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	Young Nigel is among a dying breed on the farm

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12-4-2007 2:49 AM

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<P>YOUNG people are leaving the land in droves.</p> <P> The current droughts, aging rural workforce and a lack of education and training has driven the image of the agricultural industry to rock bottom, costing the sector more than 70,000 jobs since 2003.</p> <P>Despite the mass exodus, a handful of resolute young farmers are choosing the land as a lifestyle, harboring a hopeful future for the agricultural industry.</p> <P>Nigel Stephens is fresh blood in the industry, after taking over the family farm earlier this year following his father’s tragic death.</p> <P>After completing a degree in Agricultural Science, the 22 year old returned to the family farm, "<B>Billabong Park</B>", where he worked closely under the guidance of his father.</p> <P>"<B>I always intended to come back to the farm,</B>" he said.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/E1F0AD9D-E901-4070-ABB5-9ADAA6EFC407/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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