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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
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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
3025	Looking at buying 700 acres byChicken little on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 20:27	0	by Chicken little Mon, 08/08/2016 - 10:10	New Members
3157	Recommendation of machinery repairs bypnelson on Wed, 02/08/2017 - 23:50	0	by pnelson Wed, 02/08/2017 - 23:50	Farming Help
2264	Making a Tree Change. Farm Stay business advice needed bySimon61 on Sun, 02/01/2015 - 08:23	0	by Simon61 Sun, 02/01/2015 - 08:23	General Forum
1744	Agisting cattle - prices and expectations byTemple on Wed, 11/06/2013 - 16:00	0	by Temple Wed, 11/06/2013 - 16:00	Farming Help
3115	Wanted /partner to grow a small crop byrainboaussie on Sat, 11/19/2016 - 09:56	0	by rainboaussie Sun, 11/20/2016 - 18:54	General Forum
3062	Irrigation Research byjfresearch on Mon, 09/12/2016 - 20:15	0	by jfresearch Mon, 09/12/2016 - 20:20	General Forum
2079	Best use of 73 acres bylarry1954 on Sat, 08/16/2014 - 17:35	0	by larry1954 Sat, 08/16/2014 - 17:35	Farming Help
3164	Opinions on lame heifer byRailview on Wed, 02/15/2017 - 08:55	0	by Railview Wed, 02/15/2017 - 15:30	Farming Help
5337	Lonely pig byneilster9 on Mon, 11/19/2018 - 06:37	0	by neilster9 Mon, 11/19/2018 - 06:37	Farming Help
1640	Mike & Chrissi. Willing to no longer dream our life, but live our dream! bymuboo on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 04:39	0	by muboo Thu, 05/02/2013 - 04:39	New Members
5834	Hello, 10 acres in South Gippsland byGumboots on Sat, 08/10/2019 - 10:27	0	by Gumboots Sat, 08/10/2019 - 10:27	New Members
2450	New bale spikes - how tight is enough? byFencepost on Mon, 07/06/2015 - 10:52	0	by Fencepost Mon, 07/06/2015 - 10:52	Farming Help
2998	Square Meaters bybigdave06 on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 20:31	0	by bigdave06 Fri, 07/15/2016 - 20:31	General Forum
2526	ATV byfabian78 on Mon, 08/10/2015 - 20:09	0	by fabian78 Mon, 08/10/2015 - 20:09	General Forum
5371	Old Paddocks byRowey5215 on Thu, 01/03/2019 - 23:35	0	by Rowey5215 Thu, 01/03/2019 - 23:35	Soils
2733	Acres for rent?? byleckie on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 14:18	0	by leckie Wed, 01/27/2016 - 14:18	Farming Help
1910	WherZat Farm byMerduc on Thu, 04/17/2014 - 08:20	0	by Merduc Thu, 04/17/2014 - 08:20	New Members
2366	Stock in the Nsw southen tablelands byBpenfold83 on Tue, 04/21/2015 - 19:27	0	by Bpenfold83 Tue, 04/21/2015 - 19:27	Farming Help
2413	Developing business training for small producers byjustinbunt on Mon, 06/08/2015 - 07:06	0	by justinbunt Mon, 06/08/2015 - 07:06	New Members
1891	Gday all by37acres on Thu, 04/10/2014 - 21:10	0	by 37acres Thu, 04/10/2014 - 21:10	New Members

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