It’s great to be a part of the Planfarm team, albeit a baptism of fire with a mid-harvest start date! I originally moved to WA to work in the grain industry in 2000 when producers were looking for assistance with a new hedging product called the AWB Basis Pool...

With harvest well underway across the state and finished already in some parts, the annual review season is rapidly approaching. This is always an opportune time to assess in a financial sense where things have finished for the current season, but also what do things...

Written by:  Mike Cameron | Specialist Farm Business Consultant | 0429 390 144 Given the cost of machinery Planfarm have developed some interesting solutions on how to get the very best out of them with a twist…. How to love your machines and get the very best out of...

Written by:  Cameron Weeks | Farm Business Consultant | 0427 006 944   After the record crop production results of the past two years 2023 has been a challenge to say the least. In WA the major factor of course has been rainfall or lack thereof across the...

Earlier this year I was at work and came across some DAP. It wouldn’t have been noteworthy, except that it was September and I found it ~5cm beneath the soil surface in the paddock. It’s pretty dry if 4 months after seeding the fertiliser granules haven’t dissolved!...

CBH have introduced several new storage/pay grades for the 2023 harvest. Some have been floated for a while now, whereas others have been introduced during harvest to combat seasonal quality issues from the early receivals in the north. I thought it worthwhile to have...

Planfarm is forging the way in horticulture after being awarded a national five-year vegetable and onion benchmarking project. This project is the first of its kind in horticultural benchmarking and is based on the face-to-face farm business consulting service model...

Recognise when you need help. The competition for rural land and the continued pressure for alternative development is only going to increase. It is likely you will be exposed to proposals for tenanted use of land areas. Take home messages: Don’t sign anything unless...

“Legal instruments such as wills and powers of attorney are important but the successful transfer of a lifetime’s wealth while preserving family relationships requires more careful planning than that.” Richard Milroy, Private Wealth Network, Financial Review, Oct...

Written by:  Carter Johnson | Farm Business Consultant | 0429 264 550   After two years of crazy fertiliser prices, we are starting to see a return to ‘normal’ levels. This was the message given to us by CSBP at a recent update. But – the weakening Australian...

Summary Some ISCC requirements, such as aerial spraying of certain chemicals near water bodies, have been changed from moderate to immediate implementation. Many Australian farmers are now questioning their ability to meet ISCC requirements. The six principles of the...

Written by: Simon Leake | Agronomist | 0439 999 173 After another year of early breaks and another year of still seeing growers disorganised at seeding time and not planting on time, I wanted to highlight how much money is being left on the table. We all know that...