John CH Mitchell

John C. H. Mitchell OAM has successfully farmed beef cattle and prime lambs for more than 48 years. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Accounting at The Australian National University and applied much of what he learned there to farm management through succession problems, drought, debt and bushfires.

John C.H.'s recent articles

John Mitchell, David Lindenmayer and Bruce Chapman: Keeping the farm in the family can come at a high cost

John Mitchell, David Lindenmayer and Bruce Chapman: Keeping the farm in the family can come at a high cost

As Australia’s farming population ages, poorly planned succession can destroy wealth, fracture families and leave no one better off.