What separates the farming families who build something that lasts from those who simply survive? If you're honest about it, the answer rarely comes down to rainfall averages or commodity prices. It comes down to the decisions made by the people running the show — and the mindset they bring to every one of them. Tim McGavin grew up off-grid in western Queensland, raised by a semi-literate father who could barely read but understood hard work, thrift, and responsibility better than most MBA gr...
Jun 11
45 min
Markets are behaving in ways that don't seem to match the headlines. Conflict in the Middle East, the Strait of Hormuz under threat, oil briefly pushing $120 a barrel, inflation creeping back, interest rates moving the wrong way — and yet equity markets keep printing fresh all-time highs. If you've been watching your superannuation balance climb while quietly wondering what on earth is actually holding the whole thing together, you are not alone. In Episode 126 of The AgriCoach Wealth & W...
May 28
50 min
Most farming families don’t fall apart because of one bad decision. They fall apart because of a conversation that kept getting put off. In this short, straight-shooting mini episode, Ben Law tackles a habit that quietly drains momentum, trust, and future options in family businesses — not through drama, but through delay. The kind that feels sensible at the time. The kind that buys comfort today and creates pain later. If you’ve ever thought “now’s not the right time”, “we’ll deal with it af...
May 21
5 min
She walked Valentino runways at $10,000 a day, built a media career that spanned some of Australia's biggest brands, and was awarded Gold in Fashion & Textiles and Silver in Agriculture & Farming at the Women Changing the World Global Awards in London, 2025. And then she moved to a sheep station in Walcha, New South Wales. But here's what makes Vanessa Bell's story genuinely worth your time: this isn't a fish-out-of-water tale about a city woman finding herself on the land. It's a mas...
May 14
45 min
What if the most underutilised tool in your family business isn't a piece of machinery, a management software, or a new hire — but a structured room full of the right people, asking the right questions? In this episode of the Agricoach Wealth & Wisdom Podcast, Ben Law sits down with Mike Logan AM — farmer, business coach, and one of Australia's most respected advisory board chairmen — to unpack why some of the most successful family businesses in agriculture have quietly adopted a s...
Apr 30
49 min
There’s a message young men are hearing… and reacting to. But what if they’re reacting to the wrong part of it? In this mini episode, Ben Law steps straight into a phrase that stirred up outrage across the world — and reframes it in a way farming families need to hear. Not as chest-thumping bravado. Not as “suffer in silence.” But as a call to responsibility, grit, and discernment. Because there’s a moment every young bloke faces. The gate swings open. The paddock is bigger than he thought....
Apr 23
5 min
Most farming families see their accountant once a year — usually in a panic around the 30th of June. The families who are genuinely building something that lasts across generations? They're doing something fundamentally different. And it has very little to do with tax minimisation. In this episode of the AgriCoach Wealth & Wisdom Podcast, Ben Law sits down with Sarah Becker — Director of Becker & Co QLD, Chartered Accountant, Trusted Rural Business Advisor, and Central Queensland beef...
Apr 16
48 min
What if the thing holding your family business back… isn’t lack of opportunity — but lack of exposure? In this conversation with Kara Knudsen, co-founder of a rapidly scaling northern cattle operation, we get a rare look at what actually happens when a farming family decides to think bigger, act earlier, and deliberately build something that outlasts them. Kara shares the story behind their growth — from humble beginnings and hard seasons to building a business that no longer relies on family...
Apr 2
50 min
What if the most loving thing you can say to your child is, “That’s not good enough.” In this mini episode, Ben tackles a quiet pattern that shows up in farming families everywhere — not laziness, not bad intent, but standards that slowly soften over time. And when standards soften, performance follows. It rarely looks dramatic. It looks like picking your battles. Letting small things slide. Telling yourself you’ll deal with it later. After harvest. After weaning. After the next busy season...
Mar 26
5 min
Character Over Credentials: Building Success in Agriculture That Lasts Some of the most successful people in agriculture didn’t follow the neat, modern career path everyone now promotes — and that’s exactly the point. In this episode, Ben Law sits down with David Foote — board member at Cattle Australia, former executive at Australian Country Choice, and a lifelong student of leadership — for a conversation that cuts through the noise around success, ambition, and what actually lasts in agric...
Mar 19
46 min
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