16 Mar Ag in the 22nd Century Today
PHOTO: Charlie Arnott - Regenerative Farmer and Educator by Ian Robinson "Farmers are in the enviable position of being able to leverage the natural capital of their landscape, and given the increasing...
PHOTO: Charlie Arnott - Regenerative Farmer and Educator by Ian Robinson "Farmers are in the enviable position of being able to leverage the natural capital of their landscape, and given the increasing...
By Brad Sewell It wasn’t until I completed a 4,220 klm trip to visit 16 clients in 8 days that I realised how much investment in agricultural infrastructure is going on...
CLIENT POSITION A generational farming family had the opportunity to purchase land. It was a considerable increase in debt for them, so they were wanting to ensure that they had the...
CLIENT POSITION Our clients are winemakers, making both their own wine and contract winemaking for others. They rented a premises which had served them well over a number of years but...
By Deb Purvis In order to achieve their long-term goals, businesses require financial stability. Sometimes businesses are so focused on achieving their long-term goals that they forget about the steps required...
CLIENT POSITION Loan (limit)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $4,600,000 Enterprise:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Agribusiness: Beef Cattle Lender Type:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tier 1 Banking: Refinance / Restructure Location:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Northern NSW Bankability:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Improving A well-established grazing family was facing resistance...
By Ian Robinson The energy within an (ocean) wave is a function of the wave height, the wave energy period, the water density, and the acceleration by gravity. As memorising as...
CLIENT POSITION Loan (limit)Â Â Â Â Â Â $10,000,000 Enterprise:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Agribusiness: Dryland Farming Lender Type:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tier 1 Banking: Refinance / Restructure Location:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ...
SCENARIO ONEÂ Client A Loan Limit:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $7,275,000 Enterprise:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Agri (horticulture, dryland cropping) Type:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tier 1 banking Location: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ...
By Ian Robinson In January 1788 Australia’s livestock industry consisted of just 7 horses, 7 cattle, 29 sheep, 74 pigs, 5 rabbits, 18 turkeys, 29 geese, 35 ducks and 209 fowls. By...
CLIENT POSITION Holding both agri and residential investments $1.85mil agri facility $970k residential investment facilities  REASON FOR ENGAGEMENT The client was interested in exploring competitive finance options & better service After...
By Deb Purvis Drought, Bushfires, Pandemic, US Election & China’s Trade Tariffs, some of these events have had us thinking much further into the future than perhaps we ever have before. Scenario...