Farmers
• Stress:– Stressors were expected– Expected some were stressed– Stressors were: Lack of money,
powerlessness, uncertainty, debt
• Supports– Families– Close Friends and neighbours– Reluctant to seek support from
professional services
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The Voice of Young Farmers
• Succession and Inheritance– Some had planned for the future– Fear about paying out other family members
• Education– Formally qualified– Lifelong learning– Needs: Marketing/Computing
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The Voice of Young Farmers
• Future– Optimistic– Fear– Complexity
• Public Policy– Unable to identify– Lack of Participation– Lack of Consultation
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Young Farmers and Public Policy
• Inconsistent values– Meaning Vs Neo-liberal Policy– Family Farm Vs Business
• Globalisation
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Young Farmers and Public Policy• Rural Futures
– Unclear Vision– Strategic Plan– Rural Decline– Consultation and Participation– Representation and Advocacy– Only had control over localised issues
– Role of Social Work– Important source of support– Mental Health Support– Referral Source– Advocate– Bringing the group together– Getting the research results out there
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Questions or Comments?
• Please ask any questions or provide any comments.
• Currently a website is under construction the URL is www.kickingthedust.com
• This will provide opportunities for further information, summaries of the research, blogging opportunities for discussion and much more!
• Dr. Ann Clarke [email protected]
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Acknowledgements
Young Farmers in the Mid North
Research Assistant Bradley Morgan
Flinders University of South Australia
Photos by
Bradley Morgan and Georgia Girdham
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References• Barr, N. 2002. ‘Going on the Land – And Getting Of It: Farm Incomes and Farm
Adjustment’, Connections, Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Victoria.
• Blandy, R. 2004. South Australian Farmers’ Federation Rural South Australia Policy for the Future: A Triple Bottom Line for the Bush, South Australian Farmers’ Federation, Adelaide.
• Clarke, A. 2007. ‘Kicking the Dust: the Past, Present and Future of Young Farmers in the Mid North’, Unpublished preliminary report for Country Health SA.
• Halpin, D. & Guilfoyle, A. 2004. ‘Attributions of Responsibility: Rural neoliberalism and Farmer’s explanations of the Australian rural crisis’, Rural Society, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 93-111.
• Pritchard, B. 2005. ‘Implementing and maintaining neo-liberal agriculture in Australia: Constructing neoliberalism as a vision for Australian agriculture’, International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 1-12.
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