Hodgen family's investment in goats paying off at Charleville

Sally Gall
Updated August 29 2021 - 1:26pm, first published August 1 2020 - 11:00am
John Hodgen, Riccatoon, Charleville, and Nutrien Charleville's Gus Foott with some of the poddy kids that didn't get sold earlier in the year. Pictures - Sally Gall.
John Hodgen, Riccatoon, Charleville, and Nutrien Charleville's Gus Foott with some of the poddy kids that didn't get sold earlier in the year. Pictures - Sally Gall.

Charleville's John and Bronwyn Hodgen expect to come out of the last seven or so years of drought more financially viable than when they went into it, all thanks to goats.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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