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Pasture development on small farms – Part 1:  Replacing old pasture

A dilemma facing many small farmers is whether to renew an existing pasture and if the high replacement costs are worthwhile.  There are both financial and other benefits in renewing a pasture,…

Pasture improvement on small farms – Part 2: Enhancing existing pasture

This is the second part in our series on improving the pasture on your small farm. Part 1 addresses the reasons and methods for completely renewing an old pasture, while this part discusses ways to…

Remote water monitoring

Understanding your connectivity options Australia’s AgTech industry continues to grow, providing producers with practical on-farm solutions to everyday challenges. Remote water monitoring has…

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Farmer's Workshop

• What to look for when buying a used tractor?
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Planning/Management

• Property risk assessments? Good business management
• Is Your Small Farm Properly Insured? Tips and Tricks!
• NSW Rural Fire Service - Static Water Supply (SWS) Service

Farming Ideas

• Small producer case study: gourmet pickled walnuts (Part 1)
• A guide to small scale beekeeping
• Small producer case study: Creating an organic agritourism experience (Part 1)

Farms For Sale

• Child Safety on Farm [+Free Checklist]
• Sharing Farm Machinery — the must-knows
• Quad bike rollover protection regulations, what you need to know

Getting Started

• Buying a small farm – starting out
• How to catch a swarm of bees
• Hobby farm tax deductions and business structures in Australia

Live Stock

• Cattle management: Bull options for small beef herds
• Which cattle breed do I choose?
• Body Lice in Sheep

Self / Sustainability

• Self-sufficient farming: Milking a cow
• Permaculture – What is it? Does it have a place in small farming?
• 5 Great Reasons to Grow Your Own Vegetables

Pastures & Crops

• Pasture development on small farms – Part 1:  Replacing old pasture
• Pasture improvement on small farms – Part 2: Enhancing existing pasture
• Establishing and maintaining a diverse perennial pasture on a small farm

Active forum topics

	Topic	Replies	Last post	Forum
2456	Buying cattle on a hobby farm by10drew on Sun, 07/12/2015 - 21:47	1	by charlie Fri, 07/17/2015 - 16:18	Farming Help
992	Hi from teeny tiny hobby farmer by2steers on Sat, 08/11/2012 - 20:19	1	by charlie Sun, 08/12/2012 - 19:00	New Members
993	Yard/crush/race requirements for my teensy enterprise? by2steers on Sat, 08/11/2012 - 20:33	6	by 2steers Sun, 08/12/2012 - 19:26	Farming Help
1891	Gday all by37acres on Thu, 04/10/2014 - 21:10	0	by 37acres Thu, 04/10/2014 - 21:10	New Members
1889	Small farm ideas by37acres on Thu, 04/10/2014 - 20:15	8	by rmcpb Wed, 04/16/2014 - 17:59	General Forum
5453	Pasture Improvement Costs by@Nick on Mon, 01/14/2019 - 19:44	4	by admin Fri, 11/29/2019 - 17:28	Farming Help
1639	Cultivation and weed controll byAaron on Wed, 05/01/2013 - 10:57	3	by joncarter Tue, 08/20/2013 - 22:26	Farming Help
3217	Ear tags in sheep byaaronroberts on Thu, 06/29/2017 - 06:58	1	by admin Thu, 07/06/2017 - 10:55	Farming Help
2310	Dam help byabalone on Mon, 03/02/2015 - 20:12	2	by barb Tue, 03/03/2015 - 12:47	General Forum
1934	Pasture management byabbey on Sat, 04/26/2014 - 20:55	3	by Taylorspruill2014 Mon, 05/05/2014 - 18:06	Farming Help
2924	Clearing paddock of rocks and other debris byabluekroo@gmail.com on Thu, 05/26/2016 - 17:47	2	by Wynarling Thu, 06/02/2016 - 12:41	General Forum
2851	Olive newbies byAdamnkel on Sat, 04/16/2016 - 19:38	1	by barb Sun, 04/24/2016 - 13:18	New Members
476	Grazing pastures byadmin on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 16:56	2	by barb Thu, 11/24/2011 - 20:46	Farming Help
797	Managing cattle bloat on our hobby farm byadmin on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 15:19	1	by charlie Fri, 10/14/2016 - 16:33
3260	Feeding jacaranda tree to sheep byadmin on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 09:16	1	by admin Tue, 10/17/2017 - 14:52	Farming Help
3803	Working on our dream byado1968 on Tue, 07/03/2018 - 12:25	1	by admin Tue, 06/28/2022 - 12:54	New Members
3114	Price of farm land near captains flat byahamidkhan2003 on Fri, 11/18/2016 - 21:14	1	by charlie Wed, 11/23/2016 - 18:52	Farming Help
3111	New farm purchase - suggestions please byahamidkhan2003 on Fri, 11/11/2016 - 19:35	2	by michaelmogo Thu, 11/17/2016 - 23:41	New Members
3205	First Introduction byahmedgomma on Wed, 05/10/2017 - 19:36	3	by admin Tue, 05/16/2017 - 10:56	New Members
3188	Advice on setting up a new commerial aquaponics farm byAhsha.k on Sat, 04/01/2017 - 09:16	1	by admin Tue, 04/04/2017 - 14:28	New Members

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