It's a remarkable turnaround from when he took on the mantle of responsibility some three years in the teeth of the recent drought.

With no wheat grown, very little sorghum and commodity prices in the doldrums, the outlook was less than promising.

But Scott, 32, is symptomatic of a new breed of young people on the land who don't want to fall into the trap of talking down agriculture.

It's probably the reason why the Warakirri Agricultural Trusts – whose investor is the Retail Employees Superannuation Trust – gave him and his family the opportunity to realise their ambition to develop a professional career in agriculture.

Myola, at Kupunn, on the outskirts of Dalby, and Wyobie, near Jimbour, are the two most northern properties of a sizeable farming trust that is keen to humanise the face of corporate agriculture.

Scott always knew the seasons would "come good", principally because the investors largely understand that agriculture is a long-term prospect.

Myola's anticipated winter April/September rainfall was anticipated to be between 70-80pc of the district's average of about 160mm.

As well, the assumption is that the summer growing season will realise around 420mm, about 90pc of the normal pattern, for a yearly total in the order of 580mm.

"Everybody in the group remained positive all through the drought," he said.

But there's no disguising the relief that the farm’s "numbers" are starting to look a lot better than when Scott, his wife Sarah, and their young son Ben made the move from Warikirri's neighbouring Wyobie operation.

Scott is keen to emphasise that he, and probably many like-minded young men and women, were unaware of the working opportunities that are available within the corporate environment.

With a BA in applied science - rural management, gained from the University of Queensland’s Gatton campus, Scott entered the workforce as a sales agronomist.

It's a fair call to say, however, that he always felt drawn to farming, more especially about securing a managerial role.

His only reservation centered on the rather alien-sounding aura surrounding much of corporate agriculture.

"But the more we looked into it, the more attractive it looked," he said.

"It was a brilliant decision and it has been good for the family."

* Full story and pictures in this week's Queensland Country Life Young, Smart, Ready special feature.