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Business of Farming
Be as good at the business of farming as you are at farming.
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$1,595
Business of Farming - Short Course
The Short Course - Be as good at the business of farming as you are at farming.
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$880
Business of Farming - The Highlights
Business of Farming - The Highlights
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$220
Agronomy of Farming
Learn crop and pasture agronomy from our experienced agronomy team
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$1,595
Agronomy of Farming - Short Course
A course designed to teach you the foundations of crop and pasture agronomy
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$880
Business of Farming - Module 2 - Family Farm Business Management
To succeed in business you need a plan, and in a family business you all need to be on the same page. In this module we challenge you to write down your vision for the future and we discuss some of the strengths and challenges of family business.
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$110
Business of Farming - Module 3 - Understanding Profit
There are a number of different profit figures quoted in farming, but which is the right one? In this module Cameron Weeks explains how we get to the bottom line profit figure as well as all of the other profit figures along the way.
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$110
Business of Farming- Module 4 - Balance Sheet
Your Balance Sheet is essentially how much you are worth if you were to sell everything tomorrow and pay out all of your debts. In this module Rob Grima describes what makes up a balance sheet and we discuss how much equity is enough.
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$110
Business of Farming - Module 5 - Financing and Cashflow
How much finance do you need to run a farm business and what are the different options to access this finance? In this module Cameron Weeks explains the difference between cashflow and profit as well as the four main financing options open to farm businesses.
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$110
Business of Farming - Module 6 - Bank relationships
Most farm businesses need support from a bank to survive and grow. In this module, Sabin Ivey from ANZ tells us the best way to foster a good relationship with your bank.
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$110
Business of Farming - Module 7 - Ratios and KPI's
What is the most important number in your business? In this module we tell you that Operating Efficiency is number one, and Rob Grima runs through some other key ratios that we use to measure business performance.
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$110
Business of Farming - Module 8 - Farm Machinery Investment
How much money should you spend on farm machinery for the scale of your business? This is a common question among farmers and Rob Grima explains the right level of investment and how to best finance farm machinery.
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$110
Business of Farming - Module 9 - Enterprise Gross Margins
A gross margin is a great way to measure the profitability of a given farming practice. In this module Rob Grima explains how to create a gross margin and how to use them to measure everything from simple practice change to complex enterprise performance.
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$110
Business of Farming - Module 10 - Farm business models for growth
Expanding the scale of a farm is a major decision and is particularly challenging now given high land values. Cameron Weeks explains the different options you have to gain access to more farmland and shows us why you can't beat owning the land that you farm.
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Business of Farming - Module 11 - Grain Marketing Strategy
How much grain do you sell before, during, and after harvest? Jerome Critch explains how to develop a sound grain marketing strategy and how to have everyone in your business on the same page.
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$110
Business of Farming - Module 12 - Understand the grain price - cake and cream
Cash. Basis. Swaps. Futures. These are all grain marketing terms and they can be confusing. Jerome Critch explains what makes up the grain price with his simple "cake and cream" analogy.
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$110
Business of Farming - Module 13 - Livestock Marketing
There are a range of ways to sell your livestock. Paul Omodei describes the differences between the options and how to work out which is the best option for you.
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$110
Business of Farming - Module 14 - Invest a surplus wisely
There are two key factors that most successful farmers have in common. 1. They make a surplus more often than not, and 2. They invest that surplus wisely. Peter Newman describes how to determine what is a wise investment for your business depending your particular business situation.
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$110
Business of Farming - Module 15 - Tax - part 1
Tax is a part of being a successful farm business. Should you continually defer that tax, or should you work out how to minimise the tax and pay it periodically? Darren Fissioli from Thorntons explains some of the finer points of tax planning and how to develop a strategy with your accountant.
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$110
Business of Farming - Module 16 - Tax and business structures
Having the right business structure is critical for tax, succession planning, and asset protection. Darren Fissioli from Thorntons runs us through the main business structure options for farm businesses and how to choose between them.
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$110
Business of Farming - Module 17 - People Development
The success of a business is all about the people in that business. Steve Stanley from Teamsmart runs us through some of the ways to develop a team of happy, productive people in your business.
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$110
Business of Farming - Module 18 - The people side of succession planning
Succession planning is a massive issue in Australian agriculture, and it doesn't always have to be hard. Cameron Weeks talks about the people side of succession planning, how it's important to start early, and mum and dad must lead.
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$110
Business of Farming - Module 19 - Succession planning - Legal
Succession planning has a significant legal component that is important to get right. Alex Granich from Granich Partners is a lawyer with decades of succession planning experience and he explains some of the common aspects of the legal process.
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$110
Agronomy of Farming - Module 1 - The Soil
Everything we eat ultimately comes from the soil. In this module Richard Quinlan runs through what makes up soil, which soil type is best, and shows us some of the common soil types found in Australia.
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$110
Agronomy of Farming - Module 2 - Soil, enhancing the asset
Australian soils have their limitations. Acidity. Water Repellence. Sodicity. Compaction. In this module Richard Quinlan runs through the major soil constraints and what can be done to fix them.
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$110
Agronomy of Farming - Module 3 - Soil Amelioration
Fixing soil constraints can be a major logistical challenge at significant cost. Peter Newman runs through the main soil amelioration tools and shows that they can be extremely profitable when you use the right tool for the job.
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$110
Agronomy of Farming - Module 4 - Climate and Weather in Australia
We farm in a variable climate in Australia. Neil Bennett, formerly from the Bureau of Meteorology, shows us the main climate drivers in Australia, and Peter Newman talks us through the concept of water use efficiency and why understanding this is critical to good agronomy.
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$110
Agronomy of Farming - Module 5 - Rotate crops and pastures
Life would be simple if we could just grow a single, profitable crop, year after year. But it doesn't work like that! Peter Newman talks us through crop and pasture rotation options, and why good rotation is critical to good agronomy.
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$110
Agronomy of Farming - Module 6 - Pasture Agronomy
Pastures should be treated like crops if we want to expect good livestock productivity. Paul Omodei runs through some of the main pasture options, and how to improve pasture agronomy, and pasture mix, to maximise livestock production.
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$110
Agronomy of Farming - Module 7 - Livestock pasture systems
Pasture is the cheapest way to feed an animal. Paul Omodei shows us how to maximise pasture production to minimise the use of expensive supplementary feeds, to maximise livestock profitability. He also shows us how using a mix of pasture types is better than the good old days of a single pasture species.
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$110
Agronomy of Farming - Module 8 - Crop variety choices
Grain growers have a lot of crop varieties to choose from. Nick McKenna shows us how to get this decision right.
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$110
Agronomy of Farming - Module 9 - Crop growth stages
Understanding the growth stage of a crop is critical for an agronomist to time the application of herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and fertiliser. Nick McKenna show us how to assess growth stages for a range of crop types.
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$110
Agronomy of Farming - Module 10 - Crop establishment
Getting a crop out of the ground is one of the oldest aspects of Agriculture and still one of the most important. Nick McKenna takes us through some of the key success factors for crop establishment.
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$110
Agronomy of Farming - Module 11 - Crop Establishment part 2
By the end of seeding growers may have spent 70% of their crop budget, so it's important to get it right. In this module Nick McKenna runs through the finer points of crop establishment. Seed rate, row spacing, seed depth, tynes v discs and more.
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$110
Agronomy of Farming - Module 12 - Intro to crop and pasture nutrition
The trick to crop and pasture nutrition is to pick the most profitable fertiliser invesment. In this introduction to nutrition module, Richard Quinlan discusses crop nutrition theory and how agronomists use this to apply the most profitable fertiliser rate.
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$110
Agronomy of Farming - Module 13 - Nutrition P, K & S
Phosphorus, Potassium and Sulphur are three of our key macro nutrients. Nick McKenna describes why these nutrients are critical to plant growth and how agronomists work with growers to pick the right rate.
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$110