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Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Once again, we are reminded that no two seasons are the same.
Distinct from prior seasons, we find ourselves in a new business environment where, like diesel prices, the cost of many farm inputs has increased by 30% plus.
The result of COVID and fuel prices on freight, combined with the Russia - Ukraine conflict, we may be looking at a situation where some inputs are in short supply at the farm gate.
In this podcast, and on the back of a local meeting with a buying group I am part of, I invite local Cootamundra Nutrien Branch Manager, Timothy Callan, to join Greg Johnsson and me to discuss this issue.
In this, we explore:
what Nutrien are seeing in terms of input pricing and availability;
what is causing these issues;
where the problems are (Urea in particular);
what is the outlook for this, and how long might it last; and
what to do about it.
In addition, I ask FOA Co-Founder Greg Johnsson to discuss:
the mindset we need to have around this;
the need to keep perspective and see the whole picture when making decisions;
the concept of farming for margin at this time;
understanding the law of diminishing returns;
using the analytical tools available to support decision-making; and
the value of quality agronomic / business advisers at this time.
A relevant topic and an important conversation.
With favourable prices across most commodity categories at present, there is an immense opportunity this year IF we analyse well, make strong and early decisions and farm for margin and not yield.
Thank you all, and all the best as we get underway with this unique and new season.
Keep winning!
Hutch
When you’re ready to take the next step and work with us, here are three things you can do:
Subscribe to our ‘Profitable Farmer’ podcastThis free audio podcast delivers ideas to help you run a great business, leading to more profit, control and freedom – Click here.
Join the Farm Owner Academy’s closed Facebook group ‘Profitable Farmer’Our new Facebook community is where smart farm owners learn how to get more profit, control and freedom, and you can connect with like-minded farm owners – Click here to join.
Work with us privatelyIf you’d like our team to help you scale up your farming business or create a ‘freedom farm’ just email us at support@farmownersacademy.comand put “Private” in the subject line… tell me a little about your business and what you’d like to improve and I’ll send you the information you need to get started!
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Let’s be real for a moment; business ownership is one of the world's toughest assignments. Even more so is farm business ownership, with its numerous complexities and subtleties. At the same time, business ownership AND farming can be very lonely places.
In our roles on-farm, and as we all know, we have “ups and downs”.
And so, my question is:
who do you have in your corner?
… who do you have around you helping you be at your best?
… who do you call on to ensure you are resilient, confident and competent?
Engaging a psychologist was a turning point for me - one of the greatest choices and changes I have made. Truly a life-or-death decision. A very real ‘sliding doors moment’ for me.
As a result of my decision to seek professional help and get my head right, my life now is beyond my wildest dreams.
Given this, it gives me great pleasure to welcome Dr Dave Anthony to our podcast.
Dave is a registered psychologist with an impressive list of qualifications, affiliations and experience under his belt. He is passionate about changing the way men engage in therapy and improving their quality of life.
Dave is the CEO and Co-Founder of Mantle - a national, confidential, virtual mental health service for men. Their mantra is to see men across Australia move from ‘below average to good’ and from ‘good to great’… to help them grow and be better versions of themselves.
Join us for this incredible interview in which we explore:
how are men wired;
what drives us?;
what is it we actually want?; and
where we need to focus to be at our best.
Dave, congratulations to you and your team for all you are pioneering and achieving in support of the great men across Australia - our landscape is better for your efforts.
To make contact with Mantle Health, visit: www.mantlehealth.com.au
Click on the green “BOOK A TIME” button
Select service type (Clinical or Performance)
Then “Any practitioner” to find next available (you can check out the team bios first, by clicking the “Our Team” page).
Alternatively, call 1300 646 753, or submit an enquiry via email info@mantlehealth.com.au. Regardless of how contact is made, Mantle Health will respond to all enquiries within one business day
NB: if you don’t have a treating GP, Mantle can assist you in accessing a Mental Health Plan through their partner GP telehealth service for a Medicare rebate of part of the session cost.
Stay strong, everyone.
Jeremy
P.S. for a link to “supporting the men in your life” conversation guide and 4 R’s we referenced during this podcast, click here!
When you’re ready to take the next step and work with us, here are three things you can do:
Subscribe to our ‘Profitable Farmer’ podcastThis free audio podcast delivers ideas to help you run a great business, leading to more profit, control and freedom – Click here.
Join the Farm Owner Academy’s closed Facebook group ‘Profitable Farmer’Our new Facebook community is where smart farm owners learn how to get more profit, control and freedom, and you can connect with like-minded farm owners – Click here to join.
Work with us privatelyIf you’d like our team to help you scale up your farming business or create a ‘freedom farm’ just email us at support@farmownersacademy.comand put “Private” in the subject line… tell me a little about your business and what you’d like to improve and I’ll send you the information you need to get started!
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Once again, our world has taken a surprising and unprecedented turn - on the back of fires, COVID, floods… and now war.
After a period of economic expansion and optimism, we now find ourselves experiencing a global shift to the market we operate in.
To explain and explore this highly significant shift, I am delighted to welcome back our resident investment specialist Terry Tran, founder of The Freedom Trader.
In this episode, we explore the likely combined impacts of:
inflation,
interest rates,
recent government stimulus,
gross indebtedness,
corporate earnings activities, and
the liquidity cycle.
Importantly, and as Terry does so well, we unpack what this means for you as an investor in the stock market. How to be proactive in reviewing and re-shaping your off-farm investment portfolio, and how to position yourself to take advantage of the very real opportunities that now present.
For those wanting more in-depth insight and training on this topic, as well as strategies for creating real wealth through off-farm investing, we highly recommend registering for Terry’s upcoming, FREE & LIVE online wealth creation Masterclass - ‘How to Create Real Wealth Outside Your Farm Safely’ being held on Wednesday 23rd March 2022.
Thank you, Terry, once again for your brilliance and your insight.
I trust this discussion is of value to you.
Enjoy!
Jeremy
P.S. For more information about Terry Tran’s free online training event, ‘How to Create Real Wealth Outside Your Farm Safely’ or to register – click here!
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
In this Podcast, I am delighted to interview my good friend and FOA Business Coach Sam Pincott, sharing with you the story of Holbrook Paddock Eggs.
With so many emerging businesses, especially those that dare to be different, we face a multitude of headwinds, challenges and even criticism. In their careers, Sam and his wife Prue have faced their fair share of all of these. I have genuinely admired the true commitment, determination and persistence they have shown over their 13-year journey.
It is an absolute credit to them to now see their business is really hitting its straps. With a dedicated and loyal team, a strong brand and client base, a scalable business model supported by strong systems, Holbrook Paddock Eggs is now firmly placed as a great example of the ‘paddock to plate’ concept we so often hear about.
With over 15,000 free-range chooks and leading a team of 10, Sam and Prue are a great example of a farming family who have dared to be different while remaining true to their values and pioneered a new and different means by which to succeed in this game of Agriculture.
Importantly, it is also an example of how we can CREATE NEW VALUE by building a business system that works to complement the farm.
We are proud to have Sam as a Coach at Farm Owners Academy, helping other farming families dare to be and do the same!
Congratulations, Prue and Sam, and thank you for openly sharing your story.
Jeremy
P.S. You can learn more about Holbrook Paddock Eggs by clicking here.
When you’re ready to take the next step and work with us, here are three things you can do:
Subscribe to our ‘Profitable Farmer’ podcastThis free audio podcast delivers ideas to help you run a great business – leading to more profit, control and freedom – Click here.
Join the Farm Owner Academy’s closed Facebook group ‘Profitable Farmer’Our new Facebook community is where smart farm owners learn how to get more profit, control and freedom, and you can connect with like-minded farm owners – Click here to join.
Work with us privatelyIf you’d like our team to help you scale up your farming business or create a ‘freedom farm’ just email us at support@farmownersacademy.comand put “Private” in the subject line… tell me a little about your business and what you’d like to improve and I’ll send you the information you need to get started!
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Some important constructs that have changed my life:
“A business will never out-grow its owner”;
“If you do what you have always done, you will get what you’ve always got”;
“For things to change, FIRST I must change”;
“The hardest part to learning is letting go of what you think you know”;
“Thoughts are things, and it is in taking control of our mind, that personal transformation can occur”; and
“Work harder on yourself, than you do on your ‘JOB’”
This morning I arrive back to my farm and office, having had a week away, at a resort on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, hosting both our 2 Day TOP Producers Workshop, and then one of FOA’s Deep Dive Conferences with over 300 of our Platinum Mastermind Members.
What an event! What an incredible community. What a life-changing experience for so many farming families.
To see so many farm owners so completely engaged, so committed to their own growth, and so open to personal development and a focus on mindset mastery, was incredible.
To all of you who attended, my sincere thanks for your significant part in making both events very memorable and transformational for so many.
Farmers are incredible people. Determined beyond belief. A work ethic without equal. A resilience beyond words.
At the same time, so many BELIEVE that they have to ‘work hard to get ahead’, that ‘money is hard to come by’, that ‘it’s hard to find good people’, and that ‘our results are out of our control’…
In this Podcast, I ‘shoot the breeze’ with FOA Team Members Sam Johnsson (General Manager), David Westbrook (Senior Coach & Community Manager) and Sam Pincott (Farm Business Coach). We reflect on our amazing week just gone, the importance of working on our MINDSET, and the POWER – if we are to truly succeed in business & life – of being part of a community of like-minded, growth-oriented, passionate farm owners.
It is weeks like that just gone that define why FOA exists – to offer a MASTERMIND Community for farming families wanting to achieve their potential, improve their lives and create FREEDOM FARMS.
I feel honoured & proud to be part of this team, to teach & apply the entrepreneurial principles we get to teach & share, and to have the opportunity to experience the strength of this community.
To those who joined us, thank you. To our graduates, to our award nominees and award winners – CONGRATULATIONS on your success. Thank you for trusting in us, being leaders in this, and thank you for inspiring those around you.
We hope to see you at one of our future FOA events… soon ! 😉
Sincerely,
Jeremy
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P.P.S The books Hutch mentioned & recommended were:
– The Law of Attraction, by Michael Losier, and
– The Keys to Living the Law of Attraction, by Jack Canfield.
When you’re ready to take the next step and work with us, here are three things you can do:
Subscribe to our ‘Profitable Farmer’ podcastThis free audio podcast delivers ideas to help you run a great business – leading to more profit, control and freedom – Click here.
Join the Farm Owner Academy’s closed Facebook group ‘Profitable Farmer’Our new Facebook community is where smart farm owners learn how to get more profit, control and freedom, and you can connect with like-minded farm owners – Click here to join.
Work with us privatelyIf you’d like our team to help you scale up your farming business or create a ‘freedom farm’ just email us at support@farmownersacademy.com and put “Private” in the subject line… tell me a little about your business and what you’d like to improve and I’ll send you the information you need to get started!
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Every business needs a CEO - including our farm businesses!
As Part II of our Take Control Client spotlight, in this episode, I am delighted to share an interview with Farm Owners Academy (FOA) Member Ben Taylor.
Ben is a valued Take Control Program Graduate and now, a genuine high performer within the FOA Platinum Mastermind Program. Along with his wife Kate, his parents and brother Sam, Ben runs an extensive fourth-generation cropping operation at Condamine in southern Queensland, focusing on wheat & chickpeas in winter and sorghum & cotton in summer.
When Ben & his family started the Take Control Program, they had no shared focus and no real plan. Family members were not always ‘on the same page’, and succession was a real challenge.
Today is a very different story.
Three years on from committing to their Take Control journey, Ben (along with Kate) has lead the charge of applying professional business management practice to their farm. They now operate a very strong plan and are all focused, engaged and clear on their roles. The results being achieved are exceptional. The business is now highly systemised, and importantly, a significant family succession has now successfully been achieved.
Ben is an optimistic character and a natural leader. Through this interview, I am pleased to acknowledge the significant effort Ben, Kate & the Taylor family have made to come together and make their family business work for the long term.
Congratulations, Ben, for how you have grown as a leader to make this happen.
Please note that this interview took place as part of our monthly Coaching Call offerings included with the Take Control program. As such, Ben references the strategic plan that he was sharing (that you will not see!) and speaks to an audience of current Take Control clients (that you will hear communicated with!). Please enjoy this interview for the compelling learnings and inspiring insights Ben shares about his FOA journey so far…I hope this serves as an inspiration to you as you take the steps necessary to set down a compelling plan for this coming season.All the best to you for 2022!Hutch
P.S. Our Take Control program is where Jack first started his journey! Click here to learn more information about this program.P.P.S think someone you know might be interested in listening to this episode?Click the link to forward to a friend!
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When you’re ready to take the next step and work with us, here are three things you can do:1. Subscribe to our ‘Profitable Farmer’ podcastThis free audio podcast delivers ideas to help you run a great business – leading to more profit, control and freedom – Click here.2. Join the Farm Owner Academy’s closed Facebook group ‘Profitable Farmer’Our new Facebook community is where smart farm owners learn how to get more profit, control and freedom, and you can connect with like-minded farm owners – Click here to join.3. Work with us privatelyIf you’d like our team to help you scale up your farming business or create a ‘freedom farm’ just email us at support@farmownersacademy.com and put “Private” in the subject line… tell me a little about your business and what you’d like to improve and I’ll send you the information you need to get started!
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Happy New Year, and may 2022 be your best year yet!
Up to 85% of our success is determined by the QUALITY of our plan and our ability to implement it consistently – It has been proven!
In this episode, I am delighted to share an interview with Farm Owners Academy (FOA) Member Jack Owen. Jack is a valued Take Control Program Graduate and a current FOA Platinum Mastermind Program member. He runs a high-rainfall, meat sheep operation at Smythes Creek (west of Ballarat) in Victoria with his partner Bonnie.
Jack’s story is a compelling one. From a standing start and with a trade background, Jack has embraced the principles and methods taught by the Take Control Program and is now an incredible example of what can be achieved – currently enjoying a highly profitable, well systemised, organised and focused farm with a very bright future.
Thank you, Jack, for sharing your story so openly. You have added immense value to those moving through their Take Control Program and business development journey.
Please note that this interview took place as part of our monthly Coaching Call offerings included with the Take Control program.
As such, Jack references the strategic plan that he was sharing (that you will not see!) and speaks to an audience of current Take Control clients (that you will hear communicated with!). Please enjoy this interview for the compelling learnings and inspiring insights Jack shares about his FOA journey so far…
I hope this serves as an inspiration to you as you take the steps necessary to set down a compelling plan for this coming season.
All the best to you for 2022!
Game on.
Hutch
P.S. Our Take Control program is where Jack first started his journey! Click here to learn more information about this program.
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When you’re ready to take the next step and work with us, here are three things you can do:
1. Subscribe to our ‘Profitable Farmer’ podcastThis free audio podcast delivers ideas to help you run a great business – leading to more profit, control and freedom – Click here.
2. Join the Farm Owner Academy’s closed Facebook group ‘Profitable Farmer’Our new Facebook community is where smart farm owners learn how to get more profit, control and freedom, and you can connect with like-minded farm owners – Click here to join.
3. Work with us privatelyIf you’d like our team to help you scale up your farming business or create a ‘freedom farm’ just email us at support@farmownersacademy.com and put “Private” in the subject line… tell me a little about your business and what you’d like to improve and I’ll send you the information you need to get started!
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
So much of our focus AND the advice we receive is centred around optimising our Farm Businesses.
When we think about off-farm investing, we look to shares and real estate as our primary options.
Remember the small business. Often, the small business we run as a ‘side-hustle’ beside our farms get little attention and are often left to play ‘second fiddle’.
In this podcast, I propose that perhaps our greatest opportunity is in the small business that sits beside our farm business – perhaps there is MORE value to create there? Perhaps your small business may hold the key to helping you achieve expansion, bolster cash flow and move you to the next level!
Do not underestimate the importance and power of a cash-rich business that complements the farm business you have. AND, as farmers, don’t underestimate your business acumen and your entrepreneurial ability.
The business principles and entrepreneurial skills we teach at Farm Owners Academy – when applied to your farm AND non-farm businesses – can together be the perfect combination to set you free! I suggest it just takes a shift in thinking, focus, and a stronger strategic plan to make this happen and THRIVE.
I see so many great examples of this in David & Bianca from ‘Our Cow’, Tom & Phoebe from LambPro, Neil & Coral from the Junee Licorice Factory, Juliet & Huw from the Long Track Pantry, and Sam & Prue from Holbrook Paddock Eggs (just to name but a few)! They have found a way to SCALE with a focus on BUSINESS just as much as FARMING.
If they can do it, why not you?
Remember, TIME is our greatest asset. So if you are squandering time and focusing on low-value activities, I encourage you to STOP, RESET and FIND A WAY to allocate one day per week to working ON YOUR BUSINESS, not in your business… this could be the thing that makes all the difference for you.
I hope this challenges your thinking and offers you some different and BETTER questions over the Christmas and festive season to turn your mind to.
Here’s to the importance of good business practice – applied both ON and OFF farm!
Keep winning!
Hutch & the FOA Team
P.S. To speak with us about how we can help you scale your non-farm business… book a ‘let’s have a yarn’ call with Westy by clicking HERE.
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
In this episode, I welcome Andrew Roberts back for an interview he coordinated with Bianca & David McGiveron, Founders of ‘Our Cow’.This is a genuinely inspiring Australian success story.Just three years ago, David and Bianca were engulfed by prolonged droughts AND wiped out by fires. They were broke, tired, and forced to do something else… to think ‘outside the box’. They asked themselves: how can we re-invent to make our small farm viable long-term? And from a standing start… ‘Our Cow’ was born.Just three years on, Dave & Bianca now employ over 25 people in Casino, in a business currently grossing $8m plus per year. Last month, they delivered over 2,800 boxes to almost every part of Australia. Their monthly recurring revenue for their meat subscription alone is now over $650k per month.Their passion now is to scale, and for ‘Our Cow’ to see hard-working Aussie Farmers get a fair and stable price for their livestock.Remember: doing the same thing over and again and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity.How are you innovating and pioneering to create a business model with the capacity to scale?We hope this episode inspires and motivates you, and we can’t wait to see what is next for our friends at Our Cow.Hutch, Robbo & TeamP.S. If you want more information about investing in the ‘Our Cow’ journey, click here, and they will send you more information. If you want to supply to Our Cow (meat), then send them an email at admin@ourcow.com.auP.P.S. Our Take Control program is where Our Cow first started their journey! Click here to learn more information about this program.
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Land Prices are through the roof, bank lending policies continue to tighten, and the red tape is getting thicker for all across our industry.
If we are serious about farm expansion, inter-generational transition and driving new & improved operating performance, we need to be looking and thinking ‘outside the box’ now more than ever.
With these realities in mind, I call on Collaborative Farming Expert, Jeff McDonald, to explore the benefits of this Farming option.
Jeff is the Founder & Managing Director of Riverland Lending Services and Collaborative Farming Australia. He is also the Chair of many highly successful collaborative farming ventures across Australia – including Bulla Burra, Sherwood Estate and River Wine Collaboratives.
In this discussion, I expected to explore what underpins successful collaborative farming; to learn about some compelling case studies of farming families doing it well and the benefits of this approach to farming... what I didn’t expect, and thoroughly appreciate, is Jeff’s candour and willingness to explore in detail his comment that:
“Good business governance is critical to collaborative and family farming equally. If you are not full bottle on this, you are already on your way out of farming.”
You might not like all that Jeff has to say. You might find it challenging. But in reality, he speaks a truth that farm owners can no longer deny – be professional or perish.
Jeff, thank you for your openness, straight-talk, and insightful explanation of how a collaborative approach to farm business expansion can see everyone involved achieve more.
Thank you all, and I hope you enjoy this discussion as much as I have.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Hutchings
Managing Director, Farm Owners Academy
P.S. If you would like to explore this topic further, you can get in contact with Jeff directly (E) jeff@rls.net.au
When you’re ready to take the next step and work with us, here are three things you can do:
1. Subscribe to our ‘Profitable Farmer’ podcast This free audio podcast delivers ideas to help you run a great business – leading to more profit, control and freedom – Click here.
2. Join the Farm Owner Academy’s closed Facebook group ‘Profitable Farmer’ Our new Facebook community is where smart farm owners learn how to get more profit, control and freedom, and you can connect with like-minded farm owners – Click here to join.
3. Work with us privately If you’d like our team to help you scale up your farming business or create a ‘freedom farm’ just email us at support@farmownersacademy.com and put “Private” in the subject line… tell me a little about your business and what you’d like to improve and I’ll send you the information you need to get started!