Factsheets
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Farm advisory boards
01.12.2015Advisory boards can strengthen accountability to lift productivity and profitability without compromising traditional farm ownership autonomy. They can also reduce stress upon individual growers and their immediate families by sharing and
Region: National, North, South, West
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Update Paper
Effective farm business management - the challenges and…
15.10.2015• Despite increasing scale by a factor of two, costs have still increased by 50% over the last ten years. Some of this may be attributable to increased use of inputs like fertilisers; nevertheless escalating costs pose a challenge to profitability.
Region: South
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Update Paper
Trust, influence, relationships and challenging conversations
15.10.2015• Effective communication enables productivity, makes life more enjoyable and is an essential ingredient of cooperation.• We have an innate capability to copy the behaviour of others. Choose to be around, and to copy, people whose behaviour you
Region: South, North
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Using profit to manage volatile business performance
01.10.2015Building financial reserves and equity in good years, to provide buffering against the impacts of low income years, are keys to financial success in today's high cost farming systems.
Region: South
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Managing variation in spraying speed
01.10.2015Options for Managing Variations in Spraying Speed and Maintaining Spray Quality
Region: North, South, West
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Update Paper
Farming Systems – Managing Profitability and Risk in a Grain…
15.09.2015• We are in a new era for grain farming and risk profiles for grain businesses have changed dramatically• The key factors effecting farm profitability must be assessed and managed differently• Debt levels and decisions around debt are now even
Region: South
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Update Paper
Why was our Free Trade Agreement (FTA) made that way? - the China…
15.09.2015• Australian farm exports to China were already growing fast before the FTA was agreed upon.• China has a key focus on food security for its population, lifting incomes in rural areas and supporting incomes in the politically challenging areas
Region: South
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Update Paper
The key areas for action to improve your business
08.09.2015• Improving business outcomes is largely dependent on improving our structures, resources, competencies and commitment.• To reduce your ‘tail’ you need to improve one of, or a combination of the four key causes for underperformance.
Region: South
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Update Paper
Farm decision making - how does your risk profile affect your…
08.09.2015• Managing risk is not about the middle or the average, it is the opposite. It is appreciating what happens at the extremes, the size or value of these extremes and how often they occur.
Region: South
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Update Paper
Performance of current northern farming systems
03.09.2015• There is potential to improve the performance of current northern farming systems.• Cropping intensity, the management of fallows and the configuration of crop sequences appear to be key areas where improvements are possible.• here are