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 - 1 October 2021 By Darryl Pearl (Agriculture Victoria) Stubble is King In these videos, Wimmera farmer, Chris Drum, talks about his stubble management strategy and shares his knowledge gained from more than 20 years of refining … Read More cropping, grains, precision ag, risk management, sheep, soil 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 - 14 November 2018 By Claire Waterman (Agriculture Victoria) What is opportunity cost? – Economic Video Series This short economic video about opportunity cost follows Gary, a broadacre wheat farmer with a dream to see the Kiss farewell tour. Gary’s business is … Read More cropping Business Management
Published - 9 November 2018 By Claire Waterman (Agriculture Victoria), Andrew Zull (Queensland Government, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries) Chris Carter (AEGIC (formerly Government of Western Australia, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development)) Comparing Crop Management Options with a Risk and Return Economic Framework The Back of the Envelope Risk Analysis (BOERA) developed by Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries enables you to test your crop management options using … Read More cropping Business Management
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
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
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
