Profitable Farmer

If a plan only lives in your head, no one else can help you make it happen. That's the line that sits at the heart of this conversation. Because so often on a family farm, there isn't one plan. There are two, or three...

What if the best investment you could make on your farm costs nothing extra to feed, never needs a day off, and compounds in value every single year? That's the case Dr Mark Ferguson has been making for 30 years. And...

Some friendships change your life. This one changed Australia. When Tracy Bevan met Jane McGrath at an airport café in 1996, they were simply two British women far from home, trying to find their place in a new country...

<p>There’s an old saying that uncertainty creates opportunity. </p> <p>But if you're a grain grower right now, uncertainty can also create confusion, hesitation, and some pretty costly decisions. </p> <p>Over the past...

<p>In Part 1, John Fargher took us back to the beginning, exploring the early days of AgriWebb and the farming families who backed a young ag tech company long before the rest of the industry could see what it would...

<p>John Fargher grew up on a remote family station in the Northern Flinders Ranges, where distance, drought, hard work and innovation were simply part of life. <br> <br> He saw first-hand how quickly farming can change...

<p>A good season can hide a lot. So can a strong balance sheet. But performing well on the surface does not always mean the business is built on the right foundation. </p> <p>Risk builds quietly. Options narrow over...

<p>Are you concerned by the uncertainty surrounding increased fuel prices? </p> <p> </p> <p>Is the current global turmoil challenging your view on how to best navigate this season? </p> <p> </p> <p>The biggest risk...

<p>This week, Sam Johnsson hijacks the podcast while I’m off on a skiing holiday in Austria and he takes on a topic that might not sound flashy, but can quietly change everything in a farm business: building a strong...

<p>Selling the family farm can feel like the ultimate failure. For a lot of farming families, it can carry guilt, grief, and the sense that something precious has been lost. </p> <p> </p> <p>But Mike Stephens challenges...

<p>As we step into 2026, there’s a lot of noise out there. </p> <p> </p> <p>Geopolitical tension. AI hype. Market highs. Media drama. <br> </p> <p>And if you’re a farm owner trying to make steady, strategic decisions in...

<p>What if the real constraint in your business isn’t effort, seasons, or skill, but the role you’re still stuck playing? </p> <p> </p> <p>For Ben and Kate, this question didn’t arrive neatly. It crept in over time...

<p>There comes a moment in every farm business where the question isn’t how much more can we do, it’s what do we actually want to build? </p> <p> </p> <p>For Simon and Naomi Goode, that moment came after years of doing...

<p>There comes a point when the late nights, the mental load, and the constant pressure make you wonder... how much longer can we keep doing this? </p> <p> </p> <p>Lachlan and Anna Sutton hit that point. Burnt out...

<p>What if the hardest seasons in your business turned out to be the ones that set you free? </p> <p>In this deeply honest episode, Marina Gregor, one of our senior business coaches sits down with Andrew Graham, a...