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Avoid sunk cost youtube thumbnail
published - 9 November 2018
By Claire Waterman (Agriculture Victoria)
Avoid sunk cost interfering with your decisions – Economic Video Series

This short economic video on helping to avoid sunk cost follows Pete, a broadacre farmer who is wanting to have a good harvest this season, but grain prices are low. Pete believes prices might improve in the future. He decides to purchase grain storage and pays a $20,000 deposit. However …
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Business Management, Resources, Risk Management

Diminishing marginal returns Youtube thumbnail
published - 9 November 2018
By Claire Waterman (Agriculture Victoria)
What are diminishing marginal returns? – Economic Video Series

This short economic video about diminishing marginal returns follows George, a broadacre wheat farmer with a dream to buy a helicopter. But that dream depends on getting the most out of this season’s crop. Watch below to see how George considers how much fertiliser to use.
 

 
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Business Management, Resources, Risk Management

Young Farmer attending a Business Bootcamp
published - 9 November 2018
By Sarah Wallis, Agriculture Victoria
Young Farmer Business Bootcamps in Sale – December 2018

Are you a young farm business manager and/or owner seeking to forge a successful career in the beef, sheep and dairy industries in the Gippsland region. If so, we encourage you to sign up for a two-day intensive business bootcamp in Sale on the 7th and 17th of December, starting …
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