Two farming couples have made the move to turn a forestry block back into a working farm.

Sam and Gemma Hain and Matt and Kate Long have just taken ownership of a 400ha property covered in pines, and they're hoping to utilise the land for sheep and beef farming. 

The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.

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Two farming couples have made the move to turn a forestry block back into a working farm.
Sam and Gemma Hain and Matt and Kate Long have just taken ownership of a 400ha property covered in pines, and they're hoping to utilise the land for sheep and beef farming.&nbsp;
The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.
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Jamie Mackay: The Country host on the two East Coast farming couples turning forestry block into farmland

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