In recent years, there has been a growing trend of farmers signing agreements with renewable energy companies to lease their land for wind or solar energy production. While these agreements can offer a significant source of income for farmers and contribute to a more sustainable energy future, they can also come with potential risks and challenges.

In this episode, we will explore the different factors that farmers need to consider before signing a wind or solar agreement. We will discuss the legal implications of these agreements, as well as the impact they can have on a farmer's property and operations. 

Our guest for this episode today is Tim Rivett, a legal expert who has first-hand experience with wind and solar agreements. Listeners will gain a comprehensive understanding of the key considerations that farmers should keep in mind before evaluating renewable energy agreements.

Whether you are a farmer who is considering signing a wind or solar agreement or simply interested in the intersection of agriculture and renewable energy, this episode will provide valuable insights and perspectives.

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If you’re the kind of family that leads from the front, not waits for a crisis, the 2026 Roadmap Workshops are for you. Seats open to the waitlist first. Join at: agricoach.com.au/takeaction 

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Ben spent over 20 years working with successful business owners and farming families which allowed him to unearth the timeless principles on how to successfully grow, protect and maintain wealth.

If you want to learn the principles of how to grow your family’s wealth throughout the generations, then you might consider joining The AgriCoach Podcast each fortnight for more Wealth & Wisdom.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast is general in nature and for education purposes only. It is not financial advice. It is not legal advice. No one should act on the information without appropriate specific advice for your particular circumstances. Ben Law is a former financial advisor but is no longer licensed and cannot and will not give you specific or personal advice in this podcast. The Financial Bloke Group Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage occasioned by any person acting or refraining from action as a result of reliance on the information in this podcast.

https://thefinancialbloke.com.au/

In this episode, we explore the characteristics of a "bloody good" accountant and the dangers of a mediocre one.  

Our guest Russell Strack, a seasoned accountant with over 30 years of experience, shares valuable insights on what to look for when hiring an accountant for your business. We delve into what you should expect as a minimum and the skills and services offered by exceptional accountants. 

Russell provides practical tips for small business owners on how to assess the quality of their current accountant and when it may be time to make a change. Whether you're just starting out or have been in business for years, this episode will help you identify the traits of a bloody good accountant and whether you need to break up with yours. 

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If you’re the kind of family that leads from the front, not waits for a crisis, the 2026 Roadmap Workshops are for you. Seats open to the waitlist first. Join at: agricoach.com.au/takeaction 

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Ben spent over 20 years working with successful business owners and farming families which allowed him to unearth the timeless principles on how to successfully grow, protect and maintain wealth.

If you want to learn the principles of how to grow your family’s wealth throughout the generations, then you might consider joining The AgriCoach Podcast each fortnight for more Wealth & Wisdom.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast is general in nature and for education purposes only. It is not financial advice. It is not legal advice. No one should act on the information without appropriate specific advice for your particular circumstances. Ben Law is a former financial advisor but is no longer licensed and cannot and will not give you specific or personal advice in this podcast. The Financial Bloke Group Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage occasioned by any person acting or refraining from action as a result of reliance on the information in this podcast.

https://thefinancialbloke.com.au/

Tapping into the lucrative tourism market for rural producers is a serious opportunity for opportunity for those on the land.

The reasons for starting a tourism business might be drought mitigation, evening out cashflow, supporting succession, servicing debt, paying boarding school fees or just savvy producers taking advantage of a unique business opportunity.

The problem is, it’s easy to identify an opportunity but difficult to get a viable business up and running. Producers are time poor, more often than not lack the experience and don’t know where to start.

My guest today is Susan Lee from CV Consult, a tourism consultant with significant experience in regional and remote tourism in Australia.
 
Susan has a book coming out soon which is a practical guide to starting your own tourism business. It’s designed to give families the short cuts to identifying, assessing and navigating the start-up of a successful tourism business.

Susan can be found at:-

Website:   www.cvconsult.com.au
Email:   [email protected]
Sign Up Page For Pre Launch Book Deals:  https://cvconsult.com.au/tourism-book-sign-up

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If you’re the kind of family that leads from the front, not waits for a crisis, the 2026 Roadmap Workshops are for you. Seats open to the waitlist first. Join at: agricoach.com.au/takeaction 

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Ben spent over 20 years working with successful business owners and farming families which allowed him to unearth the timeless principles on how to successfully grow, protect and maintain wealth.

If you want to learn the principles of how to grow your family’s wealth throughout the generations, then you might consider joining The AgriCoach Podcast each fortnight for more Wealth & Wisdom.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast is general in nature and for education purposes only. It is not financial advice. It is not legal advice. No one should act on the information without appropriate specific advice for your particular circumstances. Ben Law is a former financial advisor but is no longer licensed and cannot and will not give you specific or personal advice in this podcast. The Financial Bloke Group Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage occasioned by any person acting or refraining from action as a result of reliance on the information in this podcast.

https://thefinancialbloke.com.au/

Most rural producers have legal and tax structures in place like partnerships, companies and trusts. They are usually put in place for either tax planning or asset protection purposes but are often ignored or misunderstood as “My accountant deals with that stuff!”

Few understand their structures or realise what can go wrong if they or their accountant are not all over the legal and tax requirements, which is the subject of our discussion today. 

Our guest today is Kylie Wilson, a lawyer who has specialised in advising families in the rural space for well over 20 years. She is a partner at Holding Redlich which has offices in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane and Cairns. Kylie is a sought-after keynote speaker and is technically exceptional in the areas of Estates, Tax, Succession and Self-Managed Super Funds. She is also one of those professionals who really cares about her clients.

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If you’re the kind of family that leads from the front, not waits for a crisis, the 2026 Roadmap Workshops are for you. Seats open to the waitlist first. Join at: agricoach.com.au/takeaction 

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Ben spent over 20 years working with successful business owners and farming families which allowed him to unearth the timeless principles on how to successfully grow, protect and maintain wealth.

If you want to learn the principles of how to grow your family’s wealth throughout the generations, then you might consider joining The AgriCoach Podcast each fortnight for more Wealth & Wisdom.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast is general in nature and for education purposes only. It is not financial advice. It is not legal advice. No one should act on the information without appropriate specific advice for your particular circumstances. Ben Law is a former financial advisor but is no longer licensed and cannot and will not give you specific or personal advice in this podcast. The Financial Bloke Group Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage occasioned by any person acting or refraining from action as a result of reliance on the information in this podcast.

https://thefinancialbloke.com.au/

Ian McLean is the Managing Director of Bush AgriBusiness and co-author of The Australian Beef Report. In this episode, Ian and I will be discussing how the top 25% of beef producers generate 100% of the beef industry profits. 

If you want to be more profitable or become one of the top 25% of beef producers, then this is the podcast for you!

Ian holds a Master of Business Administration and is accredited as a Chartered Agriculturist by the Ag Institute of Australia. Prior to starting Bush AgriBusiness, Ian worked for the NT Cattlemen’s Association, the NT DPI and Deloitte, and has done station work in QLD and the NT.

At Bush AgriBusiness, Ian works with large and small pastoral businesses, helping them understand and improve business performance. He enjoys working with and learning from the top performing pastoral businesses.

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If you’re the kind of family that leads from the front, not waits for a crisis, the 2026 Roadmap Workshops are for you. Seats open to the waitlist first. Join at: agricoach.com.au/takeaction 

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Ben spent over 20 years working with successful business owners and farming families which allowed him to unearth the timeless principles on how to successfully grow, protect and maintain wealth.

If you want to learn the principles of how to grow your family’s wealth throughout the generations, then you might consider joining The AgriCoach Podcast each fortnight for more Wealth & Wisdom.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast is general in nature and for education purposes only. It is not financial advice. It is not legal advice. No one should act on the information without appropriate specific advice for your particular circumstances. Ben Law is a former financial advisor but is no longer licensed and cannot and will not give you specific or personal advice in this podcast. The Financial Bloke Group Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage occasioned by any person acting or refraining from action as a result of reliance on the information in this podcast.

https://thefinancialbloke.com.au/

Today we are going to be discussing some of the problems with corporate investment into Australian Agriculture with our guest, Matt Barton.

Matt is a fifth-generation farmer from central NSW but he is also a teacher, adviser and facilitator with RCS Australia. RCS is an integrated training, education & professional advice business that focuses solely on helping agricultural producers to best manage people, land and agricultural production systems.

Matt went to boarding school in Sydney then studied accounting and finance at University. On completion of his studies, he worked in the financial markets in Sydney in the 1980’s before holding a role as the Corporate Treasurer for a mid-tier mining company. 

He made the choice to return to agriculture and come back to the family farming operation in Central NSW in the mid 1990’s and in 2007 he joined RCS. 

Matt’s time in Sydney provided extensive experience in the corporate and investment sectors giving him the ability to engage, advise and comment at both the producer level and the investor/corporate level, and he has some valuable insights to share with us today.

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If you’re the kind of family that leads from the front, not waits for a crisis, the 2026 Roadmap Workshops are for you. Seats open to the waitlist first. Join at: agricoach.com.au/takeaction 

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Ben spent over 20 years working with successful business owners and farming families which allowed him to unearth the timeless principles on how to successfully grow, protect and maintain wealth.

If you want to learn the principles of how to grow your family’s wealth throughout the generations, then you might consider joining The AgriCoach Podcast each fortnight for more Wealth & Wisdom.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast is general in nature and for education purposes only. It is not financial advice. It is not legal advice. No one should act on the information without appropriate specific advice for your particular circumstances. Ben Law is a former financial advisor but is no longer licensed and cannot and will not give you specific or personal advice in this podcast. The Financial Bloke Group Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage occasioned by any person acting or refraining from action as a result of reliance on the information in this podcast.

https://thefinancialbloke.com.au/

This episode is a new concept I am trying which is a short, bite-sized 10 minute episode with just me. 

Today I’m discussing the 5 Stages of The Rural Succession Lifecycle which I developed over the 20 years I spent advising rural families. 

If you enjoy the episode then I’d be grateful if you would share it with your family, friends and anyone who might benefit. 

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Ben spent over 20 years working with successful business owners and farming families which allowed him to unearth the timeless principles on how to successfully grow, protect and maintain wealth.

If you want to learn the principles of how to grow your family’s wealth throughout the generations, then you might consider joining The AgriCoach Podcast each fortnight for more Wealth & Wisdom.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast is general in nature and for education purposes only. It is not financial advice. It is not legal advice. No one should act on the information without appropriate specific advice for your particular circumstances. Ben Law is a former financial advisor but is no longer licensed and cannot and will not give you specific or personal advice in this podcast. The Financial Bloke Group Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage occasioned by any person acting or refraining from action as a result of reliance on the information in this podcast.

https://thefinancialbloke.com.au/

John Moor is back by popular demand. John is a highly experienced Succession Planning Facilitator and his episode #24 was one of our most popular so far. If you haven’t listened to it yet it’s worth going back for as the feedback has been amazing.
 
Due to the depth of this topic we decided to split into two episodes – the first addressing the younger generation (“the Young’ens”) and the second addressing the generation handing over (or what we affectionately call “the Oldies”).
 
In this episode, Part 2, we will be focussing on the handing on generation and how they should be approaching succession.

If you are in this age group and you are serious about getting ahead, it is important you also get your kids to listen to this episode. And any “young ‘uns” listening, get your parents onto this asap!

John has kindly given us two highly valuable resources – a “Succession Planning Health Checklist” and “Ten Things Our Younger Generation Want to Tell Us”.

To get your free copy visit: https://thefinancialbloke.com.au/successiontips

Learn more about John at https://growmoorbiological.com.au/succession-planning or email [email protected].

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If you’re the kind of family that leads from the front, not waits for a crisis, the 2026 Roadmap Workshops are for you. Seats open to the waitlist first. Join at: agricoach.com.au/takeaction 

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Ben spent over 20 years working with successful business owners and farming families which allowed him to unearth the timeless principles on how to successfully grow, protect and maintain wealth.

If you want to learn the principles of how to grow your family’s wealth throughout the generations, then you might consider joining The AgriCoach Podcast each fortnight for more Wealth & Wisdom.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast is general in nature and for education purposes only. It is not financial advice. It is not legal advice. No one should act on the information without appropriate specific advice for your particular circumstances. Ben Law is a former financial advisor but is no longer licensed and cannot and will not give you specific or personal advice in this podcast. The Financial Bloke Group Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage occasioned by any person acting or refraining from action as a result of reliance on the information in this podcast.

https://thefinancialbloke.com.au/

John Moor is back by popular demand. John is a highly experienced Succession Planning Facilitator and his episode #24 was one of our most popular so far. If you haven’t listened to it yet it’s worth going back for as the feedback has been amazing.
 
Due to the depth of this topic we decided to split into two episodes – the first addressing the younger generation (“the Young’ens”) and the second addressing the generation handing over (or what we affectionately call “the Oldies”).

In this episode, Part 1, we will be focussing on the next generation coming through and how they should be approaching succession.

If you are in this age group and you are serious about getting ahead, it is important you also get your parents to listen to this episode. And any parents listening, get your kids onto this asap!

John has kindly given us two highly valuable resources – a “Succession Planning Health Checklist” and “Ten Things Our Younger Generation Want to Tell Us”.

To get your free copy visit: https://thefinancialbloke.com.au/successiontips

Learn more about John at http://growmoorbiological.com.au/succession-planning or email [email protected].

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If you’re the kind of family that leads from the front, not waits for a crisis, the 2026 Roadmap Workshops are for you. Seats open to the waitlist first. Join at: agricoach.com.au/takeaction 

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Ben spent over 20 years working with successful business owners and farming families which allowed him to unearth the timeless principles on how to successfully grow, protect and maintain wealth.

If you want to learn the principles of how to grow your family’s wealth throughout the generations, then you might consider joining The AgriCoach Podcast each fortnight for more Wealth & Wisdom.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast is general in nature and for education purposes only. It is not financial advice. It is not legal advice. No one should act on the information without appropriate specific advice for your particular circumstances. Ben Law is a former financial advisor but is no longer licensed and cannot and will not give you specific or personal advice in this podcast. The Financial Bloke Group Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage occasioned by any person acting or refraining from action as a result of reliance on the information in this podcast.

https://thefinancialbloke.com.au/

Our guest today is Lachlan Dunsdon, Certified Property Valuer and National Director Rural & Agribusiness at Acumentis.

In this episode we will be discussing the current thinking on how Carbon Credits, Biodiversity and Natural Capital can affect land values for the better - or the worse.

Lachlan grew up on a sheep, cattle and cropping property in Western Queensland and has been valuing rural property and providing corporate advisory expertise for around 16 years.

Learn more about Lachlan at: https://acumentis.com.au/people/lachlan-dunsdon/

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If you’re the kind of family that leads from the front, not waits for a crisis, the 2026 Roadmap Workshops are for you. Seats open to the waitlist first. Join at: agricoach.com.au/takeaction 

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Ben spent over 20 years working with successful business owners and farming families which allowed him to unearth the timeless principles on how to successfully grow, protect and maintain wealth.

If you want to learn the principles of how to grow your family’s wealth throughout the generations, then you might consider joining The AgriCoach Podcast each fortnight for more Wealth & Wisdom.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast is general in nature and for education purposes only. It is not financial advice. It is not legal advice. No one should act on the information without appropriate specific advice for your particular circumstances. Ben Law is a former financial advisor but is no longer licensed and cannot and will not give you specific or personal advice in this podcast. The Financial Bloke Group Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage occasioned by any person acting or refraining from action as a result of reliance on the information in this podcast.

https://thefinancialbloke.com.au/