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Some people by nature are quite boorish, others are more genteel. This doesn't mean the quiet types don't have strong convictions, rather they are more likely to keep the peace instead of inviting potential conflict. [...]

I am sure lots of people reading this article have had negative feedback at one point or another about a pending business decision, or a personal one, for that matter. When making big decisions, it [...]

I recently had a conversation with a lawyer that specialises in estate planning. This is a very important part of law, and one that is generally not appreciated as much as it should be. The [...]

On a recent Operation Flinders trip, one of the participants was off a farm and, once he found out I had the same background, we ended up having a few discussions about agriculture. There is [...]

Resilience is a bit of a buzzword, and tends to roll off the tongue pretty easily. If you look at the meaning, it is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. The word 'culture' is [...]

Advisory boards have had more prominence in the past few years than in past times. While there have been people and businesses that have provided advisory board services for many years, there are also quite [...]

Recently, an Adelaide-based accountant with a large agricultural client base mentioned the importance of obtaining timely advice. Many activities within the agricultural calendar are dependent on impeccable timing. These can be production-related, such as seeding [...]

I recently got thinking about the reasons why we purchase items. When it comes to farm machinery, numbers can get very large, and have long-term effects on cash-flow. Some people upgrade equipment regularly, others are [...]

There is plenty of advice that says you shouldn't make investment decisions based solely on tax considerations. I would normally fit fair and square in this camp in some cases, but there is a compelling [...]

With interest rates being at historical lows, and agriculture ticking along pretty well, this is a good a time to get your financial house in order. Significant annual savings are in the offing for those [...]

While other people know a lot more about the country's recent stoush with China on barley than me, I want to talk more generally about the risks of relying on a limited number of customers. [...]

No matter how well prepared you might feel when entering into an agreement, either verbal or written, there is always the potential for unintended consequences to arise from it somewhere down the track. This is [...]