This is my wife Louisa - the farmer - inspecting floodwaters at the Molly's Creek crossing on "Uamby". I met her when she was studying agricultural economics at the University of New England. She did not complete her studies until we had 3 children. She has since studied Farm Management at Sydney University. Her belief in progressive farming techniques was recognised by the Central Western Catchment Management Authority when we were selected from a large number of applicants to take part in a pilot program to develop ecologically sound farm practices.