The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team and the essential ingredient of trust!

Ever felt frustrated that your team is not performing as it should? If so, have you ever wondered why they are not performing? Do you have a team that truly trusts each other? If you are a farm manager, especially if you farm at a scale that sees multiple to many...

50 years of grain marketing and production in WA

As we celebrate Planfarm’s 50th year, it is a perfect opportunity to timeline events that have shaped our WA grain market landscape over the past 50 years. I am sure these events will bring back memories (both good and bad) as our market has evolved dramatically due...

Building Western Australian Horticulture Business Capacity

Planfarm has wrapped up the Building Horticulture Business Capacity (BHBC) Project, after four years of working with the Western Australian horticulture industry. This project leveraged our expertise to support horticultural businesses to better understand the key...

Highest and Best Land Use – Concept or Opportunity

It could be argued that the concept of highest and best land use dates to the advent of agriculture. Mankind’s intelligence has enabled an unprecedented ability to dominate the planet’s resources. This has resulted in an ever-increasing acceleration of development. As...

Well beyond the farm gate

In Agriculture, we work in a very privileged space, even though sometimes it doesn’t feel like it. Not only is it a great industry to work in, Ag makes a lot of things the world needs, the people are genuine and the environment is great to work in. It is also quite...