Employee retention matters. Organisational issues such as training time and investment, lost knowledge, mourning, insecure co-workers and a costly candidate search aside; failing to retain a key employee is costly. Various estimates suggest that losing a middle manager costs an organisation up to 100 percent of his salary. The loss...

James Thompson has transferred his management skills from meat chickens to salad greens as he works around the plate with the production of some of Australia’s finest fresh food. At Pearcedale on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, James Thompson is overseeing the harvesting of salads and vegetables that grow here in the...

By Dr Ray Johnson, Managing Director Agricultural Appointments Agriculture is now undergoing its third major revolution from mechanical and scientific revolutions into the digital agriculture revolution. The sector has seen the introduction of modern tools used including moisture precision sensors, mobile apps, soil sensors, use of GPS and advanced software....

If you’re in agribusiness you will know how difficult it is to attract well-qualified employees, particularly if you are in a regional or remote area. Asia’s rising middle class, with its increased demand for food and agricultural products and services over the next 50 years, will make attracting the best...