Queensland Farming Family

MEANDARRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: Sisters Matilda, Jemima, Bonnie and Molly Penfold walk through an open paddock as the sun sets at 'Old Bombine' on January 19, 2021 in Meandarra, Australia. COVID-19 and the recent Chinese export ban had an immediate and devastating impact on Queensland premium beef producer Four Daughters, a fourth-generation farming family with an almost entirely female team dedicated to a sustainable future of food production and care for their environment. Owned and operated by Dan and Karen Penfold and their four daughters Bonnie (23), Molly (21), Jemima (19) and Matilda (16), the Penfolds have over 100,000 acres of land across Meandarra and Yaraka in Western Queensland. A chance meeting in 2018 prompted the family to develop their own branded beef based around…