farm management

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Farming is full of instances where plans need to be changed with little to no notice. Some issues will come up that will be quite minor in nature, while others will require a significant change [...]

Forward planning in farming has always been important. It's very rare to find a farming business that doesn't plan its cropping rotations or livestock breeding program well in advance. Another immediate area that will need [...]