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Your family isn’t drifting because something went wrong. It’s drifting because the right conversations never happened. Ben Law shares the questions that high-performing farming families ask — and why most families never get around to asking them.
How did the Angus family scale 162,000 hectares, 35,000 head of cattle, and a $37M abattoir — and keep their four adult kids aligned in the business? Josie Angus reveals the mindset shifts, family strategies, and bold moves behind one of Australia’s most impressive ag operations.
High performers don’t talk about it — but many feel it. In this sharp mini episode, Ben Law unpacks imposter syndrome and how to break free from it.
You’ve done the hard yards. Built the asset base, raised strong kids, and started thinking seriously about succession. But there’s one factor most farming families never plan for — and it has nothing to do with tax structures, interest rates, or commodity prices.
It’s who your children marry.
Ben Law has seen it unfold in high-performing farming families across Australia: the slow erosion of unity, the quiet friction that builds at the edges, and the moment when everything that was carefully built starts coming apart at the seams. The good news? Families who do the work early don’t leave this to chance. This blog is for those families.
What do Trump’s chaotic trade moves, rising global risks, and Australian rate cuts mean for your farm’s future? Economist Saul Eslake returns to help you make sense of it all—so you can stay strategic, not stressed.
International negotiator Allan Parker OAM joins The Financial Bloke to reveal why most family stress is avoidable—and how better communication can safeguard your legacy. Learn the neuroscience behind effective conversations, the four behaviours to avoid, and practical tools to bring your family into alignment.
In this timely and thought-provoking episode, Ben Law sits down with John Anderson—former Deputy Prime Minister, generational farmer, and host of one of Australia’s most influential podcasts—for a conversation every values-driven farming family needs to hear.
In this episode of the Agricoach Wealth & Wisdom Podcast, we meet Andrew Miller, manager of Braidwood Station in Western Queensland. Andrew reveals the grit, mistakes, and mindset shifts that took him from overstocked paddocks and sleepless nights to running a powerhouse operation ranked in the top 20% of the beef industry.
In this episode of the Agricoach Wealth & Wisdom Podcast, Ben sits down with David Westbrook—a man who’s lived the highs and lows of farm succession. David shares the raw, unfiltered story of stepping away from his family’s legacy after conflict and disillusionment, only to return years later with a new perspective and renewed hope.
Most farming families struggle with succession. Some avoid the hard conversations, others get bogged down in conflict, and too many leave it too late. But the Conaghan family? They’ve turned the challenge into an opportunity—and they’re thriving. In this episode, Lynise Conaghan of Barmount Station joins me to share how.