FCW Lawyers Managing Principal Andrew Douglas and agricultural professional Michael Neville discuss the future of farming and how to navigate a new local and global market:

• Life as a farm leader with the ‘mud on the boots’ philosophy
• The modern farm: Need for working capital, reduction in head count and introduction of technology
• Working within the ‘climate change’ and ‘carbon credit scheme’: How to monetise carbon credits and its future use with end user retailers etc.
• Australia and water: The rules and how to benefit from water, make money from allocations etc.
• Understanding the Asian market: smaller sustainability and green brand, larger, critical mass to market directly in big economies
• Diversification and exposure to foreign trade
• Building family farms: Succession, clarity and skills
• Future of foreign markets for farmers