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 - 16 December 2021 By Sarah Brown & Claire Waterman (Agriculture Victoria) How did 2020-21 stack up for dairy farmers in Victoria? The 2020-21 Dairy Farm Monitor report is now available online. This information provides an important snapshot of how dairy farm businesses have performed over the … Read More Agriculture Victoria, business management, Dairy Australia, Dairy Farm Monitor, risk management Business Management, Farm Productivity, Risk Management
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 - 29 September 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) and Sally Cunningham (National Centre for Farmer Health) Campfire – Connecting farmers to prevent workplace mental health risks The National Centre for Farmer Health (NCFH) is excited that the innovative new chat-based platform ‘Campfire’ has now been up and running for 3 months. … Read More business management, risk management, Young farmer People Management, Support & Opportunities
Published - 23 September 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) What is the Rural Financial Counselling Service? The Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) is a free, independent and confidential service for farmers and small rural businesses who are experiencing, or at risk … Read More Agriculture Victoria, decision making, risk management, support Business Management, Support & Opportunities
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 - 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 Archive
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 - 24 August 2020 By Pippa Auld & Sarah Wallis (Agriculture Victoria) Farm Finance – Getting Prepared Online Workshop Last month Jane Foster of ORM delivered an online workshop called Farm Finance – Getting Prepared. The aim of the workshop was to help Young … Read More Agriculture Victoria, decision making, risk management, workshops Business Management, Support & Opportunities
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 - 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
