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While other people know a lot more about the country's recent stoush with China on barley than me, I want to talk more generally about the risks of relying on a limited number of customers. [...]

No matter how well prepared you might feel when entering into an agreement, either verbal or written, there is always the potential for unintended consequences to arise from it somewhere down the track. This is [...]

Fortunately, agriculture has generally missed the immediate effects of the recent economic upheaval, though other business sectors have not been so lucky. Banks have come to the rescue pretty quickly for those businesses in need. [...]

I am fortunate to know lots of positive, productive people, and it never ceases to amaze me how much they get done. I really enjoy following people that are constantly evolving and growing. As they [...]

The old maxim of "she'll be right mate, we'll sort it out later" should be deleted from every agribusiness owner's vocabulary. This attitude may work in certain situations, but if it doesn't, the ramifications can [...]

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 [...]