26 Jul 2018 CALMING THE MIND FOR RESILIENCE
Writing with my nutritionist’s hat on today, I felt it important to discuss what you can do to look after yourself in hard times – particularly stressful ongoing periods, like...
26 Jul 2018 CASH FLOW SURVIVAL TIPS FOR DROUGHT RESILIENCE
It was almost transformational to witness primary producers focus on moisture management during the millennium drought. Drought pens for feed lotting were constructed, sileage pits re established and discipline around...
11 Jul 2018 INNOVATION GENERATION: YOU DON’T GET WHAT YOU DESERVE, YOU GET WHAT YOU NEGOTIATE
I was pleased to be able to present at the Innovation Generation Conference in Wagga. “You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate”. We explored agricultural finance, how...
01 Jul 2018 LAND FORMING
A farming metamorphosis is an economic marvel when witnessed through the lens of hindsight. Land transitioning or land forming as recently seen in the Murrumbidgee and Lachlan Valleys with cotton...
21 Jun 2018 CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: ANNA & MICHAEL COUGHLIN
Animals and environment thrive in holistic farm cycle at Tarabah Pastoral By John Chanter (published June 14 2018) Anna Coughlan says their cost of production is below 30c/kg under holistic farm management....
24 May 2018 SUCCESS OR FAIL: THE GENIE’S LANTERN
Rock bank Split Enz rolled out the hit single “History Never Repeats” in 1981, well before the corporate disasters of Water Wheel, HIH, OneTel and more recently Dick Smith. We...
24 May JOHN WATERMAN INTERVIEWS MATT ATALLAH FROM MATT ATALLAH WINES – PART 1
RSP Corporate Partner in Orange, John Waterman, is enjoying the opportunity to interview local winemakers. Please by entertained by John Waterman's video interview with Matt Atallah from Matta Atallah Wines - who uncovers...
24 May 2018 BORROWING BEYOND THE BANKS
On the 20th September 1519, Enrique of Malacca kissed his family good bye thinking he may never see them again. For he set off with his Portuguese master Ferdinand Magellan...
25 Apr 2018 BEING A TOP 20% PERFORMER
THE TRADEMARKS OF A TOP 20% PERFORMER It wouldn’t surprise me if 80% of cropping farmers believe they are in the top 20% of financial performers and the top 20% of...
10 Apr 2018 AGRICULTURAL DEBT FUNDING BEYOND THE BANKS
Causes and Reasons for Alternative Agricultural Funding Let’s get straight to the heart of the matter. From our extensive engagement with the agricultural community, the motivations to seek alternative debt capital...
10 Apr JOHN WATERMAN INTERVIEWS MATT ATALLAH FROM MATT ATALLAH WINES – PART 2
John Waterman interviews Matt on the next phase of the wine making process...
05 Apr 2018 GETTING OFF THE “X”
(photo by Ian Robinson: Beirut late 90’s) An interesting dialogue between Michele Rigby Assad (Middle East CIA Agent) and Joran Harbinger focused on what life was like as an undercover CIA...