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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, decision making, risk management, workshops Business Management
Published - 21 July 2020 By Jemma Pearl (Agriculture Victoria), Dale Boyd (Agriculture Victoria) New Agriculture Victoria Soil Moisture Monitoring Website Agriculture Victoria has announced improvements to the Soil Moisture Monitoring Program as it continues to support farm businesses impacted by drought and dry seasonal conditions. The … Read More climate, risk management, soil management Risk Management
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 … Read More risk management Business Management
Published - 8 May 2020 By Adriana Robaina, Farm Business Economist Benefits of a Farm Business Check All businesses, farming or otherwise, have strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities. Good managers know in detail what these are and develop plans to make the most … Read More risk management, webinars Business Management, Risk Management
Published - 21 April 2020 By Pippa Auld (Agriculture Victoria) and Mike Krause (P2P Agri) Thinking About Succession Planning with Mike Krause If you’re a young farmer who is currently involved with the family business – or hoping to be in the future – you might be … Read More risk management, succession planning Succession Planning
Published - 22 January 2020 By Jemma Pearl (Agriculture Victoria) Forecasts4Profit website and Local Climate Tool Understanding the jargon and lingo that is associated with climate variability can be confusing. The new Forecasts4Profit and Local Climate Tool can help you to … Read More Agriculture Victoria, climate, risk management, sustainability Business Management, Resources, Risk Management
Published - 7 March 2019 By Gavin Beever (Cumbre Consultants) Using a SWOT analysis to help develop a business strategy A SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis is an excellent tool for reviewing your farm business. It is a quick and easy tool to use. In … Read More decision making, effective management, risk management Business Management, Uncategorized
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, … Read More cropping, risk management Business Management, Resources, Risk Management
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 … Read More cropping, risk management Business Management, Resources, Risk Management
Published - 9 November 2018 By Claire Waterman (Agriculture Victoria) Understanding risk – Economic Video Series This short economic video about understanding risk follows Steve, a broadacre wheat farmer with a dream to see a snow leopard. However, he needs to … Read More cropping, risk management Business Management, Resources, Risk Management