312: Amie Penny Left Sydney With No Job & No Farming Experience — Now She Runs 1,200 Cattle

312: Amie Penny Left Sydney With No Job & No Farming Experience — Now She Runs 1,200 Cattle

August 30, 2026 · 45 min

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Amie Penny shares her journey from a corporate career in Sydney to running a cattle farm with her family.

Amie Penny was born and raised in suburban Sydney and was building a promising career at Macquarie Bank when one weekend on a family farm near Cowra changed everything. Within a month, she’d quit her job and moved into a rundown farmhouse with no job, no real plan and no idea how to farm. It was there she met her husband Jason, but building the life they wanted would take almost 15 years, countless moves and plenty of sacrifice. Amie raised their two children largely without a village while J...

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