Pippa Hackett

They sort of continue to collapse and that's why events like this are so critically important because they gather together farmers who are trying things differently

it might not work but they're willing to try and it's that open-mindedness we need now in agriculture into the future try something different it's not maybe what you were told for the last 20 30 40 years or by your parents before and that's actually what we're seeing even the project I'm running at the moment

The farmers that are engaging in regenerative and organic practices, they tend to be younger.

They're younger than the average farmer.

There's actually more female farmers in those cohorts.

And I've had the privilege, as a minister, to travel all around the country and meet all sorts of different farmers.

And a hand on heart.

Most of the time it's the female on the farm She might not be the name on the herd number But she's the one who has driven the innovation on the farm and you know this shows in the project I'm involved with the moment project baseline that higher numbers of women are involved in that activity and I think there is hope there because I

But we can engage women more.

Absolutely.