Rowell Walton

The proposition that “the time for new ideas has arrived“, is highlighted by the Federal Coalition Government, now advocating deficit spending to achieve higher economic activity and ultimately employment. They are even asserting higher employment is required to lift wages, yet they have been through time, perhaps the most vociferous advocates of austerity and wage

I am a recent user of Twitter, and I have enjoyed the discourse therein, I noted the ABC radio announcer Steve Austin had made a comment about an article; it was rather strong for Steve I thought. That article written by Rutger Bregman; https://thecorrespondent.com/466/the-neoliberal-era-is-ending-what-comes-next/61655148676-a00ee89a carefully articulates the back-story of  government changed, and we saw the

Farmers First began life with the intention of facilitating the delivery of a Multi Peril Insurance product for the cropping sector around Australia, and once bedded down, rolling it out to other cropping and then livestock industries. Most of the rest of the developed and even developing world has this insurance cover, and in many

John Carter, a fifth generational cattle farmer describes himself as an activist, an administrator, an innovator, and a writer. He is a planter of trees and veteran contributor to The Land Newspaper provided me with his little paper tiled ‘How does One Repay Someone Who Created Credit From Nothing? In his introduction to me, he

Today I am introducing a thought provoking article by Roger Crook. Roger emigrated from the UK, trained in agricultural production. As a young bloke he began as a stockman, and ended up working for ICL. With them he rose through the ranks to a senior management of their Zero till branch. It was there that

As the world we know writhes in pain some of the axioms that have driven our post Keynesian world are unravelling. While our medical professionals struggle to find medical supplies, questions remain about our ability to even supply certain foods and household essentials.  Self-sufficiency as a concept is gaining ground. Exactly what the world will

Story published in WA Farmers 30th May 2018 and is available online. FORMER Mukinbudin farmer Rowell Walton said he was still talking to people who thought the window to take out cover for multi-peril insurance had closed. With the late start to the season, Mr Walton said there was still time for farmers to get

This story appeared in the Queensland Country Life – March 27th 2018 and is available online Farmers wishing to access multi-peril crop insurance can now do so through Farmers First, a Darling Downs based business launched to provide income protection to grain producers from this year. The business is driven by former Queensland grain growers, Rowell

Director Farmers First Australia I was instrumental in the formation of the Company to facilitate the expansion of Agricultural Income Protection Insurance (AIPI) for farmers in Australia. I was born on the Darling Downs into a farming family. After being educated on the Downs and Toowaoomba I moved to Condamine on the Western Downs. It

Born and raised on a property East of the Rabbit Fence in Western Australia eastern wheatbelt to a wheat and sheep farming family. Educated at Mukinbudin Primary, Merredin High Schools and Cunderdin Agricultural college and the wonderful world of Hard Knocks. Successfully operated and grew the Mukinbudin property but after two successive droughts in 1976