The definition of 'farming operation' under the Farm Debt Mediation Act 1994 (NSW) is not confined to traditional agricultural pursuits or the production of food for human consumption, but a person claiming to be a 'farmer' bears the onus of proving they were solely or principally engaged in a farming operation at the time of enforcement action, and a bare assertion of a 'share-farming deal' without evidence of its terms or the sharing of produce, income or profits is insufficient to establish a share-farming agreement.
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