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2020 Victorian Crop Sowing Guide

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Business Bootcamps: Building Resilience and Success

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

Dairy cows in a paddock

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

Dairy cows in an irrigated paddock

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

Published - 4 November 2020
By Pippa Auld & Sarah Wallis (Agriculture Victoria)

Expanding My Business – Leasing Explained

As a Young Farmer looking to start or expand your own business, the pathway to success isn’t always clear. Buying land is one possible approach, …
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decision making, effective management

Business Management

Tittle Young fArmer Mentorng Program Apply Now with image of a young male farmer looking toward horizon

Published - 29 October 2020
By Sarah Wallis, Agriculture Victoria

Listen to Sarah Wallis talk about the Young Farmer Mentoring Program

Agriculture Victoria has an exciting new mentoring program for young farmers, with 10 places available in the 2021 program.
Does this sound like something you might …
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learning and development, mentoring

Business Management, Scholarships, Awards and Support

Published - 24 August 2020
By Pippa Auld & Sarah Wallis (Agriculture Victoria)

Farm Finance – Getting Prepared Online Workshop

Last month Jane Foster of ORM delivered an online workshop called Farm Finance – Getting Prepared. The aim of the workshop was to help Young …
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Agriculture Victoria, decision making, risk management, workshops

Business Management

Jen and Brad Smith stand in a crop paddock on their farm. Jen is holding their son and Brad is holding their daughter.

Published - 13 August 2020
By Pippa Auld (Agriculture Victoria)

Business Bootcamps: Building resilience and success

Jen Smith and her husband Brad could only be described as resilient after the introduction they’ve had to being full time farmers. In 2012 they …
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Agriculture Victoria, bootcamp, budgeting, decision making

Business Management

Farm gate opening onto driveway

Published - 16 July 2020
By Paul Blackshaw (Meridian Agriculture)

Time to start thinking about the future

The On-Farm Drought Resilience grants are open and accepting applications until 28th of August 2020 or until all funding is committed. Apply soon to avoid …
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Agriculture Victoria, dry seasonal conditions

Business Management, Scholarships, Awards and Support

Young woman wondering what the grain, stocks and shipping containers are doing

Published - 11 June 2020
By Rebecca Mitchell (Agriculture Victoria)

Making sense of tarrifs, free trade and market access

Victoria is Australia’s largest exporter of food and fibre products and accounts for 27 per cent of the country’s total exports. Having access to international …
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risk management

Business Management

Published - 25 May 2020
By Pippa Auld (Agriculture Victoria) and Sam Henty (Agriculture Victoria)

Sam Henty Talks Livestock Farm Monitor Project

Agriculture Victoria’s Livestock Farm Monitor Project (LFMP) has been running for fifty years. The project collects detailed physical and financial farm information from producers, and …
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Agriculture Victoria, Livestock Farm Monitor Project

Business Management

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