Published - 11 May 2021 By Sarah Wallis & Karleigh Martin Farm Finance webinars – learn the basics and have your questions answered Young farmer Karleigh Martin has no regrets joining the Farm Finance webinar series. Read on to find out why Karleigh has enjoyed the experience and how … Read More Agriculture Victoria, case study, risk management, webinars Case Studies, Support & Opportunities
Published - 19 April 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Tips for writing your farm business plan Writing a farm business plan shouldn’t seem like a mountain to climb. You know your business better than anyone else, all it takes is to … Read More decision making, risk management, succession planning 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 - 18 March 2021 By Bridget Fitzpatrick Current Grants and Rebates March 2021 The following grants, funding and support programs are currently available through Agriculture Victoria to eligible applicants to help your business grow and succeed. See if … Read More Agriculture Victoria, Grants Support & Opportunities
Published - 9 March 2021 By Sam Henty (Agriculture Victoria) Customise your own analysis using the Livestock Farm Monitor data Farm performance data collected by the 2019-20 Livestock Farm Monitor Project is now available in the interactive report below. Users can customise an analysis to investigate … Read More Agriculture Victoria, Livestock Farm Monitor Project Business Management, Farm Productivity
Published - 19 February 2021 By Gemma Heemskerk (Agriculture Victoria) and Sophia Chrisoe (Holy Goat Cheese) Goats and cheese reap rewards for Sophia Christoe Artisanal agriculture doesn’t often get much airtime when discussing farm business, and it was time to share a story about a fantastic young farmer who … Read More case study Case Studies
Published - 2 February 2021 By Sam Henty (Agriculture Victoria) 2019–20 Livestock Farm Monitor Results In 2019-20, Livestock Farm Monitor Project (LFMP) provided 94 participant Victorian sheep, beef and cropping producers with detailed financial and production performance information. The LFMP … Read More Agriculture Victoria, beef, grains, Livestock Farm Monitor Project, sheep Business Management, Farm Productivity
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. … Read More decision making Business Management
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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, Dairy Australia, Dairy Farm Monitor Business Management, Farm Productivity
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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, dairy, Dairy Farm Monitor Business Management, Farm Productivity
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 … Read More dairy, Dairy Australia, irrigation Business Management, Farm Productivity
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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, decision making, grains, GRDC Farm Productivity
