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In recent times I have been listening to a podcast called Founders. The podcast host reads biographies and autobiographies and distils his key learnings into a one-hour episode. It's almost like reading the books, without [...]

Recently I was reading a book on economics. Whether we like it or not, the workings of the economy impact all of us in one way or another. The sentence that got me thinking was [...]

Agriculture is a very capital-intensive business. This statement will be no revelation to anyone involved in the industry. Most people - including me - tend to think of capital in terms of access to funds. [...]

Farming is more than just a lifestyle - although this is an important aspect - it's also a profession, and there are some dedicated-to-the-cause operators out there. The genesis of this article came from talking [...]

When I am travelling, my go-to entertainment is podcasts. Recently, I have been listening to a podcast called Founders, which is full biographies and autobiographies distilled into key concepts for a 60 minute episode. I've [...]

While putting together a report for a client recently, some of the information was estimated crop yields. As you'd expect in a document like this, there was reference to the individual paddock names. One called [...]

This week I was inspired by a work colleague of mine who epitomises the power of persistence. He has moved halfway across the world to start a new life, but the most inspiring aspect for [...]

Sometimes it might seem like a good idea to change your enterprise mix at the drop of a hat, particularly when seasonal conditions or commodity prices aren't favourable. Of course, in agriculture this is easier [...]

In my day-to-day work, I am dealing with banks and farming clients regularly. I had a conversation with a client recently, and he said he misses the days when the bank manager could approve a [...]

Water is a scarce resource. For the market to be efficient there has to be a nexus between the water allocations and the food and fibre produced. One way to do this is to connect [...]

Coaching comes in many forms. I have a life coach and a recent visit got me thinking about the subject. Some coaching is obvious and easily identifiable, other forms of coaching can be subtle and [...]

I recently attended a GRDC grower update. This was the first time I had been to one of these sessions. It turns out I have been missing out all these years. There was an array [...]