Your Farm Business Podcast

Most farmers judge their accountant by one number: how little tax they paid. But is that the right measure? In Episode 14 of the Your Farm Business Podcast, host Tom Moir sits down with Mike Krause, founder and CEO of P2P Agri, to unpack the relationship between farmers and their accountants, and the assumptions that can quietly cost you. Drawing on a consulting career spanning 200-plus farms, Mik...

Succession planning is one of the biggest risks any farming family will face — and one of the most avoided. In Episode 12 of the Your Farm Business Podcast, host Tom Moir sits down with Mike Krause, founder and CEO of P2P Agri, for an honest conversation about getting the farm from one generation to the next without tearing the family apart. Mike has helped around 20 farming families work through...

What does it actually take to plan your farm's future with confidence? In Episode 11 of the Your Farm Business Podcast, host Tom Moir sits down again with Mike Krause — founder and CEO of P2P Agri — for a deep dive into the software itself: what it does, how it came about, and who it's built for. Mike reveals what "P2P" really stands for (Plan to Profit), and traces the journey...

What does it really take to help Australian farmers make smarter financial decisions? In Episode 10, host Tom Moir sits down with Mike Krause — agricultural economist, author, and founder of P2P Agri — to unpack his journey from wheat-breeding glasshouses at Roseworthy Ag College to building one of Australia's most trusted farm business modelling platforms. Mike shares the full story: growing...

What is the economic outlook for 2023 and how may this impact Australian agriculture?  In 2022, farmers experienced significant increases in interest rates, important input costs, particularly fertiliser, chemical and fuel, and changes to their commodity prices. While changes to these important components of the farming business are common, we haven’t experienced these large increases for some tim...

This week's Your Farm Business Podcast focuses on the impact of recent significant geo-political events in Ukraine, as well as the ongoing pandemic, on Australian farm businesses. Darryl Gobbett,  currently a Visiting Fellow at the SA Centre for Economic Studies at the University of Adelaide, shares his thoughts on these two significant developments, particularly their  impact on commodity pr...

Peter Aikman began his journey toward greater understanding of his farm business by trying to discover the information behind his financial data.  “I wanted to improve my knowledge. I wanted more confidence in my numbers. I wanted more accuracy, transparency with business partners, whether that be people in your business or your banks and to enjoy it.” This has given Peter confidence in not only u...

Phil Dibben, owner of Financial Services South Australia, shares with Mike Krause the benefits of good farm business management and using the P2PAgri software to help his business and his clients. He highlighted several key advantages: Using P2PAgri is easy Using P2PAgri saves him suffering from 'death by Excel' Clarifying the farm business performance for the client and their bank Being...

Judy Wilkinson and Mike Krause continue their discussion on Farm Succession Planning in this third podcast in the series.  This podcast focuses on how important it is to not be put off by some farming families' negative experiences. These can sometimes deter people in farming families from beginning the process.  Mike and Judy stress how this should instead highlight how critical it is to use...

In this second podcast on farm succession planning, Judy Wilkinson and Mike Krause discuss what process she has found helps a farming family to achieve a positive outcome to their farm succession process. Learn more about P2P Agri: https://p2pagri.com.au  

Farm Succession Planning continues to be the most frequently requested topic  from farmers, whatever the forum:  podcast, blog or discussions with farmer groups.  Why does it continue to be such a challenging issue for so many farming families?  In this podcast, the first in a series of three that focuses on different issues relating to Farm Succession Planning, Mike talks with Judy Wilkinson abou...

Darryl Gobbet is currently a Visiting Fellow at the SA Centre for Economic Studies at the University of Adelaide. Darryl is an eminent economist and has had many roles in his successful business career. Darryl and Mike’s path first crossed in the late 1980’s at The State Bank, the predecessor the BankSA. Notably in those times interest rates reached the giddy heights of 22%.  Darryl shares his tho...

Tony Hudson is the Founder and Director of Hudson Facilitation. He shares his insights with Mike Krause of P2PAgri on what he sees to be the five significant challenges facing farm businesses today.     These are challenging times for rural businesses, with increasing risks from climate variation, fluctuating commodity prices, access to export markets and increasing land prices.      Tony brings a...