Profitable Farmer
Episodes
# 90 - Success starts from within !
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some important constructs that have changed my life: “A business will never out-grow its owner”; “If you do what you have always done, you wil...
# 89 - An example of Excellence Part 2 - Ben Taylor
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every business needs a CEO - including our farm businesses! As Part II of our Take Control Client spotlight, in this episode, I am delighted to shar...
# 88 - An Example of Excellence Part 1 - Jack Owen
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year, and may 2022 be your best year yet! Up to 85% of our success is determined by the QUALITY of our plan and our ability to implement ...
# 87 - Creating VALUE in business
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So much of our focus AND the advice we receive is centred around optimising our Farm Businesses. When we think about off-farm investing, we look ...
# 86 - Meet ‘Our Cow’ - an incredible Aussie success story!
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I welcome Andrew Roberts back for an interview he coordinated with Bianca & David McGiveron, Founders of ‘Our Cow’. This i...
# 85 - Collaborate Farming and all its advantages
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Land Prices are through the roof, bank lending policies continue to tighten, and the red tape is getting thicker for all across our industry. If we...
# 84 - Succession... Warts and all!
30 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
And so, I continue my series of interviews with remarkable rural Australian women. Ladies & gentlemen, meet Lyn Sykes. Spending some time in...
# 83 - Because the language of farming is finance!
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Strong Commodity Prices, a favourable season (for many!), low interest rates and strong capital gains… have you EVER seen such optimism? In Greg ...
# 82 - The issue with OVERthinking
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have an overly active mind and struggle at times with overthinking ?? Trust me on this. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. As farmers, we often work alon...
# 81 - Parental As Anything!
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you love food & cooking, Maggie Beer is Australia’s much-loved national icon and go-to authority. If you love your kids, it’s Maggie Dent! ...
# 80 - Because success starts from within ...!
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My podcast has been hijacked!!! In this Episode, Farm Owners Academy’s Farm Business Coach, David Westbrook, takes the reins and interviews an ext...
# 78 - The BlazeAid Story
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over 15,000 kilometres of new fencing completed More than 16,000 kilometres of old fencing cleaned up or restored In excess of 11,000 farming families...
# 77 - People ’wrangling’ and all things leadership
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Managing people, both family and in farming business, can undoubtedly be one of our greatest challenges. Not only do we have to navigate delicate work...
# 76 - An example of good business I feel proud to be part of!
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For me, Farm Owners Academy is a strong example of good business practice, well-applied. We are seven years old and have enjoyed significant growth...
# 75 - The latest and greatest in all things Ag Tech!
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It is rare to meet true game changers and genuine leaders of Commerce & Industry, let alone get to interview two! In this episode, we meet Gaet...
# 74 - Making an Identity Shift and playing at the ‘next level’
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It gives me great pleasure to welcome Andrew Roberts ‘Robbo’ back to the Profitable Farmer podcast. Not only is Robbo one of the founders of Fa...
# 73 - Navigating a CRAZY Global Economy and WINNING!!!
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every six months, I like to check in with Terry Tran, our resident investment specialist and founder of the Freedom Trader, to get his insights into t...
# 72 - Burnout
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our work ethic is legendary. No question. Our ability to handle volatility, variability, risk, genuine adversity, constant change, and daily correc...
# 71 - Success Leaves Clues
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I have heard it said in my travels that success leaves clues. I have also heard it said that history often repeats itself. In this podcast, we h...
# 70 - Leading Multi-generational success
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So the saying goes… The first generation starts a business. The second generation builds it up. The third generation ruins it. I am sure we ha...
# 69 - Clarity and high-quality planning
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our estimation, less than 5% of farming families have documented, accurate and meaningful family and business plans. In this episode, I speak with ...
# 68 - Exploring a deeper connection
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you open to explore a deeper meaning to life? In this episode, I let you in on a secret and introduce you to an important man in my life. Ov...
# 67 - Because there are SO MANY Personalities in our industry!
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I have heard it said that there is no such thing as a 'perfect family'. Who can relate to this? In business, and within our families, there are ...
# 66 - The Art of Negotiation
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Negotiation is not what we think it is. Negotiation is a skill that all successful business minds and influencers in society learn, master and suc...
# 65 - Making an impact and leaving a legacy in your lifetime
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
During my business and entrepreneurship journey, I have been lucky enough to study with and learn from some incredible minds. Through Marshall Thurber...
# 64 - The year that was and the year that can be...
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2020, for a range of reasons, will be a year we’ll never forget. Yet, at the same time, I feel it will also be a year many of us will cherish and...
# 63 - A helicopter view of the current grain market
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A mate of mine described Brett Stevenson as ‘a legend in our industry’. In 1996, Brett founded Market Check, now Australia’s most highly resp...
# 62 - Because it costs nothing to dream!
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hi [First Name], 12 years ago, as I hung my shingle as the first business coach in regional Australia, Danny Russell, then a 28-year-old budding en...
# 61 - A new spin on leadership and driving efficiency
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership according to one of the all-time greats… In this podcast, I share some of the most compelling business leadership training I have ever...
# 60 - Everything Will Be OK
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to our 60th episode! WOW! We are so proud to reach this milestone in the Profitable Farmer journey. Over the past 3 years, t...
# 59 - The Women of FOA
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of this important two-part series, I interview another small group of Farm Owners Academy Platinum Mastermind Members. This time the wo...
# 58 - The Men of FOA
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In an important two-part series, I interview two small groups of Farm Owners Academy Platinum Mastermind Members. Firstly, the Men of FOA, and then...
# 57 - Coaching Elite Business Teams for Results - James Kelly
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How important is your language as a farmer? And how important are your words in enrolling your family & team to achieve all you hope & drea...
# 56 - What does an ARROW & COMPANY CULTURE have in common?
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Out of 10, how do you rate your company’s culture, and what do you do in order to enhance & optimise it? Team and family culture is at the...
# 55 - Mindfulness and it’s Place in Business Leadership
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I used to think being a leader meant that I had to know it all, have all the answers, control every decision, and work the hardest. I used to think le...
# 54: Pushing Yourself - The Mindset of the Elite with Ricky Dumigan
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all have 2 or 3 people who truly inspire us, for me Ricky Dumigan is one of those people. An incredibly disciplined, dedicated, and resilient hi...
# 53 - Value-based Investing and the Stock Market’s Recovery Post Covid-19 with Terry Tran
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Covid-19 has had a profound effect on so many small business owners, big businesses, and economies across the globe. It has been fascinating to watch ...
# 52 - BONUS - Money Mastery and How Understanding Your Finances Can Set You Up For Life
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a special edition interview with Farm Owners Academy Co-Founder, Andrew Roberts, we explore the topic of MONEY in detail. So many of us have inh...
# 51 - All Things Fine Wool and Great Business
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wool prices have been adversely affected in recent months by the Covid-19 pandemic, no doubt with the potential to severely impact wool producers in t...
# 50 - Advancing the Australian Sheep-Meat Sector – A Conversation with Tom Bull
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There is no doubt a ground-swell of real confidence across our industry is increasing…about bloody time! Much of this, I believe, is the result ...
# 49 - Covid-19 and the Property Market
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Covid-19 pandemic is impacting our communities and our economy in ways we have never experienced before. All experts agree, we are in largely un-c...
# 48 - Financially Literate or Flying Blind...Which One Are You?
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I was chatting to a farmer the other day, who in conversation made 3 bold and cocky statements… saying them as if he had some badge of honour: “...
# 47 - The Covid-19 Impact on Agriculture and Finance Sectors
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We find ourselves in unprecedented times, like no other in recent history. Crazy, in many ways... following prolonged drought and recent fire events. ...
SPECIAL EDITION - Covid-19: Dealing with FEAR and Anxiety.
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simply this is a MUST LISTEN TO Podcast. Right now, FEAR and ANXIETY is at a peak, and very real for many / most of us. Fever pitch even... and only a...
# 46 - Succession Series Part 2 - Building Trust Within Farming Families
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trust is critical to any high-performing team. Equally, it is essential to effective family-farming businesses... Do you have a strong basis of ...
# 45 - Making Farm Succession Work
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Succession is a misunderstood and very challenging issue for many Australian farming families. Many of us have tried this and had a negative experienc...
# 44 - How the fear of failure can destroy your dreams
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Implementation is the key to success! In today’s podcast, I chat with Andrew and discuss the importance of realising, accepting and overcoming yo...
# 43 - From Refugee to Riches
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Time to diversify... Creating balance sheet wealth long-term must be our primary focus, even when challenged in the here-and-now. Success in anyth...
# 42 - Responding strongly in times of real adversity
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2020 has arrived to us in a way that no one wished for or expected. Adverse and extreme fires threaten farming families and rural communities across A...
# 41 - It’s time to reflect, it’s time to reset and renew
29 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tracy Secombe is incredible. Plain and simple. Her support to her Farm Owners Academy clients once again this year has been astounding. Her cont...
# 40 - Analysing Risk in Farming Systems
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How exposed am I? Assessing and managing risk within our farming systems. I love the principle that in order to succeed, it is the business with t...
# 39 - An example of agricultural entrepreneurship at its finest
29 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From a desire to find useful farm research and analysis tools for her own family... to Australia's number 1 online resource hub for farmers and agribu...
# 38 - Learning from Big Business
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, we explore the way in which strategy, change, leadership transition, people management and business transformations are achieved at t...
# 37 - How to handle burnout and stepping into your zone of genius
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Andrew interviews Farm Owners Academy incoming CEO. Jeremy Hutchings is an amazing coach who is a lot of experience in agriculture....
# 36 - How to create a profitable freedom farm that can work without you there
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of our main aims here at Farm Owners Academy is to teach you how to create a profitable farming business that can work without your constant prese...
# 35 - Ask a better question, and the power of zero-based thinking
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s really simple. Asking a better question will lead to a better decision. The problem is, we weren’t taught at school how to ask a great q...
# 34 - Are you really ok?
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
RUOK? The 10th annual RUOK Day takes place on Thursday 12th September 2019. Farm Owners Academy wholeheartedly supports the RUOK in...
# 33 - Investing is just like planting, and why there are lots of opportunities right now
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast we interview Terry Tran. Terry shares with us how investing is just like planting a crop and the power of timing. There’...
# 32 - A big reason why conflict occurs in family farms and how to fix it.
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Are you frustrated because your vision for the farm is different to other family members and you can’t agree on the way forward? In this podca...
# 31 - Could your money beliefs be holding you back
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you think that you might have a negative association to money? If you get stressed, angry or you find yourself complaining about money, you might b...
# 30 - If you chase two rabbits, you will catch neither.
29 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever get distracted? Do you often have ideas but sometimes lack the ability to implement or see them through to completion? Do you feel cry...
# 29 - How the Vacuum law can be used to create prosperity in your life
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we discuss how The Vacuum Law can be used to create prosperity in your life. The Law of the Vacuum is a universal law and is one of the main...
# 28 - Sound advice for an up and coming new farmer. Stop complaining and smile more
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of our clients, David Westbrook, shared an article that he’d written recently. It really inspired me, so I decided to interview him for this ...
# 27 - The three main reasons farmers make world class investors
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Being an entrepreneurial farmer today can be tough. There seems to be more work and less time to get things done...and you need to devote even more en...
# 26 - How to hire a GUN worker
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
G’day, In this week’s episode, Andrew walks you through the steps to hire a GUN worker. Here are some of the things that you will learn: ...
# 25 - How setting a major dominant goal will beat procrastination and bring you a lot more focus
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you put the ‘Pro’ in Procrastination? Then this podcast is for you! This podcast will teach you: What a major dominant goal is; Why we...
# 24 - How Tim & Cheryl are creating a Freedom Farm
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 24: How Tim & Cheryl are creating a Freedom Farm Today we share an interview of Tim and Cheryl Freak that we did for our mastermind cli...
# 23 - The power of having a check up
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The quality of your business and life is in direct response to the quality of the questions you ask. Today’s podcast takes you through 10 key a...
# 22 - How to create wealth off your farm and generate money while you sleep
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"HOW TO CREATE WEALTH OFF YOUR FARM AND GENERATE MONEY WHILST YOU SLEEP” “Don’t work for money, make it work for you” – Robert Kiyosaki ...
# 21 - How to 10x your business and scale things up
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What would happen if you grew your business by 10x? What would need to change? Do you think it’s even possible? What if you knew it was e...
# 20 - Why you need a visionary in place to become a TOP producer
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Who sets the vision for your business? Who is in charge of that? Is it clear who is in charge, and does this person have clarity on where your b...
# 19 - How much is enough
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How much do you need to achieve financial independence? Do you have this written down? Have you completed a capital allocation plan to map out wha...
# 18 - Manage your energy before you manage your time
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The more energy you have, the easier it is to get things done. We often procrastinate when we don’t feel great. In this p...
# 17 - Removing Distractions and playing snakes and ladders
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Are you disciplined at focusing on one thing until completion? Do you remove things around you that cause distraction? Does saying 'no' come easy to y...
# 16 - 5 ideas to help you through depression and sadness
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How I Dealt with Depression Please note, this is what worked for me, this may not work for you. You need to find the best path for you and please ...
# 15 - The more you LEARN, the more you EARN
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 15: The More You Learn, The More You Earn Hi there, it's Andrew here. This is going to be a short podcast, but I'm going to give you some g...
# 14 - How freedom farmer David was able to enjoy a 9-week holiday with his family
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 14: ‘How freedom farmer David was able to enjoy a 9-week holiday with his family’ In this podcast I interview David Westbrook, a membe...
# 13 - How to build your confidence and go for what you want
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 13: ‘HOW TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AND GO FOR WHAT YOU WANT’ “CONFIDENCE drives SUCCESS…” How much do you like yourself? Do you h...
# 12 - Marketing your way to new markets
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Marketing your way to new markets In today’s episode, we are joined by Tim Young, a farm marketing expert, author, and founder of the Small Farm...
# 11 - It's how you react the drought that matters most
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“It’s HOW YOU REACT to the Drought that MATTERS MOST” In this episode, we aim for all of us to not overlook the benefits of the drought situat...
# 10 - The 5 Ways To Break Through The Ceiling
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Greg and Andrew will be educating on what to do when you or your business hits a ceiling. Thanks to the Entrepreneur Organizatio...
# 9 - 7 Ways To Run A World Class Team And Master Communication In Your Business
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The 1st Component: CLEAR JOB DESCRIPTIONS It has to be written up. Making a clear job description for each team member has to be in writing...
# 8 - 3 Ideas To Double your Productivity And Significantly Reduce Your Stress Levels
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
3 Ideas to Double your Productivity and Significantly Reduce your Stress Levels When you think about, it’s not actually time management that you ...
# 7 - How to deal with the Fear of Failure
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a fear of failure? You know you do, IF - Ever worry about things not working out Put a lot of expectation on yourself to succeed Exp...
# 6 - Three things you need to stop doing on your farm
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Successful people are always looking to offload tasks to get back their time. Unsuccessful people take on every task in order to save money. In this ...
# 5 - Why doing the technical work on your farm is most likely costing you a lot of profit
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast:- Greg and Andrew are going to help you understand that you can't free yourself from being busy while you are being busy. They're goin...
# 4 - Run your farm like a professional AFL team
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine you are the manager and coach for the Adelaide Crows AFL team. Your role is simple. Hire and train the best team to win the premiership. You...
# 3 - Generate more profit by getting your financial records in order
12 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this Pod cast you will learn: How setting up your financial records will make you more money Why you need a budget (you can also download a great...
# 2 - What Needs To Happen Before You Become A Highly Successful Farmer
09 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Summary of Episode 2 Why working harder is NOT the answer Having goals is important, but there are many other things you also need to work on If you d...
# 1 - The Skills You Need To Be A Top 5% Farmer
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Summary: Why you need to learn business skills to be a top 5% farmer The definition of a real business and why most farmers never achieve this A sum...