agriculture

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 [...]

Time will tell just how much agriculture is affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Some industries have had immediate catastrophic consequences, agriculture not so much. Hopefully this remains the case. As a result of the current [...]

The vast majority of country people spend a lot of time on the road each week. I average about 900 kilometres weekly. Despite the costs, it does provide an opportunity to make use of this [...]

A few weeks ago, I was asked to speak to the Coomandook Ag Bureau branch on the topic of agricultural finance. I was more than happy to do so, particularly at Coomandook, as the place [...]

I think the businesses in country towns can sometimes be forgotten to a certain extent. There are those that are completely reliant on agriculture, such as the machinery dealers and the rural merchandise businesses. During [...]

In the past few months, the economy has been front and centre - in a capitalist society it comes with the territory. Discussion about the economy was in overdrive during the recent federal election campaign. [...]

Many farmers I know believe they are risk averse, but quite a few people outside agriculture tend to think the opposite. There are not too many industries where the operator spends the vast majority of [...]

I don’t know about you, but at times it seems like we only hear bad news in the media. Recently though, The Stock Journal, ran a very positive headline: "Growing Appeal". Elizabeth Anderson followed this [...]

No, not a formal one anyway. There is certainly ample money available to lend. Although, the ease of how it’s distributed has changed somewhat. For a profitable farm business with good levels of equity, it’s [...]

Are you disappointed with the return on your latest business decision? Or maybe you want to expand, but are unsure of the real risks involved? Well, what if you knew the outcome of every business [...]