The Business of fruit growing
Bu$iness: the SUMMERFRUIT industry
Data for the pome fruit industry is not perfect, but it appears to be consistent. My observations of...
Bu$iness: the PEAR industry
Having previously presented my view of the apple industry, this article presents my view of the...
Bu$iness: the APPLE industry
Let’s start with the number of establishments in Australia’s pome fruit industry. In 1998 there were 1279...
The carbon price and you
Australia now has a price on carbon emissions. While some people expect the carbon price to be...
Bu$iness: Sound management
Strong businesses are built on good management I work with a wide range of agricultural...
Bu$iness: Good business governance and the role of director
AICD and the Boards of larger companies treat the position of director very seriously. Despite this,...
Bu$iness: What average return must I achieve?
In my last article on the subject of profit, I encouraged business owners to have a clear...
Bu$iness: Optimising income
This is the final in a series on orchard performance in the context of financial management. This...
Bu$iness: Setting a culture of SUCCESS
Recently I saw for the first time a television program called ‘Megabuilders’; a series of...
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