A generational farmer required funds to implement a final stage of their succession plan. It involved purchasing land from a family member and dissolving a business partnership. He was a...
RSP recently settled on a refinance for a cattle station located in far western QLD. The 4.10% variable interest rate achieved was considered pretty good for a semi-arid operation which has...
(If you're wondering, yes that's Ian climbing Denali in Alaska). Whether you have just drenched 1,000 weaners, strained 5km of fencing or ran 20km, there is a sense of satisfaction that...
On the 8th October 2018, the whos who of the beef feedlot industry will be converging into Brisbane for the mighty Beef Ex 2018. Big hats, big boots and big...
By Ian Robinson Thunderstorms which occur in a weak vertical wind shear usually have an upright and quite a spectacular menacing appearance. At any given time, strong uprising wind shears located...
We all know too well the perils of drought. It reminds us every day the sun rises on the baked earth. It is easier said than done that drought is...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...