Through our Over the Fence project, Weddin Landcare are offering another great FREE workshop to farmers, with the opportunity to learn from both experts and other local farmers. At this workshop, we’ll hear about different farm business strategies to improve the profitability of farming – because we all know that it’s hard to be green when you’re in the red!
Ellie Hays from Agrista will speak about farm business principles and key profit drivers and run interactive sessions with exercises to provide you with practical skills that you can apply to your own business.
We’ll also gain insight from guest local farmers, Jamie and Alisha Wright of ‘Springfield’, Grenfell and Jarrad and Emma Amery of ‘Velu’ Forbes including business strategies they adopt, training/coaching they have undertaken and other valuable tips to improve your farm business.
Date: Thursday 26th February
Time: 9:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Grenfell Country (Golf) Club, Gooloogong Rd Grenfell (TBC)
Cost: FREE! Morning tea and lunch provided.
RSVP: To register for this workshop, click the link below.
At the workshop, we’ll also be seeking expressions of interest for graziers to particpate in Agrista’s new ‘Cost of Production’ course, which takes a deeper look into grazing enterprises.
Agrista are agricultural consultants and experts in farm business strategy and growth. They work with corporate and family farms, the rural finance sector, government and industry bodies and the agricultural services sector on a range of topics such as benchmarking, business tools, cash flow budgeting, grazing systems, farm management, property assessments, succession and planning, industry research and more.
Ellie Hayes manages Agrista’s benchmarking programs and has developed key business, financial and professional skills through her career that is backed by a Bachelor of Agribusiness and extensive experience in the livestock industry.Â
 Jamie and Alisha Wright run a mixed farming operation on 5,000 acres near Greenethorpe NSW, with additional land near Forbes. They currently run sheep and a cropping enterprise, with a eucalyptus plantation that supplies to the cut flower market. The Wrights have made significant changes to their cropping program to reduce inputs, increase efficiencies and improve soil health. They actively participate in business coaching and benchmarking programs to ensure their business remains productive and profitable.
Jarrad and Emma Amery manage Amery Ag, an innovative 2,300-hectare mixed farming operation in Central West NSW. They strive to make every hectare work; earning the right to expand their business. In 2020, Jarrad was the recipient of a Nuffield Scholarship and travelled the world to learn from leading farmers about what it takes to build and maintain a successful farm business and achieve a sustainable Return on Assets Managed. He investigated the common threads of success, including how to achieve a sustainable work/life balance, pathways to expansion and diversification, as well as how to encourage new entrants into farming.
This field day is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program under the Natural Heritage Trust
