It can be easy to poke fun at the typical hobby farmer (like the old joke about their skills at growing blackberries and rabbits). For many the choice to embrace the rural idyll leads to a thirst for information about the taxation realities of owning a small country property. It is true that small rural landholders may be pursuing “lifestyle” dividends rather than a genuine livelihood, but the option to claim the tax concessions for bona fide primary producers is still available, if eligible.