Most families don’t ignore problems — they postpone them. This episode asks what that delay is really costing your future.
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#125: What Does a Tokyo Runway Have in Common With a Sheep Station in Walcha NSW? with Vanessa Bell – CEO & Founder of Australian Luxury Knitwear VANESSA BELL
What do a Valentino runway, a Women Changing the World Gold Award, and a great-grandmother’s knitted baby blanket have in common? More than you’d think. Vanessa Bell’s journey — from international fashion and high-powered media to Woolmark Licensee and superfine Merino grower at Walcha NSW — is a rare look at what vertical integration on a farming enterprise can actually look like. And what it takes to back yourself when the idea feels impossibly big.
Hard Ground Podcast with Josh & Steph Borowski – Ep 1: Farm Succession Is Breaking Families… Here’s Why with Ben Law
Most farming families know succession matters. Very few start early enough to get it right. Ben Law — former financial adviser and founder of AgriCoach — joins Josh and Steph Borowski on Hard Ground to talk about why farm transitions so often break families, and what it takes to build the clarity, trust, and alignment needed to protect both the farm and the people behind it.
#124: The Family Advisory Board – Your Secret Weapon for a High-Performing Family Business with Mike Logan AM, Business Coach, Mentor, Advisory Board Chairman
Mike Logan went from stretching a cotton farm’s balance sheet to its limit to chairing advisory boards for some of Australia’s most ambitious family businesses. In this episode, he and Ben Law unpack the structure that high-performing families use to make better decisions, develop the next generation, and build for the long term — and why the question you’re not asking could be costing you more than you think.
Sorry Mum. But I’m Going To Say It Anyhow.
She’ll cringe when she reads this. She’ll probably ring and tell me off. But some things need to be said out loud.
Behind every strong farming family is a mum who sees what others miss — who champions quietly, holds the line through the hard seasons, and thinks decades ahead so the next generation has something worth inheriting. In this Mother’s Day reflection, Ben Law honours his own mum and every mum on the land whose fingerprints are all over Australia’s family farm legacies and the succession plans that protect them.
MINI: You Young Blokes, Time To Stop Bellowing At The Gate
The gate opens. The paddock feels bigger than expected. Do you complain — or walk? A grounded message for young men stepping into responsibility.
#123: Playing the Long Game: What High-Performing Rural Families Actually Do With Their Accountant with Sarah Becker, Director of Becker & Co (QLD), Chartered Accountants & Rural Business Advisors
Most rural families treat the end of financial year as their main reason to talk to their accountant. The families building something truly generational? They’ve rewritten that relationship entirely. Sarah Becker — Chartered Accountant, Rural Business Advisor, and Central Queensland grazier — joins Ben Law to share what the top performers are actually doing differently, and why the gap between a dream and a plan is wider than most families realise.
#122: Why Investing in Your Next Generation Is the Smartest Succession Move You’ll Make with Kara Knudsen, Knudsen Cattle Co – CEO & Co-Owner| Nuffield Scholar | Board Member Nuffield Australia
What changes when a farming family stops relying on tradition… and starts building a business that can grow beyond them? This episode will challenge how you think about developing the next generation.
The Most Dangerous Thing on Your Farm Right Now Isn’t Diesel & Fertiliser Prices.
Eighteen months into the worst drought his district had ever seen, one farmer asked a question that changed everything — and it had nothing to do with the weather. With input costs biting and global pressure mounting, Ben Law shares why the greatest risk to your farm’s future, and to succession planning under pressure, isn’t sitting in your fuel tank or your fertiliser shed. It’s the story you’re telling yourself while it isn’t raining.
MINI: Love Your Kids Enough to Say That’s Not Good Enough
High standards don’t make you a hard parent. They make you a preparing one. This episode asks a confronting question: what are you quietly tolerating — and what is it teaching your kids?