Subsequently she married a fellow student and they managed dairy, sheep and beef farms. The sheep farm was in central Tasmania. Libby said it was difficult to adjust to socially, because on the rural people front, there were only land owners and workers. The two did not interact socially. But they stayed on the farm for five years.
Subsequently they bought a 200 acre farm near Goomalibee where they initially raised Angus bulls for a nearby stud and now produce their own.
Libby talked about succession planning and said two of their four children seemed interested in farm living. Her youngest son works happily at the Peechelba feedlot and her daughter, initially city centric, has developed a love for country life through attending weekend schools for young cattle people.
David Palmer