TKV Insights

Hailing from up north QLD in the Burdekin, Rapisada Farms are the movers and shakers in the Australian melon growing industry including being the growers of the famous orange candy melon. Sib Rapisada, one of the owners of this great Aussie agri-business is an innovative and progressive guy who doesn’t let the weeds grow under his feet.

The English language is full of cliches and sayings passed down through the generations. We use them most every day, but do we actually believe that they were formed out of real experiences, proved time and time again throughout the eons.

2020 was strangely a year of positives for many in the agricultural sector despite the global upheavals of Covid-19, Looming USA elections and threats from China.

Construction is also rich in small business and predominately utilizes Australian manufacturing, labour and resources in its supply chain.  This being said; construction certainly has not been immune from the effects of COVID-19.  During 2020 residential and subdivision works declined by more than 10%.  The governments at both Federal and State levels have responded by bringing forward spending on shovel ready infrastructure projects, particularly road and rail.