24 Nov Pioneers and Forefathers – a 100 years of Farming
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,...
11 Nov Agri-funding Success Case Study
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...
11 Nov Drought, Bushfires, Pandemic, US Election & China’s Trade Tariffs – are you prepared?
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...
27 Oct Interest rates, drought strategies and ‘Cost of Carry’
By John Waterman After witnessing the severity of recent droughts, the severe shortage of fodder, and the high cost of freight, never has there been a...
27 Oct Advice to young farmers from decorated veterans in Finance
By Brad Sewell Communicate your ambitions One of the most important things for a young person setting out in the rural industry is to express their passion...
14 Oct Why farms are still Undervalued
By Ian Robinson (email [email protected] if you want a copy of the farm valuation calculator). The greatest debate is how farms are valued or should be valued. ...
16 Sep Latest Farm Depreciation Case Studies
Case Study 1 – Grazing property Kangaroo Island SA $2.5m Assets: 809 Ha, 55km fencing, cattle yards, sheep yards, shearing shed, several small sheds, silos &...
16 Sep Discovering Your Inner Honey Badger
By Ian Robinson If your muscular nicotinic cholinergic receptor has evolved so it will not bind to a-neurotoxins, then you are lucky that you will be...
23 Jul Observations of an Agribusiness Debt Advisor
By Ian Robinson Thanks to quantitative easing measures, borrowing rates out to 3 years has dropped dramatically. Both in terms of cost of funds for...
17 Jun Outback Stouty: Hidden tax benefits when buying a farm
by Michael Stout Over the last 12 months Michael and the team have been busy running around the country, completing farm depreciation reports in every state...