agriculture

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 [...]

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 [...]

It never ceases to amaze me how much you can achieve if a deadline is looming, these can be work related or personal. Everyone would have numerous examples of when they have focused, and achieved [...]

I recently had the pleasure of meeting two young people, who are heavily involved in agricultural investment. Besides being very intelligent and focused young men, another aspect that stuck out to me was their passion [...]

We certainly live in a time of technological advancement. I shake my head sometimes at what has changed in only the past 20 years, and the changes keep on coming at a rapid pace. This [...]

I recently had a discussion with someone I know quite well, and have immense respect for. I have known him for a very long time, as he is the brother of one of my best [...]

There are a lot of uncertainties in the agricultural sector. Agriculture is never smooth sailing at the best of times but at the moment there are a lot of outside influences across the world that [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]