Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's life has had all the drama of a fairy tale that's forged a vision for Australian cattle farming.

This Gippsland farmer has 700 bulls, trades $4 million in dairy cows each year and, with his brother, runs a dairy herd of 500 milkers comprised almost entirely from other farmer's rejects.

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