Unusual Farmers
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12:00He's a fishing industry pioneer who is literally taming the wild seas. A former abalone diver is enhancing nature by growing abalone where they previously didn't exist.
13:00It tastes like nutty, salty, custard and it's a seafood delicacy. Developing the market for the roe of the long-spined sea urchin in Tasmania is also helping to deal with an invasive pest.
13:00Pet ownership soared through the pandemic, and it wasn't just dogs and cats. Demand surged for snakes and lizards. Someone must farm the rats to feed them, and there some big advantages to farming little livestock.
14:00Pioneers don't just belong in centuries past. A dairy farming family in Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland is pioneering the farming of water buffalo to produce milk and meat.