Published - 31 July 2020 By Tess McDougall (Agriculture Victoria), James Paulet (Agriculture Victoria) Winter grazing management crucial for spring success How a pasture is grazed and managed over winter will determine how quickly it responds to the increase in day length and temperature observed in … Read More more from less, Production Farm Productivity
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 Farm Productivity
Published - 5 June 2020 By Alexander Clancy (Agriculture Victoria) The Benefits of Precision Agriculture in Australian Grain Systems Precision agriculture or ‘PA’ can mean very different things. At a recent conference in Canada, it was stated that there are over thirty accepted definitions … Read More ag tech, grains, precision ag Farm Productivity
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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, Livestock Farm Monitor Project Business Management, Farm Productivity
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, Farm Productivity
Published - 11 December 2019 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) 2020 Victorian Crop Sowing Guide – Available now The Victorian Crop Sowing Guide, previously known as the Victorian Winter Crop Summary, is now available for the 2020 cropping season. Published in partnership with the … Read More Agriculture Victoria, cropping, grains, GRDC Farm Productivity
Published - 21 November 2019 By Tristan Wardley (Agriculture Victoria) 2018-19 Dairy Farm Monitor Report A Victorian Overview The DFMP provides farm level data from 75 farms relating to profit and production in Victoria and was produced for the 13th time … Read More Agriculture Victoria, dairy, Dairy Farm Monitor Business Management, Farm Productivity
Published - 8 July 2019 By Georgie Thomson & Tristan Wardley (Agriculture Victoria) Investing in pasture development The key criterion in judging whether an innovation is worth adopting concerns the extent to which the innovation is likely to help the owners achieve … Read More beef, dairy, decision making, sheep Business Management, Farm Productivity
Published - 26 June 2019 By Claire Waterman (Agriculture Victoria) The hunt for data from Victorian dairy farms has begun Staff from Agriculture Victoria and the private sector are busy surveying 75 participating farms to have the latest Dairy Farm Monitor report released at the … Read More Agriculture Victoria, dairy, Dairy Farm Monitor Business Management, Farm Productivity
Published - 14 March 2019 By Georgie Thomson (Agriculture Victoria) 2017-18 Livestock Farm Monitor Project Data is Now Available Agriculture Victoria’s latest Livestock Farm Monitor Project (LFMP) for 2017-18 assessed the economic performance of 77 sheep and cattle farms across Gippsland, the South-West, and … Read More beef, Livestock Farm Monitor Project, sheep Business Management, Farm Productivity