Business and risk management for farmers

The following resources, contact details and linked websites have been sourced from:

  • PIRSA
  • state and regional agencies
  • Federal Government
  • local councils
  • farming groups
  • regional community health networks and service providers.

We are working on delivering a comprehensive suite of information to support farm management decisions.

Business performance and planning

Read about business and risk management:

The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) offers these and other factsheets on farm business management:

  • simple business planning
  • making effective business decisions
  • benefits of separating land assets from the operating business
  • how to keep track of your farm business performance
  • how to know if your business is viable
  • developing a farm business balance sheet
  • developing a profit and loss budget
  • people factors driving farm decisions
  • succession planning
  • valuing your labour and management
  • building emotional resilience
  • taking care of your personal health
  • farm labour management.

Stress-test your farming business by understanding key financial ratios.

Cropping decisions

Improving water use

Sowing

Spraying

Weed management

Pest animal management

Disease management

Insect management

Nutrition

Resources

Livestock – pasture management

Pasture budgeting

Livestock – sheep and cattle management

Drought management

The following factsheets for Upper South East farmers were produced by PIRSA and Department for Environment and Water, with the support of MacKillop Farm Management Group and Sheep Connect SA.

Livestock in dry times

Page last reviewed: 20 Jul 2016

 


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