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Profitable Farmer

Profitable Farmer

Hosted by: Farm Owners Academy

This show is all about increasing the profitability of your farm so you work smarter and not harder. Your host, Jeremy Hutchings (CEO of Farm Owners Academy), reveals the best farming business tips for more leverage...

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Episode 174 - Nothing Beats High Prices like High Prices with Brett Stevenson, Market Check

In recent years grain growers nationally have enjoyed an extended period of strong prices and favourable market conditions. According to grain industry authority, Brett Stevenson, Managing Director of Market Check,...
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Episode 173 - Beating Brain Cancer, with Sam McGuane

From growing up on a dairy farm in western Victoria with 12 siblings to the frontlines of one of the toughest fights in medical research, Sam McGuane’s story is one of resilience, service, and hope. As the inaugural...
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Episode 172 – How AI And ChatGPT Can Transform How You Operate As Farm Business Owners With Dimity Smith

When you wear as many hats as our farming families do, time is one thing you never have enough of.  From the kitchen table to the paddock, we’re constantly making decisions, solving problems, and figuring out how to...
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Episode 171 - The Value Of Getting Away From Your Farm For Inspiration And Clarity – lessons from a recent FOA client conference

I really values the constructs that: ‘you cannot solve the problem you have created in the environment in which you created it’… and ‘many minds make for smarter work’.What could you see more clearly if you took time...
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Episode 170 - How Demographics Can Shape Smarter Farm Decisions with Simon Kuestenmacher

What if the future isn’t something to fear but something we can prepare for, shape, and lead into with confidence?For Simon Kuestenmacher, understanding what’s ahead isn’t guesswork. It’s grounded in...
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Episode 169 - Don’t Wait for a Crisis to Care — A Real Talk on Farm Safety with Rebecca Fing

What if we treated safety not as a box to tick, but as a culture to lead?  For Rebecca Fing, this isn’t a theoretical question — it’s the heart of her life’s work. From her base in Goondiwindi, Rebecca and her team at...
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Episode 168 - A Shout-Out to the Great Work of Agri-Entrepreneurs - The Wayne Perkinz Story

Every great innovation starts with a question — Could this be done better?    For Wayne Perkins, that question came in a wool shed, with a busted back, and a view of shearing that hadn’t changed in a century. He...
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Episode 167 - Enrolling the next generation - the McArthur Family Story

Succession isn’t just a plan on paper — it’s a living, breathing conversation about legacy, leadership, and what we’re really passing on. And when it’s done well, it can strengthen not just the business, but the...
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Episode 166 - The TOP Producers Workshop: 10 Years In The Making

Now and then, you get the chance to pause, look back, and really take stock. And when that moment rolls around, it can be quietly powerful.  That’s exactly what this episode is. A milestone. A moment. A...
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Episode 165 - Tariffs, Turbulence & Tough Decisions: How Farmers and Investors Can Navigate Economic Uncertainty with Terry Tran

The markets are rattled. The headlines are loud. And for farmers trying to plan ahead, it’s starting to feel a bit like trying to build a fence in shifting sand. That’s exactly why, in this episode of Profitable...
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Episode 164 - Work harder on yourself than you do on your business

Let’s be honest - running a farm can feel like a never-ending list of things to do. The sun comes up, and we’re off… chasing the day, solving problems, making it all happen. But here’s the question we’re leaning into...
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Episode 163 - Is your greatest opportunity buried inside your toughest season? with Jeff McDonald, RLS Agribusiness

As we reset for 2025, many are feeling the weight of a brutal 2024. And to be completely honest — when you're staring down a decile one year, it’s hard to know where to start.   How do you budget with confidence? How...
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