As in some parts of Australia, life on the land in the United States is becoming more difficult and costly, which is paving the way for a new kind of farmer and crop: hemp.
As the Northern Territory becomes the final Australian jurisdiction to legalise the cultivation of hemp, one American farmer has spruiked the possibilities the high-value crop offer in keeping his family on the farm.
The Peterson family farm just outside of Minneapolis in Minnesota, not far from the Canadian border, dates back to the 1880s, when Aaron Peterson's grandfather grew grain crops.
But the turn of the century and the first wave of farming pressures pushed his father Sever Peterson to switch to primarily vegetables, chasing higher returns.
Now the next farming wave is upon them, and Aaron Peterson knows he has to evolve or disappear.
"But I do believe we can be profitable with this crop and I can continue to do what I love, which is grow plants."
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