Published - 29 December 2025 By Sarah Wallis Agriculture Victoria Upcoming Xero and farm office efficiencies workshops Xero and farm office efficiencies workshops coming to Murrayville, Horsham and Koondrook in February. Do you want to build a stronger, more productive farm office? If … Read More Agrifocused, Drought Support Package, Farm finance Business Management, Support & Opportunities
Published - 22 September 2025 By Sam Henty (Agriculture Victoria) Wrapping your own silage: The hidden costs of owning and operating machinery Wrapping your own silage might mean a few days of sitting in a climate-controlled cabin, while listening to the radio. But are you better off … Read More decision making Business Management
Published - 28 August 2025 By Pippa Auld & Sarah Wallis (Agriculture Victoria) Leasing explained For Young Farmers looking to start or expand their own business, the pathway to success isn’t always clear. Buying land isa large investment may seem … Read More decision making Business Management
Published - 7 February 2025 By Paul Blackshaw (Meridian Agriculture) Paul Blackshaw video series – Budget ‘Tips & Tricks’ This is the second in our short article and video series by Paul Blackshaw from Meridian Agriculture on Informed decision making. In this video Paul … Read More budgeting, Meridian Agriculture Business Management
Published - 27 November 2024 By Jemma Pearl (Agriculture Victoria) & Tristan Wardley (Agriculture Victoria) Using a Decision Tree to help Make Decisions Making decisions, the Decision Tree analysis method Making decisions can be tricky, especially when there are many different possible choices and outcomes. One tool that may … Read More decision making Business Management
Published - 12 January 2024 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) What is your ‘view from the verandah’? Farmers generally have a multitude of decisions to make every day, ranging from a decision on the fly in the middle of the paddock, to … Read More Agriculture Victoria, business management, decision making, Meridian Agriculture Business 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 - 9 April 2021 By Pippa Auld (Agriculture Victoria) Making sense of carbon accounting and carbon farming 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 … Read More climate, risk management, sustainability Business Management, Farm Productivity
Published - 22 December 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Time to think about sowing options for next season With harvest finished in the north and under way in the south, now is the time to start thinking about sowing options for 2022. While … Read More Agriculture Victoria, cropping, grains, Production, risk management Business Management, Farm Productivity
Published - 17 July 2019 By Kellyanne Harris (Agriculture Victoria), Chris Warrick (Grain Storage Specialist) Economics of On-Farm Grain Storage As growers continue to expand on-farm grain storage, the question of economic viability gains significance. To make a sound financial decision, you need to compare the … Read More decision making, grains Business Management
Published - 27 July 2021 By Pippa Auld (Agriculture Victoria) Selling soil carbon – an easy win? What does the term soil carbon mean? Soil carbon has been in the limelight lately due to its potential to reduce the impacts of climate change. … Read More climate, risk management, soil management Business Management, Farm Productivity
Published - 31 December 2021 By Jemma Pearl (Agriculture Victoria) Victorian climate projections animation and eLearn Annual rainfall in Victoria has always been variable, however in recent years some of the drivers that would normally push rainfall to Victoria have become … Read More Agriculture Victoria, climate, decision making, Production Business Management, Risk Management