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Our succession meeting with Dad lasted less than 1 minute…
I remember the day when Dad called my brothers and me into the office.
‘We need to talk about money’, he said.
I was 17 at the time, and I thought I was about to hit a bit of a jackpot.
I was wrong.
We all sat down facing his offic...
The first time my Dad taught me how to shear a sheep is a day I don’t want to remember.
… dragging it out of the pen
… trying to hold it still
… getting my head around how to grip the handpiece
The whole thing ended in a mess, and let’s just say that was the most unlucky sheep in the shed – to have ...
An insider secret rich farm owners know that the rest of us don’t?
Focussing on cutting costs in your farm business is probably keeping you broke.
Okay, maybe its not keeping you broke-broke…but i...
When I ask you to picture the wealthiest 1% in the world, who comes to mind?
Jeff Bezos?
Gina Rinehart?
Bill Gates?
What if I told you that YOU are part of that elite group?
Even if it sounds completely insane, it may very likely be true!
Many of the farm owners we know fit the financial cri...
Sometimes the smallest things in business produce the biggest results.
Quick history lesson:
Back in 2013, Farm Owners Academy co-founder Greg owned a vet business that was turning over $750K per year, $150K of which was profit.
Not bad, right?
But to make that money, he had to do EVERYTH...
Between Greg and I, we’ve been working with farmers for 50 years.
And during that time, we’ve noticed a really troubling trend:
Most farmers stay stuck, forever.
Longer than forever, actually…
Because they spend a lifetime stuck and then pass that legacy down to their kids and then they stay...
The biggest fear for most farmers? (and for most people in general?)
Failure.
The thought of giving it your all but still not making the cut terrifies a lot of people.
I guess I’m not like most people in this respect. Because I’m quite open about the fact that I’ve had a few failed businesses ove...
When I tell farmers it’s possible to:
…They look at me like I have six heads (and maybe half a brain between all six of them!)
Then they start to tell me all the reasons why that can’t possibly be true for them. They think because I wear a su...
Here at Farm Owners Academy, we’ve worked with all kinds of farmers over the years:
And…ones who spend every day stressed out, burnt out, and zoned out because they’re t...
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