"If I can't export it, there's no way I'm growing it."

That's where almost 100 years of Sunraysia farming has taken the Minter family – from agriculture to geo-politics.

And Darren Minter is adamant Australia has a lot to fix if its farmers are going to keep the country fed.

"Forget the rain or a drought, geo-politics is where most of the big decisions are made about small Australian farming ...