Claire Booth, together with her husband Brendan, are first-generation farmers operating a mixed enterprise in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia.
Based on the Macquarie River in the Macquarie Valley, they focus on high value cropping programs, balanced by a small breeding program and livestock trading to 'iron out' the peaks and troughs associated with high-risk irrigated cropping.
In addition to being a Farmer and a Mum, Claire is a Lawyer in nearby Dubbo. She specialises in wills, succession planning, and the transfer of wealth across the generations involved in farming and business.
In 2018, Claire embarked on Nuffield Scholarship combining her passion from agriculture and law to understand from a global perspective what drives land values, and debt and financial literacy in agriculture.
In the episode, Claire speaks about the insights gained from this research tour - through the lenses of both the agri and legal professions - ranging from business growth, expansion, financial literacy to the importance of people management and simple communication.
You can find our guest here: https://www.facebook.com/BoothAgri/
Resources mentioned in this episode:
RCS Australia: https://www.rcsaustralia.com.au
(Grazing for Profit & Next Steps programs)
Principle Focus: https://www.principlefocus.com.au
Allan Parker (Peak Performance): https://www.peakpd.com
NSW Young Farmer Business Program: https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/yfbp
Holmes and Sackett: https://www.holmessackett.com.au
Nigel Kerin (Kerin Poll Merino): https://www.kerinpoll.com.au
KLR Marketing School: https://klrmarketing.com.au
Low Stress Stockhandling School: https://www.lss.net.au
Growing Agri People is a podcast by Sally Murfet of Inspire AG. To find out more about Inspire AG visit https://www.inspire-ag.com.au or follow us on social media @inspireagaus