Hi all, I am wondering what is the best way of doing research on the market demand of a particular culinary and medicinal herb I am considering on planting. Are there consultants you can employ to do this type of work or is it best to approach local supermarkets and wholesalers, produce markets and try to find out yourself?    I know there is one large supplier of this herb in Australia but how would I find out if there is demand for more than they supply?  

Hi

We have a 10 acre residential/rural pasture block with small creek in Gladstone, it has access to a small bore and fairly heavy brown soil.

The soil sample gave a 3/5 star rating, needing some calcium, phosphorous, potassium and zinc.

Wanting to ask if there was anything we could do for supplement income on such a small acreage.

Rates and interest are fairly high.

I grew up on a medium size irrigation property and am a hands on guy, but also aware that there are risks associated.

Open to any ideas.

Hi everyone,

We are few months away from buying our first patch of land.

Our aim is to start small with some chickens and veggies and then goats.

Firstly to be more self sustainable and obviosluy learn new skills and then hopefully to make some profit down the line, esp with goats.

My biggest fear at the moment is, what do you do with your animals if you go away for the weekend or holidays?

We are a young(ish) family that love to go camping and seeing the country.

Hi guys, i'm as new as they come to farming but am excited to learn.

My wife and I recently purchased 55 acres of flat farming land and i'd love some advice on what implements i would need to prepare, sow and crop for horse hay. I understand it's not as simple as i may want it to be but i figure if i can slowly get the implements then i can start my farming journey. I currently have a small 30hp tractor for all my small maintanance jobs around the place and would look at only croping 30 acres to start , maybe even 15 , so any advice would be much appreciated,

When people buy underweight cattle to fatten up what breed do they usually go for or do they just go for anything that is cheap? also, do genetics affect the price you get? and is it better to buy an underweight yearling to fatten or a full grown cow to fatten?

Hi Forum Team,

My partner and I are looking at purchasing 100-200 acres in North East Victoria. We've looked at a few and havesome more to look at this weekend.

I've put a list of questions to the agent about easements, rates, soil type, soil and water testing, zoning, how far away is phone and power etc.

When you bought your land, is there anything that you wished you had asked or found out before you purchased?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Amelia

Hi  I am new to this site and new to goats. I have had chickens for years and thought I would give goats a try as pets. I have never had any livestock. I picked up two female 6 month old goats 5 days ago. They are Nubian x Saanen. I was told that one needed to be dewormed straight away, so I gave it a dose of Oralject. This hasn't seemed to work, as the poo has got sloppier each day since. How often can I give treatment? How long do I wait to try again or try another treatment? How long does it normally take to see improvement after treatment? 

Hello All. I am looking at going into freerange pig farming on a small lot. Never farmed before so am collating information. The property will be in Victoria somewhere near Bright Myrtleford around there. My question is, to anyone who may know, how many pigs would it take to produce a good income and how much land would I need. I know these are very general questions but I need to start somewhere so this is the starting point. Thanks for you time. Alistair

Hi,

Just wondering how much Banana Flowers are worth to sell to consumer? We farm a variety of fruit n veg but have had recent interest from customers wanting to purchase our banana flowers for their personal consumption. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks ☺