A NSW cropping family has won the prestigious Weekly Times Farmer of the Year Award. After starting out in cotton in the Riverina, the Eather's of Bellevue Pastoral now run a sophisticated system farming properties up to eight hours apart, to 'weather-proofed' the business.

You’ll also hear from the the Horticulture winners: the Tripod Farmers Group of Bacchus Marsh who are redefining sustainability in their salad leaf production.

Dairy farmers can streamline their work day and save money by using what's called the 'Lean thinking' is a "work smarter, not harder" management philosophy," developed in the 1950s for Toyota's car production lines.

Recent bushfires have wreaked havoc on many farms But it is also an opportunity for farmers to reassess and improve their farm layouts.

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