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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
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
569	Cider Apples in Adelaide byKimsl70 on Mon, 01/02/2012 - 22:26	0	by Kimsl70 Mon, 01/02/2012 - 22:26	General Forum
5903	Setting up Cattle scales load bars bybigdave06 on Wed, 11/27/2019 - 13:43	0	by bigdave06 Wed, 11/27/2019 - 13:43	General Forum
3579	On farm cattle yard design? byTorana68 on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 14:30	0	by Torana68 Wed, 04/04/2018 - 14:30
3112	Sheep or free range chicken byraman9234 on Tue, 11/15/2016 - 08:45	0	by raman9234 Thu, 11/17/2016 - 16:59	Farming Help
7244	Small quantity raw cattle manure sourcing - Brisbane southside / bayside area byturtlenecklad72 on Mon, 04/04/2022 - 02:19	0	by turtlenecklad72 Tue, 02/21/2023 - 10:58	General Forum
1563	Intro from a new member byBecG on Fri, 01/18/2013 - 10:49	0	by BecG Fri, 01/18/2013 - 17:52	New Members
3305	Pest removal bybushtucka95 on Wed, 12/27/2017 - 16:14	0	by bushtucka95 Thu, 01/11/2018 - 14:46	Other things
6019	New farm owner licenses byaitkenr on Tue, 04/21/2020 - 21:36	0	by aitkenr Tue, 04/21/2020 - 21:36	Farm planning
3023	Condition of my steers bymanny67 on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 08:35	0	by manny67 Fri, 08/05/2016 - 18:56	General Forum
1837	Hello from Cedarviews byAnt on Sun, 03/02/2014 - 16:22	0	by Ant Sun, 03/02/2014 - 16:22	New Members
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
3360	new member byhermit on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 12:09	0	by hermit Fri, 03/02/2018 - 12:09	New Members
919	Anatolian shepherd pup bybarra260 on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 20:52	0	by barra260 Thu, 08/30/2012 - 19:03	General Forum
3083	Looking at purchasing 10 acres far Northern NSW byDakink on Mon, 09/26/2016 - 10:37	0	by Dakink Mon, 09/26/2016 - 11:42	Farming Help
3123	leasing land out for sugar cane byElisam on Mon, 12/05/2016 - 09:34	0	by Elisam Mon, 12/05/2016 - 09:34	General Forum
2733	Acres for rent?? byleckie on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 14:18	0	by leckie Wed, 01/27/2016 - 14:18	Farming Help
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

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