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Most farming businesses have a banking relationship. Some may have a closer connection than others, depending on the needs of the operation and the proactivity of the farmer and bank manager, or agri-broker. But as [...]

The question of whether farmers are entrepreneurs or business owners can be argued either way. My view is a smaller cohort are entrepreneurial, and a larger percentage are business owners, with many exceptionally good operators [...]

The cricket season is upon us, and for those who enjoy test cricket, it'll mean following closely the ebbs and flows of the game as it slowly unfolds. I feel sorry for people that don't [...]

Vulnerability is not a word you hear bandied around in farming circles very often. Although it can be of immense importance to anyone in a business and personal sense. Dropping one's ego, and being willing [...]

Private credit is a market that has come to prominence since the global financial crisis, with reports of it being worth about $200 billion in Australia. That's a substantial number in anyone's language. A percentage [...]

Jim Collins authored a terrific book called "Good to Great" about how good companies make the leap to become great companies. One of the concepts he wrote about was getting the right people on the [...]

Recently, I returned from the Flinders Ranges with a team of young people that were part of the Operation Flinders program. My role is part of the adult leadership group out in the field. I [...]

Recently, I attended a funeral for a business owner that knew me my entire life. He lived a very long and full life and was remarkably successful on any measure. The funeral was a real [...]

Recently, I read a book by Cowell Clarke lawyers that is targeted towards advisors in the agricultural sector. It's a comprehensive publication full of practical information, written with non-lawyers in mind. I am concentrating on [...]

Collaborative farming takes many forms. The boots and all method consists of tipping land and equipment in together and farming as one operation. There are people that have quasi share-farming/collaboration arrangements, and others that syndicate [...]

Earlier this year, I attended a farm conference in Victoria, which was put on by a business called Farm Tender. The format and presentation style were one I hadn't seen before. Firstly, it was held [...]

A recent article from the Farm Owners Academy really got me thinking about diversification. Their benchmarking had shown those farmers with fewer enterprises were, on average, generating a better return on assets managed than farming [...]