Agriculture
Tradition Isn’t Always Best in Agribusiness.
A new breed of farmer is emerging who relies less on traditional thinking and more on information and resources to re-examine their production mix. Here are the top trends for those in agribusiness. The golden age of farming Industry experts, such as Simon Talbot, National Farmers Federation (NNF) CEO, predict Australian agriculture is entering into…
Read MoreChanging Agriculture: Reinventing the Family Farm
Ever been stuck in a rut on the family farm? Do you think: we do things this way because this is how Grandad did them; the farm has been in the family for generations so I can’t change it; I feel a huge responsibility to keep this place going? Yet you know – deep down…
Read MoreIs Automated Farming A Threat to Job Security?
By Dr Ray Johnson, Managing Director Agricultural Appointments. As I have previously written, there is a digital revolution underway in Australian agriculture, now with the timely confluence of record production levels marking agriculture as one of the key “industries of the future”. But it is the digital revolution that is changing the traditional harsh image…
Read MoreAre More Women Being Employed In The Agricultural Sector?
By Dr Ray Johnson, Managing Director Agricultural Appointments At the Universities and agricultural colleges offering rural and veterinary courses in Australia, there has been a dramatic change in the gender balance of students over the last 25-30 years. In many instances women now make up the majority of such training courses. As I have previously…
Read MoreSuccessful City Financier Finds a Passion for Agriculture
Patrick Lash was a successful city financier until a short course in agriculture ignited a dream. Here’s how Agricultural Appointments helped turn that dream into a totally new career path. “I grew up in Sydney on the lower north shore at Cammeray, which is pretty green and about as suburban as it gets,” Patrick Lash,…
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