The free version of “Club Notes” for Monday, the 15th of December, 2025.

By Dwain Duxson - Ag Content Creator

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• Pundits in Agriculture say the rule of thumb is that you make 80 per cent of your income in 20 per cent of the years. So, according to Simon Quilty, in 2026, we are going to see the strongest Lamb prices ever and a strong Cattle market to boot. So in 2026, there is one big thing Livestock Farmers need to focus on. We wrote a story about it today.

• We want you to stay on this green line (see the image below). 2026 will also be the information year. You are going to need valuable sources of information that you can sift through, and take benefit from to keep your business on the green line. The alternative is not great. We know it's not about what we do, it's about what we can do for you.

• Is reverse innovation a thing? It could be that something we use today is not as good as something we had previously. Two models back, this Machine was a better version than the one we have today. Trumpy is onto it; he wants John Deere, CNH and the like to reverse-engineer their Machines to make them less complicated and less pricey. We wrote about some examples today.

• We have been writing a lot lately about government waste and how easy it is for businesses and organisations to get government funding. In some cases, it's money for nothing. We ask the question in an article today, which companies and organisations that receive government funding would be commercially viable without it? As Warren Buffett said, "Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's swimming naked"

• Have a great Monday, and subscribe to keep yourself fully informed.

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