Fiona Taylor works part-time as a Rural Financial Counsellor and is a mentor for the Drought Resilience Leaders Mentoring Program. Her idea, the ‘Rural New Generation Scheme’ will help many young farmers by breaking down the greatest barrier of all, raising equity to purchase their own property.
The scheme will operate on a tenant type farming situation, to ensure new entrants can build up valuable experience whilst establishing themselves and proving their ability to operate a viable farming business, eventuating to purchase the property with their own funding. Working successfully in other countries, Zimbabwe Tobacco Association-Tenant Farming Scheme, Scottish Tenant Farming Scheme and Tenant Farmers Association UK – Fiona hopes to support the future generations in Australia agriculture.
Fiona is passionate about agriculture and has been involved in many aspects, from owning her own property and working in the industry, so is familiar with the challenges faced by property owners.