IT'S an ever-present issue - how to deal with the ageing farming population and make it possible for young enthusiastic farmers to enter the sector. Dairy farmer Damian Murphy, from Dumbalk North in Victoria, believes that thanks to a Nuffield scholarship, he may have found the solution. "I've seen people come into the industry and they've just found it so hard to get finance for things that would allow them to grow their asset and progress in the industry - it is becoming a real hurdle, and almostexclusive. It was almost a case of you could only get a start and continue in agriculture if you had the family farm or the family connection to keep on going through and I'd like to see that change," he explained.
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