ADISTINCTIVE culture has long been considered an integral part Australian agriculture. In this culture, farm labour is provided almost solely by family members, usually but not only men, and the farm is passed onto the next generation, then the next,in perpetuity. Farming tradition asserts that farmers are 'born not made'. Farming is a way of life, not just a job Decisions are made with the view of ensuring the farm's ongoing economic viability on behalf of the succeeding child, and if more than one child wished to remain on the land, money needs to be saved to expand the existing enterprise or to purchase additional land.
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