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Carbon accounting and carbon farming are probably terms you have heard thrown around a fair bit in recent times.
This is due to government policy settings …
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climate, risk management, sustainability

Business Management, Risk Management

Published - 18 March 2021
By Bridget Fitzpatrick

Current Grants and Rebates March 2021

The following grants, funding and support programs are currently available through Agriculture Victoria to eligible applicants to help your business grow and succeed. See if …
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Agriculture Victoria, Grants

Scholarships, Awards and Support

Screenshot of PowerBi dashboard of Livestock Farm Monitor results

Published - 9 March 2021
By Sam Henty (Agriculture Victoria)

Customise your own analysis using the Livestock Farm Monitor data

Farm performance data collected by the 2019-20 Livestock Farm Monitor Project is now available in the interactive report below.
Users can customise an analysis to investigate …
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Agriculture Victoria, Livestock Farm Monitor Project

Business Management, Risk Management

Published - 4 March 2021
By Kellyanne Harris (Agriculture Victoria)

Ag Related Podcasts

What is a Podcast?
Podcasts are audio recordings that you can listen to on your computer, iPhone or Android device, tablets and other portable devices.
Podcast episodes …
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podcasts

AgTech, Home

Published - 19 February 2021
By Gemma Heemskerk (Agriculture Victoria) and Sophia Chrisoe (Holy Goat Cheese)

Goats and cheese reap rewards for Sophia Christoe

Artisanal agriculture doesn’t often get much airtime when discussing farm business, and it was time to share a story about a fantastic young farmer who …
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case study

Business Management

Published - 2 February 2021
By Sam Henty (Agriculture Victoria)

2019–20 Livestock Farm Monitor Results

In 2019-20, Livestock Farm Monitor Project (LFMP) provided 94 participant Victorian sheep, beef and cropping producers with detailed financial and production performance information. The LFMP …
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Agriculture Victoria, beef, grains, Livestock Farm Monitor Project, sheep

Business Management

Published - 29 December 2020
By Paul Blackshaw (Meridian Agriculture), Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

Stocktaking the business – the 4x4x4x4 Model

Farmers often get busy with the day-to-day farming and struggle to bring all the business partners/family together to think about the direction of the business. …
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decision making

Business Management

Published - 16 December 2020
By Natalie Nelson (Agriculture Victoria)

What makes Gippsland tick? 2019-20 Victorian Dairy Farm Monitor Results

The latest Dairy Farm Monitor report shows that the 25 farmers in the Gippsland sample used a range of operational strategies to manage the 2019-20 …
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Agriculture Victoria, Dairy Australia, Dairy Farm Monitor

Business Management

Published - 10 December 2020
By Claire Waterman (Agriculture Victoria)

How dairy farmers took advantage of improved conditions in 2019-20

One of our surveyed south west Victoria farmers in the Dairy Farm Monitor Project (DFMP) has told us how the improved conditions returned their business …
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Agriculture Victoria, dairy, Dairy Farm Monitor

Business Management

Published - 25 November 2020
By Olive Montecillo (Agriculture Victoria)

Irrigation water use: 2019-20 Victorian Dairy Farm Monitor results

The latest Dairy Farm Monitor report shows that the 30 farmers in the North sample used a range of water strategies to manage the 2019-20 …
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dairy, Dairy Australia, irrigation

Business Management

5 copies of the Victorian Crop Sowing Guide

Published - 23 November 2020
By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

Victorian Crop Sowing Guide available now to inform your crop choices for 2021

The latest edition of the Victorian Crop Sowing Guide is now available for growers to help inform variety choices for the 2021 cropping season.
The guide …
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Agriculture Victoria, decision making, grains, GRDC

Business Management