Georgina Gubbins is a leader in the agricultural sector who's had her fair share of heartbreak and disappointment.

For the first 16 years of her working life, Georgina was a nurse - it wasn't until her then husband walked out on her and her daughters, that she took the reins of the family farming business.

In this episode we talk about her farming business, off-farm industry leadership roles, and the people she's surrounded herself with that have supported and mentored her along the way.

Food and fibre production has traditionally been taken for granted - according to Georgina - and we need to concentrate on communicating a positive message - she reckons it's time to let young people know there is a bright future in our industry!

Originally the vision for this episode was to talk about how we attract talent to agriculture after I read an article that she featured in. However, during our conversation goes much deeper and Georgina opens up about losing her dear brother and mentor, Simon.

There is a trigger warning here - Georgina lost Simon to suicide. I wanted to mention this to firstly, acknowledge Georgina's courage and strength in talking about such a difficult topic; and secondly, to flag that parts of this conversation may upset some listeners.

Other than that, I hope you enjoy episode 6, and the final for 2020, of Growing Agri People.