ON FARM SHEEP SNAPSHOT: Jack O’Connor, S Harden, NSW Area: 8,000ha Enterprise: Wool, prime lambs, winter cropping Livestock: Dual‑purpose Merinos Pasture: Lucerne, fescues, stubbles for summer grazing Soil: Sandy loam Rainfall: 600mm Jack O’Connor E: jack@oxtonpark.com.au mla.com.au/EDGE Upcoming Business EDGE courses are Value people well‑travelled 26‑year‑old planned for: “People are agriculture’s feels very strongly about. LESSONS Longreach, Queensland: biggest asset, but it can be Whether it’s chatting LEARNED 10 June easy to forget this in tough to fellow producers at Clermont, Queensland: years,” Jack said. workshops and field days, > Don’t be complacent 13 June “Some of the people travelling the world or with marketing your Naracoorte, SA: who work at Oxton Park working with business products. 19 June have been here since advisors, Jack’s advice is > Assess the value of Adelaide, SA: my grandfather’s era and to always be open to new investments (including 26 June have spent more than 40 perspectives. new products and years mentoring the new services) against the Orange, NSW: “You can never stop learning. business as a whole. 24 July generations coming through We’re so fortunate in our – they’re people that I respectsociety to have such great > Understand cost of a great deal and have learnt access to so many resources, production to identify so much from over the years.” and we should never take opportunities for profit. Establish strong networks that for granted,” he said. ■ Business EDGE reinforced the importance of networking, something the 21