# S5 Ep 12 - Land in Safe Hands

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Podcast: [Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-farmers-telling-our-story-4549521)
Published: 2026-06-06T16:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2010

## Resource

The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer. So we've chosen someone whose passion for agriculture started at a very young age on her family's grazing property in Queensland. She's turned that passion into a career with a focus on exceptional land management. To further her skills in the area, she's currently completing her PhD. To learn more about her varied agricultural career and her passion for horse-riding, Ang Hammond joins me now. Ang reflects on growing up on a grazing property and shares some of her favourite places and memories from a life deeply connected to the land. Agriculture was always part of Ang's world, and she speaks about the strong sense of community within the industry and the lifelong relationships she has built along the way. She shares fond memories of life in Lightning Ridge, including the unique multicultural community that made such a lasting impression and continues to draw her back. Determined to forge an independent career in agriculture, Ang spent five years riding racehorses before completing her studies and discovering her true passion within the industry. Ang discusses how inheritance was traditionally passed through the male line and reflects on how she challenged those expectations and carved out her own path. She explores the important connection between land stewardship and mainstream agriculture, and why both must work hand in hand for the future of farming. Working with Landcare Australia, Ang describes the role as feeling like "coming home" and explains why the work is so personally meaningful. Ang shares her involvement in industry research projects funded by the Federal Government and the key learnings she has taken from that work. She discusses the changes currently being implemented a…

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