GRDC Farm Business Update Geelong 2019
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Successful grazing of crops requires planning from the outset of the season to reduce crop yield losses (e.g. sow earlier) and maximise livestock productivity (e.g. change operation timings to suit, increase number of twin bearing animals). Adequate cropped area was important for significant change to farm profit. The rule of thumb is >60% cropped ...
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• Know the law – review and implement employment documents and processes in line with Fair Work legislation • Keep updated – amend these documents and processes following business or legislative changes • Invest in training managers • Remunerate staff fairly • Embrace workforce planning...
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• People are the number one profit driver in any business. Ensure 2% to 3% of gross farm income is invested in professional development each year and make sure some of it is in the interpersonal skill area. • A ‘measure to manage’ approach is a must in all farm businesses. Develop your key performance indicators then identify and improve the skills...
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• A lack of community trust in some farm practices is leading to the potential for disruptive change. • Dispassionate facts are not competitive in many social licence debates. • The grains industry must learn how to communicate what it does in a way that the community will relate to....
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• Understand the role of management (and your part in it!) • Operate productively within the resource bases – or else! • If you keep on doing what you do now you will keep on getting what you get now. • Taking a risk you can avoid is taking a risk you cannot afford. • Always choose and use qualified people. • Only do the important stuff in all thre...
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