agribusiness

I was recently talking with a mate of mine and he said they were shearing that week. A conversation ensued about the shearing industry and what had changed. While the basic design of the handpiece [...]

As most people involved in agriculture are aware, the advances in technology in the sector have increased markedly across a relatively short period of time. We have all the "back in my day" stories. People [...]

Looking through a present-day lens back into history, it's easy to identify businesses or individuals that have left a legacy. I obviously can't speak for the founders, but I suspect they didn't envisage the contribution [...]

As we've recently ticked over into the new financial year, now is the time to look at what financially needs doing to set your business up for any opportunities that may come along. Last week, [...]

Operation Flinders has about 300 volunteers, and each play their own crucial part in the organisation. A smaller percentage of these spend the eight days out in the field with the participants as field volunteers. [...]

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. [...]

I have previously written about Operation Flinders, which provides outback adventure programs for disengaged youth. It's a highly successful organisation that has been running for 30 years. The program takes place at Yankaninna Station in [...]

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. [...]

I am fortunate to know lots of positive, productive people, and it never ceases to amaze me how much they get done. I really enjoy following people that are constantly evolving and growing. As they [...]

Some sectors of agriculture have to be quite agile to remain front and centre in their customers' minds. Wine companies are one example. Other agribusiness such as graingrowers and commercial livestock producers tend to produce [...]

The modern agribusiness is a very different beast to what it used to be. These days, it is much larger, and more complex in many aspects. For example, the idea of engaging ongoing external advice [...]

We should all welcome accountability with open arms, as there are clear links between accountability and productivity. But, being accountable can sometimes be uncomfortable, and some people become quite stressed at the mere mention of [...]