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Managing people in the farm business
19.12.2014Being an effective leader helps create and maintain a productive farm business able to adapt and respond to challenges and opportunities. Leadership reflects the ‘essence’ or footprint of the business and personalises its values.
Region: South
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Denitrification
18.12.2014Soil nitrate can be lost through denitrification, a process that can occur when soils are approaching saturation and become depleted in oxygen. Growers can reduce the potential for denitrifi cation in wetter parts of paddocks with five techniques.
Region: North
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Update Paper
Business advisory boards - the role in the family farm
13.11.2014• Is opening the farming family board or establishing an advisory panel to non family members going to improve your performance? Yes – definitely!• In any family enterprise, agricultural or non-agricultural, you should take the position that
Region: South
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Update Paper
Farm safety and your legal requirements – addressing risk to help…
13.11.2014Understand the rights, obligations and duties under the WHS Act, Regulations and Codes of PracticeReview current WHS policies, procedures and risk management strategies and measuresDevelop and introduce adequate WHS policies and proceduresReview WHS
Region: South
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Are you happy? Identifying the why in you
09.10.2014Take home messages:• Know and play to your strengths;• get your thinking right;• invest in yourself; and• it's all about choices.
Region: National, South, North
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Update Paper
Developing Personal and Psychological Resilience
09.10.2014We need to accept that life is tough and develop strategies to deal with what we encounterThe most effective ways to develop resilience include; acceptance, listening to your inner voice, changing your self-talk, staying involved, getting
Region: National
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Update Paper
Business structures for a successful family farm
09.10.20141. Each farming business operation is different and should adopt a business structure that is appropriate for its unique situation2. Business structures may need to change over time in light of legislation, family circumstances, the degree of
Region: South, North
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Update Paper
Help for Farm Business to manage profitability and manage risk
09.10.2014• Cash flow analysis shows the sensitivity of the farm business to varying seasons.• Mixed Farming Systems are more sustainable in poorer seasons. However, they are not as able to capture the large profits in the better years (Decile>5).•
Region: South, North
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Update Paper
Grain Marketing- wheat, canola and barley outlook
09.10.2014• There are a number of year in year out grain marketing strategies that will work most of the time:o Target the January – April sweet spot for old season wheat sales and new season forward sales, and avoid selling mid year.o Sell malt barley
Region: National
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Group A Herbicides in Fallow
01.10.2014Using Group A herbicides for control of grass weeds in fallow:With the increasing frequency of glyphosate resistance, growers require alternative solutions to control grass weeds in fallow. The use of Group A herbicides in fallow to control grass
Region: North