When margins tighten, every line item gets a harder look. That’s not a bad thing— it’s good discipline. But not all costs are equal, and cutting the wrong ones can cost you more than you saved. Before committing to any significant input decision this season, run...

Everybody knows Toyota. Many of us will drive one most days. Few of us pay much attention to the business behind the badge. But that business – and what it spent seventy years working out about how work actually gets done – is worth a closer look, particularly now....

Why a few better decisions are starting to make all the difference There was a time - not that long ago - where things could be a bit loose and still work. You'd get a decent season, a fair price, and it covered a lot. A few decisions weren't quite right, but it...

In last month’s article, Harvest Your Data, Not Just Your Crops: Carbon Prep for 2026, my colleague Toby walked you through what farm data is collected to calculate your farm emissions and how to prepare for it. So, what’s next? How does Planfarm TerraWise turn all...

Attending a Professional Development Day with a presentation by business futurist and AI researcher Gihan Perera prompted me to reflect on my own understanding of AI and consider where farmers are on that journey, sparking this Landline article. Artificial...

Given the current situation with fertiliser supply, particularly nitrogen, wrapping your head around some basic nitrogen calculations before committing to rotations will be a useful exercise for all growers this year, not only due to the price but mainly due to...

The current seasonal outlook has many weighing the "should I or shouldn’t I" of their cropping programs. It is a moving feast of scenario planning; on one hand, we have the immediate prospect of a cyclone on the doorstep, potentially providing ideal seeding moisture,...

In my consulting time, the expansion playbook for Western Australian growers was fairly simple: you either bought the neighbour’s block or you leased it. Buying offered the ultimate prize—retaining all operating profits plus 100% of the capital growth—but required a...

This is a summary of what we know as of today, and some suggestions to help you navigate through the coming weeks and seeding. UAN contracted for April is likely to remain on track. UAN contracted from May-August is now likely to be reduced depending on supplier – up...

This article was first published in the September 2025 issue of TerraWise Insights. To get the latest updates and insights, subscribe today. Over the past few months on the road, we’ve had dozens of conversations with farmers across WA. We thought we’d answer some of...

Written 25th March 2026 At their March 17th meeting and in a 5/4 split decision, the RBA board voted to increase the cash rate to 4.10%, an increase of 0.25%. The decision was largely based on “robust” inflation numbers from Q4 2025 and a tightening in the labour...

As I write, Cyclone Narelle is heading down the coast, with forecast rainfall of 30 to 130mm. At the same time, the war in Iran is limiting nitrogen supplies, with some growers unlikely to receive all the N fertiliser they have ordered. Urea prices for late N...