FARMERS HELPING FARMERS PODCAST – Episode 13 JAKE CHANDLER

March 11, 2024

Episode 13 of Farmers Helping Farmers is out now

Farming for the environment can be profitable

Young farmer Jake Chandler has always had a deep connection with all things agricultural, and has experienced the landscape from many perspectives. The son of an Ag teacher, Jake grew up at Uralla in nothern NSW and loved the outdoors. He worked as a jackaroo in the Northern Territory before studying environmental science at university then moved into a corporate career in the mining industry.

After falling in love with and marrying Gemma Wilkinson from Young, he left the mining industry to return to the Wilkinson’s family farm. Adjusting to the farming lifestyle after intense corporate life was a challenge so he worked in retail ag where he developed a strong local network before getting his hands dirty on the farm. Jake and Gemma have a daughter Vivian, and work with Gemma’s parents to run their mixed enterprise farm of sheep, cattle and cropping.

After completing a Grazing for Profit course, Jake was inspired to break his paradigm and show that farming environmentally can be profitable as well. He is passionate about making changes that maximise environmental value, keeps their business profitable and puts family first.

VicNoTill board member Michael Gooden stands in for podcast host Dan Fox to find out more from this young Australian farmer, who will leave you feeling energised about the future of agriculture.

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