agribusiness

I recently had the pleasure to speak with one of the most passionate business owners I have ever met. I really enjoy talking to non-farming business owners, and seeing whether the lessons can be translated [...]

As would be well known by now, I have a strong connection to charitable organisation Operation Flinders. Besides the extraordinary work they do changing the lives of young people, the culture of the organisation is [...]

While reading a newspaper piece about a well-known homewares brand, leaping off the page was the sentence "you can't buy integrity, so you better not give it away". Integrity and reputation are intertwined concepts, particularly [...]

There is little doubt interest rates are going up. When, and by how much, is the $64 question. I certainly don't know and there are a lot of external factors at play. Fixed rates have [...]

I was recently talking with a mate of mine and he said they were shearing that week. A conversation ensued about the shearing industry and what had changed. While the basic design of the handpiece [...]

As most people involved in agriculture are aware, the advances in technology in the sector have increased markedly across a relatively short period of time. We have all the "back in my day" stories. People [...]

Looking through a present-day lens back into history, it's easy to identify businesses or individuals that have left a legacy. I obviously can't speak for the founders, but I suspect they didn't envisage the contribution [...]

As we've recently ticked over into the new financial year, now is the time to look at what financially needs doing to set your business up for any opportunities that may come along. Last week, [...]

Operation Flinders has about 300 volunteers, and each play their own crucial part in the organisation. A smaller percentage of these spend the eight days out in the field with the participants as field volunteers. [...]

In my line of work, I am very fortunate to meet some amazing agribusiness owners. They may be in different sectors of agriculture, but they all share a couple of traits - passion and purpose. [...]

I have previously written about Operation Flinders, which provides outback adventure programs for disengaged youth. It's a highly successful organisation that has been running for 30 years. The program takes place at Yankaninna Station in [...]

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. [...]