Insights

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Global Farm Debt: Who Pays More?

A look across the world’s major farming economies shows just how uneven the playing field has become—not just in interest rates, but in how much debt farmers are carrying.

No Perfect Rounds: a Lesson in Positive Mindset

Tommy Fleetwood showed us all how positive self-talk and perspective can lead to success in sport and business alike.

Turning the Brain Drain Into Brain Gain for Rural Australia

Keeping young people on the land isn’t only about farm succession – it underpins the health of whole rural communities.

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HSC: A Season of Milestones

Spring is a season of change, and so it is for thousands of students and their families as the end of high school looms.

Agriculture Demands Real Action on Productivity

Australian agriculture is demanding more than lip service from the Federal Government’s Economic Reform Roundtable.

Needle in a Tech Stack – Is Technology Working for You?

Technology drives business in every corner of the economy. But do you know what’s in your agri ‘tech stack’, and what’s available?

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So the RBA Just Cut Rates. What Now?

The recent move by the RBA to cut rates to 3.60% only serves as notice to prepare what uncertainty lies ahead.

Super Changes a Potential Threat to Farm Strategies

The Federal Government’s proposed superannuation tax changes are prompting concern among farming families with significant assets held in self-managed super funds (SMSFs).

Five New (Financial) Year Resolutions for Your Farm Business

As we turn the page on another financial year, it’s a perfect time for farm businesses to reset, refocus, and roll into the new year with a clear game plan.

Steps to Harvesting Grain — Common Grain Alliance

Farmland Values Cool as Farmers Shift Focus

After a year of declining land values, farmers are looking to consolidate recent acquisitions to drive returns.

RIC and a Hard Place: Squeezed Margins Are Changing Farm Lending Landscape

The Regional Investment Corporation’s lending rates haven’t changed since July 2024, and it looks like they could stay higher for longer.

Opinion: Australia, the EU and China now hold the cards

Tim Findlay, CPA Donald Trump’s primary negotiating tactic has always been to throw his counterparts off balance—then bring them back to the table to pay

From the Kitchen Table to the Advisory Room: James Hamilton’s Succession Story

Working on succession planning for other families is challenging enough, but what about working on your own?

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Rethinking farm business success

Last month I travelled to Birchip, Victoria and challenged the conventional thinking of what sets up a farm business for success.

RBA treads cautiously amid Trump wildcard

Inflation is easing, but the path to lower interest rates is still arduous.

Why debt advisors should be at your table

If you have an accountant for tax planning, an agronomist for crop advice…and wool and sheep classers for your flock, why wouldn’t you engage a debt advisor?