farming

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

A few months ago, I wrote about Marie Shaw KC. This piece is about Graham Edmonds-Wilson KC, whom I have known for many years, as his brother is one of my best mates. I find [...]

We have all heard the saying "good things come to those who wait". In farming this concept is front and centre. The time to reap the rewards in farming is always somewhere off in the [...]

This is really embarrassing, but it did happen. While leaving Melbourne very early in the morning, I filled up my vehicle with fuel. Even though I have been driving diesel vehicles constantly for 40 years, [...]

An important factor to be considered before undertaking any task is the question "why am I doing this?" - a good question, that I suspect is rarely contemplated. This article came to mind after I [...]

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 [...]