People who tend to agriculture or livestock understand climate change; they call it seasons. An experienced sailor will have a firm grasp of tides and meteorology. A farmer has to see the future of weather and make bracketed plans to protect the investment.
Australian farm revenues include just 2% from government support and income tax softening. Starter loans exist for first-time farmers and other products for succession security arrangements. Real estate procurement requires significant deposits and limits market access.
Farm equipment financing has been a roadblock to scaling, and recent financial instruments and high-quality manufacturers allow for low down payment and long-term financing. The used equipment market shows the value retention of what you buy.
Aggies possess the quality of respect for their tools, what they cost, and most importantly what they will earn. I have family who were proud as peacocks when their new Massey Ferguson arrived. It has a climate-controlled barn home with more amenities than my house.
I was on our family dairy farm for the first six years of my life. My paternal grandparents decided it was time to control the disbursement of their estate, pre-demise, and sell the lot. I remember the rows of cows, hey-loft, fields for grazing, and many for corn. Technology has changed many aspects and systems of the industry.
Have you ever stretched out a dingo fence or constructed a wood, concrete, or metal barrier for crop and heard control? Another faint memory I have is of mending fences with my brothers. Materials science advancements have given us extremely durable and versatile wall, rail, and barricade options.
- Modern composite characteristics include temperature, chemical, UV, ice, fire, corrosion, and rot resistance. They are nonconductive, lightweight, and have material strength beyond steel. Choose colour and texture patterns to fit your needs.
- Ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) materials are the most durable. They are intrinsically safe and can be used in airport radar fields with no ground clutter reflection, and maintain access control.
Farm and equipment loans, grants, and rebate programs dwell in government programs. Staying ahead of their funding with proper documentation is a full-time job. The best public websites can offer is connecting farmers with financial tools they need. That may be all you need for your next growth goal.
Tariffs are lifting as foreign diplomatic relationship issues are surpassed by their need for food. Food security is a global concern. I am not talking about a few extra cans in your cupboard. Almost one billion people are in a food emergency. There is a huge market that is not accessible due to the costs of products that need to meet increasingly stringent eco requirements.
El Nino is moving on and farmers will get back to work in drained fields. My hope is we have retained enough to bridge the gap until the next rains. We all remember the dust storms of 2023. Farming airable land can end the dust bowls while feeding hundreds of millions.
How can we compost on a scale large enough to develop healthy soil fast enough to decelerate the descent into world hunger?