Beyond the black stump
It’s no secret that sales of farm machinery entered solidly positive territory in 2021 on the back of a positive season and additional government support.
But there’s one farm asset that’s more notoriously thin on the ground than ever – and that’s the ground itself, with farm land prices at record highs and some analysts asking whether land availability has hit a ceiling.
It’s a change that is leading farmers to look to cultivate land that has previously been left alone or untended – with even some former plantations being turned back
