Episode Details

Welcome back to the Ultimate Farm Wife, this week, Katja interviews Jess Spring, a mum of three boys living with partner Tim on a mixed farm near Young, NSW, running sheep, cattle, cropping, and a 30-hectare cherry orchard. Jess shares how she met Tim three years ago, her farming background through a hobby farm and rural work, and how moving with her boys to Tim’s 20-acre block happened alongside their pregnancy with Jack and the sudden death of Tim’s dad, Neil. After briefly nursing, Jess shifted to network marketing, is building an online business, writing children’s books, and is three years alcohol-free, aiming to raise sobriety awareness in the bush. On-farm, she now manages wages, invoicing, and cherry-season shed logistics, emphasizing clear roles, asking questions, and strong communication. She describes modern high-tech cherry production, a recent bumper season, the need to get off-farm as a family, integrating a blended family, and the importance of succession planning after experiencing probate complexities and frozen accounts.

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00:43 Love Story Begins

01:29 First Farm Impressions

03:02 Deja Vu Driveway

04:19 Moving In Together

07:00 Nursing to New Path

10:42 Farm Role After Loss

12:30 Working With In Laws

14:43 Cherries Then and Now

17:12 Learning Without Overwhelm

18:40 Last Season and Diversifying

20:49 Family Time Off Farm

26:25 Blended Family Integration