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Comparing different crop and pasture sequences
13.11.2013•Break crops can help increase the returns from future wheat crops.•Break crops are profitable when the expected increase in return from future wheat crops exceeds the opportunity cost of growing a break crop instead of a wheat crop. •An
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Summary of macro-economic and financial outlook - some implications …
13.11.2013• Global growth is too slow and remains uneven. Finances are unstable and uncertainty persists. Critically for Australia, China and emerging Asia looks set for relatively strong growth. • Australian growth to remain below potential,
Region: National
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Trends in farm business performance - the stories behind the…
13.11.2013• Costs are increasing and farm businesses must respond appropriately to ensure future competitiveness.• Keep business models simple.• Farms need to continue to increase in scale, but maintain outputs per hectare.• Organisation skills have a
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Effective farming systems - what skills and approaches lead to…
13.11.2013• The evolution of a farming system should be a function of logical business decision making since the majority of farmers will list profit as a key motivator. Many farm business managers adopt an oversimplified approach to this, farming the way
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The drivers of farm business success - key stories from farm…
10.10.2013• Rising cost trends are placing greater pressure on farm businesses to achieve higher yields and prices to maintain profit margins. Understanding the cost structures and income performance trends of the farm business should be an integral
Region: South
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Farm Business continuity - key factors for taking farm businesses…
10.10.2013• Have a plan for the future of your farming business and family.• Consider – Plan - Talk about it - Be realistic - Be flexible.• Value the differences.• Don't let one relationship contaminate another.
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The future for farm machinery - what will future broad acre…
10.10.2013• Predicting the future is really about extrapolating what is current and relies on a thorough understanding of what and why things have happened in the past.• Machines have got larger, more productive and are quieter and more comfortable. They
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The principles of generating wealth in broad acre farming…
11.09.2013• Agricultural assets have a place in a balanced investment portfolio.• Agricultural investment fundamentals are sound.• Soil is where any agricultural production business starts.• Key to a successful agricultural business – what drives
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Benchmarking and performance analysis - knowing your key drivers of …
11.09.2013•Understanding the cost structures and income performance trends of the farm business should be an integral management practice when planning for the upcoming season. Rising cost trends are placing greater pressure on farm businesses to achieve
Region: South
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Crop sequencing - what are the key issues to making profitable and…
10.09.2013• Break crops can improve cereal yields by 0.6 t/ha. • While they can be costly to grow, the increase in profitability of future crops can more than offset these short term costs. • Break crops should be considered, providing they help control