agribusiness

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Confidence can come in many forms. Lots of people focus on self-confidence, either consciously or subconsciously. There are other aspects of confidence relevant in our everyday lives - one of these is within financial markets. [...]

With 2023 upon us, there will be new years resolutions about in abundance. These tend to be related to health and fitness - which is vital - but other aspirations might include emotional, mental and [...]