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Time will tell just how much agriculture is affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Some industries have had immediate catastrophic consequences, agriculture not so much. Hopefully this remains the case. As a result of the current [...]

Some sectors of agriculture have to be quite agile to remain front and centre in their customers' minds. Wine companies are one example. Other agribusiness such as graingrowers and commercial livestock producers tend to produce [...]

Normally, I would have been a bit dismissive of the term 'fear of missing out', or FOMO, as it's known, but the ongoing coronavirus situation puts this into stark reality. Some people are blaming the [...]

Recently, I have seen a few examples of agribusiness owners that are doing a really great job, but they are less confident of their success. I found that they thought they were on the right [...]

The uptake of best practice information and technology has been very rapid in agriculture. In my view, the top producers are the ones that use all the tools in their arsenal to drive results in [...]

Volunteers can take many forms, and can be present in lots of different areas. I would do any list of possible volunteering options an injustice if I tried to name them all - there are [...]

Some business is still done on the basis of a handshake, and to some extent, it would be better if this was how all transactions occurred. But, this is clearly not the reality for most [...]

Recently, I got to spend time with some close friends. I went to school with all bar two of them and I have known a couple of them since we were all five years of [...]

Is there an activity you enjoy as much as farming? As rewarding as farming can be, it can be a lot of hard work. Like all jobs, the best results tend to be achieved when [...]

There was a big shake-up in business lending during and directly following the banking Royal Commission. I wrote on that topic a few months ago, but now another shift in the lending climate seems to [...]

For the past year or so, I have been receiving an international agricultural investment newsletter. I find the different topics they cover really interesting, compared with what we see on a weekly basis in Australia. [...]

A positive culture in any business will normally lead to success. In contrast, a negative culture can be quite toxic. Someone who runs a business with two or more people has the opportunity to influence [...]