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June 5th, 2026 at 11:36am by zoetsenalidis

Agriculture Victoria, case study, farm business resilience, mentoring, opportunities, share farming, young farmers

The Future of Agriculture: Share Farming Opportunities – The Gaudions Story

The Gaudions and the opportunities of share farming
Peter and Vicki Gaudion own 4,000 acres (1620 ha) of land, spanning across the North Central region of …
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Case Studies, People Management, Succession Planning, Support & Opportunities

June 5th, 2026 at 11:35am by zoetsenalidis

Agriculture Victoria, case study, mentoring, opportunities, share farming, Young farmer

Young Farmers in Agriculture: Shayla Lister

At 17, Shayla (Shay) Lister sidestepped her journey into livestock production, striking a share-farming agreement with local farmer Peter Gaudion. This partnership gave Shay access …
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Case Studies, Support & Opportunities, Young Farmer Groups

December 29th, 2025 at 09:38am by sarahwallis

Agrifocused, Drought Support Package, Farm finance

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 …
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Business Management, Support & Opportunities

Silage bales in a paddock

September 22nd, 2025 at 02:06pm by Sarah Brown

decision making

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 …
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Business Management

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August 28th, 2025 at 11:22am by pippaauld

decision making

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 …
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Business Management

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February 7th, 2025 at 01:07pm by Sarah Brown

budgeting, 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 …
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Business Management

November 27th, 2024 at 03:30pm by kellyanneharris

decision making

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 …
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Business Management

Nick Blandford standing in a pen with sheep behind him

March 3rd, 2024 at 12:00pm by jodieharrison

BestWool/BestLamb, Carbon, Landcare, Livestock, On-farm emissions, sheep

On-Farm Emissions Action Plan Pilot – Nick Blandford

The On-Farm Emissions Action Plan Pilot is supporting farmers to improve their productivity and gain important skills and knowledge by helping them to estimate, manage …
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Case Studies, Support & Opportunities

Two wicker chairs on a verandah in front of a door

January 12th, 2024 at 08:59am by Sarah Brown

Agriculture Victoria, business management, decision making, Meridian Agriculture

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 …
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Business Management

Lady & Man in a paddock with dairy cows

December 6th, 2023 at 12:32pm by jodieharrison

dairy, Gardiner Dairy Foundation, mentoring, new entrant

Milk the most out of mentoring opportunities

Scott Dance came across Agriculture Victoria’s Young Farmer Mentoring Program at the perfect time in his young farming career.
Scott, a 34-year-old carpenter and beef cattle …
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