The AgriCoach Podcast by The Financial Bloke

Most parents want their kids to learn how to be good with money. They instinctively know that a failure to learn how to play the game of money will put their kids at a major disadvantage, making their lives so much harder. But, whilst the majority of parents want to help their kids, most just don’t know how the hell to go about it. 

Because this this is such a hot topic with most parents, I decided I would try a Three Episode series on Kids and Money which I’ve called Money Muscles.  

In this episode (Part 1) I’ll be joined by Tim Rivett. We will be drawing on our almost 40 years of combined professional experience to discuss why you should be educating your kids about money.

If this podcast has ever added value to your farming business, we'd love for you to leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

https://pod.link/1598835360

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Ben Law is a coach to some of Australia's most successful farming families. He was raised on the land — three generations of farming in his blood — and has spent almost 30 years and more than 40,000 hours alongside farming families, first as their financial adviser and now as their coach. Along the way he learned the truth nobody talks about: what makes or breaks a family legacy isn't the money — it's whether the family can communicate, get aligned, and prepare the next generation before succession arrives.

That's what this podcast is about. Each fortnight Ben sits down with farming families, trusted advisers and industry experts to unpack how to build a family that thrives across generations — strong in business, strong in relationships, and set up to hand over the farm without losing each other.

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.

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Today we have Senator Susan McDonald to give us her take on the current Foot & Mouth Disease situation and how the Agricultural Industry can help tackle the problem politically.  

Susan grew up on her family’s cattle property near Cloncurry in far north QLD. She studied and worked in the accounting industry before purchasing a chain of butcher shops in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and ran them for 6 years before deciding to take the plunge into politics. 

Susan was elected to the Australian Senate for Queensland and is now the Shadow Minister for Resources and for Northern Australia, and the chairman of the Federal Government’s Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport committee.

You can find out more about Senator Susan McDonald at:

• https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=123072
• https://susanmcdonald.com.au/ 

If this podcast has ever added value to your farming business, we'd love for you to leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

https://pod.link/1598835360

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Ben Law is a coach to some of Australia's most successful farming families. He was raised on the land — three generations of farming in his blood — and has spent almost 30 years and more than 40,000 hours alongside farming families, first as their financial adviser and now as their coach. Along the way he learned the truth nobody talks about: what makes or breaks a family legacy isn't the money — it's whether the family can communicate, get aligned, and prepare the next generation before succession arrives.

That's what this podcast is about. Each fortnight Ben sits down with farming families, trusted advisers and industry experts to unpack how to build a family that thrives across generations — strong in business, strong in relationships, and set up to hand over the farm without losing each other.

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.

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Investing in Commercial Property can be complicated and risky if you don’t know what you are doing but if you get it right, it can be a powerful way to build off farm wealth for your family.

The best way to be a successful investor in any area is to educate yourself, and a great way to do this is by listening to highly experienced experts in their fields, just like our guest today. In this episode I discuss off-farm investing into Commercial Property with Dan Dwan, the Managing Director of Colliers International Toowoomba. 

Dan and I will be talking about some of the basics of investing in Commercial Property, the risks, what to consider and how to get started.

You can learn more about Dan at:

https://www.colliers.com.au/en-au/experts/dan-dwan 

If this podcast has ever added value to your farming business, we'd love for you to leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

https://pod.link/1598835360

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Ben Law is a coach to some of Australia's most successful farming families. He was raised on the land — three generations of farming in his blood — and has spent almost 30 years and more than 40,000 hours alongside farming families, first as their financial adviser and now as their coach. Along the way he learned the truth nobody talks about: what makes or breaks a family legacy isn't the money — it's whether the family can communicate, get aligned, and prepare the next generation before succession arrives.

That's what this podcast is about. Each fortnight Ben sits down with farming families, trusted advisers and industry experts to unpack how to build a family that thrives across generations — strong in business, strong in relationships, and set up to hand over the farm without losing each other.

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.

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Today our guest Daniel Elder will be discussing how QRIDA has helped some Queensland rural producers save a collective $3m in interest and Professional advice fees using QRIDA’s Farm Business Analysis Assistance Program.

Daniel comes from the land and grew up near Chinchilla on the Darling Downs in QLD. He has over 15 years experience in the banking sector and is currently the Manager of QRIDA’s Farm Debt Restructure Office.

Just a heads up before we start for anyone who lives outside of Queensland this government program is only available to Queensland based rural producers so whilst there is some good content, this episode might not be as relevant to you as others.

To learn more about QRIDA, visit https://www.qrida.qld.gov.au/.

If this podcast has ever added value to your farming business, we'd love for you to leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

https://pod.link/1598835360

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Ben Law is a coach to some of Australia's most successful farming families. He was raised on the land — three generations of farming in his blood — and has spent almost 30 years and more than 40,000 hours alongside farming families, first as their financial adviser and now as their coach. Along the way he learned the truth nobody talks about: what makes or breaks a family legacy isn't the money — it's whether the family can communicate, get aligned, and prepare the next generation before succession arrives.

That's what this podcast is about. Each fortnight Ben sits down with farming families, trusted advisers and industry experts to unpack how to build a family that thrives across generations — strong in business, strong in relationships, and set up to hand over the farm without losing each other.

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.

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Our guest today is Kylie Wilson, a Partner at Holding Redlich and veteran rural legal adviser in Estates, Succession Planning and Tax.

Kylie and I discuss her unique perspective on why Succession Planning and Estates often turn into dust ups, how to avoid them and preserve the family’s wealth and relationships.

For the younger listeners out there, if you are not too interested in estate planning, after listening to Kylie today you will get to understand why you should be very interested in your parents' estate planning as it will impact you, especially if you are in business in general or the business of farming and don’t want to lose the farm!

To learn more about Kylie, visit https://www.holdingredlich.com/lawyers/brisbane/kylie-wilson. 

If this podcast has ever added value to your farming business, we'd love for you to leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

https://pod.link/1598835360

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Ben Law is a coach to some of Australia's most successful farming families. He was raised on the land — three generations of farming in his blood — and has spent almost 30 years and more than 40,000 hours alongside farming families, first as their financial adviser and now as their coach. Along the way he learned the truth nobody talks about: what makes or breaks a family legacy isn't the money — it's whether the family can communicate, get aligned, and prepare the next generation before succession arrives.

That's what this podcast is about. Each fortnight Ben sits down with farming families, trusted advisers and industry experts to unpack how to build a family that thrives across generations — strong in business, strong in relationships, and set up to hand over the farm without losing each other.

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.

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No one wants to talk about divorce but with around 1 in 3 marriages ending in divorce, it is a fact of life that you or someone you care about will live through one. 

Murray Crawford is a family lawyer and on today’s episode we will work through what you need to know if you, one of your family or someone you care for, goes through a divorce and how to avoid destroying your family’s wealth in the process. Wealth is hard to accumulate but it is bloody easy to lose - especially in a divorce - so listen carefully to Murray’s advice. 

To learn more about Murray, visit:

https://www.clolawyers.com.au/meet-the-team 

If this podcast has ever added value to your farming business, we'd love for you to leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

https://pod.link/1598835360

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Ben Law is a coach to some of Australia's most successful farming families. He was raised on the land — three generations of farming in his blood — and has spent almost 30 years and more than 40,000 hours alongside farming families, first as their financial adviser and now as their coach. Along the way he learned the truth nobody talks about: what makes or breaks a family legacy isn't the money — it's whether the family can communicate, get aligned, and prepare the next generation before succession arrives.

That's what this podcast is about. Each fortnight Ben sits down with farming families, trusted advisers and industry experts to unpack how to build a family that thrives across generations — strong in business, strong in relationships, and set up to hand over the farm without losing each other.

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.

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Today’s guest is Dr Terry McCosker.

Terry and I are discussing what a Carbon Credit actually is and how they have the potential to substantially improve the overall profitability and sustainability of some farming operations, resulting in a magnification of a family’s wealth both now and intergenerationally.

The most exciting part is we are discussing the initial findings of one of the world’s largest Carbon Credit trials which Terry has been integrally involved in.

Terry is a Founding Director of RCS Australia which for over 35 years has provided integrated training, education and advisory service to the agricultural sector. He is an internationally acclaimed teacher and has worked in research and property management in both the government and private sectors for almost 55 years.

It has been said his ideas took farming out of a war with nature into an association with it. He introduced Australian farmers to the concept of ecosystem health and developed methods of measuring it, alongside financial health.

Terry has more recently focused his attention on using his experience, education and expertise to assist the farming community to identify and make the most of the opportunities carbon credits could offer.

To learn more, visit:

- RCS:     https://www.rcsaustralia.com.au/
- Carbon Link:     https://www.carbonlink.com.au/

If this podcast has ever added value to your farming business, we'd love for you to leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

https://pod.link/1598835360

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Ben Law is a coach to some of Australia's most successful farming families. He was raised on the land — three generations of farming in his blood — and has spent almost 30 years and more than 40,000 hours alongside farming families, first as their financial adviser and now as their coach. Along the way he learned the truth nobody talks about: what makes or breaks a family legacy isn't the money — it's whether the family can communicate, get aligned, and prepare the next generation before succession arrives.

That's what this podcast is about. Each fortnight Ben sits down with farming families, trusted advisers and industry experts to unpack how to build a family that thrives across generations — strong in business, strong in relationships, and set up to hand over the farm without losing each other.

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.

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Today, Ben Forrest (Real Estate Agent and Partner at the Resolute Property Group) and I will be discussing the key things you need to know if you want to successfully sell a farm.

Most farmers and graziers are thinking about buying more land, not selling, but purchasing a new block sometimes requires the sale of some land to fund the new purchase. There are also those nearing retirement that will be either downsizing to a smaller block or selling up entirely and moving into town.

Selling any major asset is a complex and stressful process, so the best results are almost always achieved when you prepare well. The problem is that most of us haven’t got years of experience selling properties, so we will inevitably make some mistakes, unless we find the right people to help us navigate the complexities and avoid the traps that the inexperienced fall into.

As Benjamin Franklyn famously said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail,” and with the value of farms these days, the cost of getting it wrong could be significant.

You can find out more about Ben Forrest and the Resolute Property Group here:-

- Website: https://www.resoluteproperty.com.au/agent-profile?agent_id=16571
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Resolute-Property-Group-100714978090867 

If this podcast has ever added value to your farming business, we'd love for you to leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

https://pod.link/1598835360

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Ben Law is a coach to some of Australia's most successful farming families. He was raised on the land — three generations of farming in his blood — and has spent almost 30 years and more than 40,000 hours alongside farming families, first as their financial adviser and now as their coach. Along the way he learned the truth nobody talks about: what makes or breaks a family legacy isn't the money — it's whether the family can communicate, get aligned, and prepare the next generation before succession arrives.

That's what this podcast is about. Each fortnight Ben sits down with farming families, trusted advisers and industry experts to unpack how to build a family that thrives across generations — strong in business, strong in relationships, and set up to hand over the farm without losing each other.

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.

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My guest for this episode is John Moor, founder of GrowMoor Biological and a 6th generation producer from South Africa. John and I discuss his journey from being an average or mediocre dairy farmer to one of the top producers in the world and how he achieved it. 

You might be thinking, I’m not a dairy farmer or a farmer so what can I learn today? But we are not discussing the business of farming we are discussing the business of success. 

If you are the sort of person that wants to do better both personally and financially then then you will want to hear some of the wisdom John learned by surrounding himself with exceptional people and focussing on doing things differently to everyone else. 

John is a bloody interesting bloke and today we are also going to get into how his perspective of what true success looks like when he suffered a life-threatening situation recently on a trip back to South Africa. 

You can find more details about John on his:

• Website -  https://growmoorbiological.com.au/
• Facebook page - www.facebook.com/GrowMoorBiological

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 Financial Bloke 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 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. 

If this podcast has ever added value to your farming business, we'd love for you to leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

https://pod.link/1598835360

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Ben Law is a coach to some of Australia's most successful farming families. He was raised on the land — three generations of farming in his blood — and has spent almost 30 years and more than 40,000 hours alongside farming families, first as their financial adviser and now as their coach. Along the way he learned the truth nobody talks about: what makes or breaks a family legacy isn't the money — it's whether the family can communicate, get aligned, and prepare the next generation before succession arrives.

That's what this podcast is about. Each fortnight Ben sits down with farming families, trusted advisers and industry experts to unpack how to build a family that thrives across generations — strong in business, strong in relationships, and set up to hand over the farm without losing each other.

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.

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Jack Cresswell (host of the popular Farms Advice Podcast) and I are going to discuss his podcast journey, why he took the leap and how interviewing around 100 of Agriculture's most innovative and influential people has changed him.

We are also going to talk about why you should be listening to podcasts and how they can have a significant impact on you and your family’s future.

You can find out more about Jack:

Website: https://farmsadvice.com.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/farmsadvice
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farmsadvice/

If this podcast has ever added value to your farming business, we'd love for you to leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

https://pod.link/1598835360

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Ben Law is a coach to some of Australia's most successful farming families. He was raised on the land — three generations of farming in his blood — and has spent almost 30 years and more than 40,000 hours alongside farming families, first as their financial adviser and now as their coach. Along the way he learned the truth nobody talks about: what makes or breaks a family legacy isn't the money — it's whether the family can communicate, get aligned, and prepare the next generation before succession arrives.

That's what this podcast is about. Each fortnight Ben sits down with farming families, trusted advisers and industry experts to unpack how to build a family that thrives across generations — strong in business, strong in relationships, and set up to hand over the farm without losing each other.

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.

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