Kicking the Dust: the past, present and future of young farmers in rural South Australia.

摘要

Farming in South Australia is becoming increasingly complex. The challenges of structural adjustment, rural social and industrial change, drought, climate change and globalisation pose new and ongoing questions about what South Australian farming will look like in the future, and the level of control that farmers have in shaping that future. Particularly relevant to forming a vision for this future is the small, and often unheard, population of young farmers currently pursuing a viable, sustainable and meaningful future in farming. 'Kicking the Dust' aims to advance the needs and opinions of young farmers through documenting their perspectives about their lives, their futures and the future of farming in South Australia. The research aims to inform state and national policy makers to address the needs of young farmers and provide insight into their vision for a viable and meaningful future in farming.