As our world continues to change, our commodity and investment markets continue to be impacted by an ongoing series of externalities.  To help us understand the current market conditions and to offer direction on navigating a significant recent market correction, I...

Succession is often described as a complex, challenging, confronting, highly emotional and intense process.  At its worst, succession can tear families apart, damage relationships and be the demise of significant farming dynasties. We have all seen this.  In this...

Growing up, like most kids, I had three heroes: Mel Gibson, Greg Norman, and Phil Kearns.  All Aussies. All champions in their own way in their chosen field.  To celebrate our 100th Profitable Farmer Podcast episode, it gives me great pleasure to introduce Wallaby...

Eight years ago, Farm Owners Academy (FOA) was just an idea shared by two incredible visionaries, Greg & Deb Johnsson.  Six months later, and following some time with Business Coach Andrew Roberts, the business we see and cherish today was born.  And the rest, as...

Let me be straight for a moment.   Many of us are making tax ‘minimisation’ decisions at tax time that constrict our growth.    Many of us are expecting more of our Accountants than they are equipped to offer.   Finally, many of us do not have the...

It is always a pleasure to catch up, shoot the breeze and reflect on all things finance, farming and family with Tony Catt, Director at Catapult Wealth.  Tony and the team at Catapult Wealth specialise in accounting, wealth creation and succession planning for...

For a vision to be compelling AND create meaningful change, it has to enrol and inspire. Well-designed, a compelling vision can align people from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds, varying persuasions, and even competing preferences. To me, it seems that for...

You will have heard me say this before: Time is our greatest asset.   So many of us feel SO BUSY. We operate in CHAOS. We are REACTIVE rather than proactive.   There is just not enough time in the day!   Putting it simply, I believe that farmers (as a rule) DO NOT...

Once again, we are reminded that no two seasons are the same.  Distinct from prior seasons, we find ourselves in a new business environment where, like diesel prices, the cost of many farm inputs has increased by 30% plus.  The result of COVID and fuel prices on...

Let’s be real for a moment; business ownership is one of the world's toughest assignments. Even more so is farm business ownership, with its numerous complexities and subtleties. At the same time, business ownership AND farming can be very lonely places.  In our roles...