Stirling Tavener

By Phoenix Jackson November 2021 Agribusiness is usually complex and labour intensive, therefore efficiencies should be sought by every possible means. This includes handling finances and making financial decisions.   “From policy shifts to competitive pressures and food safety issues, there is always some unpredictability in agricultural industries. With the help of a seasoned agricultural …

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Running a small business can be tough at the best of times. It can be very easy to get caught up in day to day people, product and operational management which can lead to a lack of focus on bringing new business in the front door. So, let’s take a minute to take a step …

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So, the wheels are finally in motion. Your new start-up business is moving ahead after months of planning, years of brainstorming and hours upon hours of work. Now it’s time to get serious. It’s time to talk financing. You’ll be pleased to know that the statement ‘eight out of 10 start-ups fail’ is in fact …

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By Stirling Tavener – March 2017 Agricultural production growth is dropping, terms of trade are increasing (meaning input costs are increasing faster than output growth). Producers need to be ‘smarter’ in how they manage their production systems. This involves adopting new smarter technologies, adapting to changing customer requirements and using external advisors who have skills …

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By Stirling Tavener – February 2017 The increasingly popular phrase ‘from mining boom to dining room’ is proving to be a self-fulfilling prophesy, although agricultural GDP is unlikely to ever reach the value of mining GDP. The contraction of the Australian mining industry has seen government focus shifting to the agricultural sector in the form …

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Understanding values is important to everyone in agribusiness. Taking a long-term view of the performance of Australian farmland values is appropriate given the cyclical and often volatile weather and market conditions that characterise Australian farming. Farmland prices are a function of many variables including, but not limited to: rainfall, location, agricultural industry, productivity, land quality, …

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A lifestyle business is a business set up and run by its founders primarily with the aim of sustaining a particular level of income and no more; or to provide a foundation from which to enjoy a particular lifestyle.  They are geared toward supporting the owner’s income and personal requirements rather than maximizing revenue. The goal of a lifestyle …

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The Agriworld conference is in its inaugural year and provided a forum for experts in their field to convey to agribusiness stakeholders the facts, figures, trends, export information and projections for global agribusiness for the next 35 years. To see the full program: http://www.agriworldaustralia.com.au/conference/Conference-Program/ There is a variety of information – find topics of interest …

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As we begin another Financial Year there may be some items you should address in order to improve on last year’s business management activities and Net Profit. Business strategy – do you know where you want to be in 1, 5 and 10 years? Budgets or cash flow projections – have you extrapolated your expected …

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I attended a seminar on Global megatrends recently and found this report to be very useful for thinking about your business strategically. What, where and how global trends will affect your business.   http://www.csiro.au/en/Do-business/Services/CSIRO-Futures/Futures-reports/Our-Future-World