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  • A full wellbeing ‘silo’ key to mental health
    Business Management, 19 May 2025
    A full wellbeing ‘silo’ key to mental health

    Psychologist and grain grower Steph Schmidt has practical strategies for dealing with stress and maintaining mental wellbeing even when times are tough

  • Time travel an unexpected study tour bonus
    Business Management, 11 May 2025
    Time travel an unexpected study tour bonus

    A GRDC study tour for grain growers and advisers to WeedSmart Week on the Eyre Peninsula provided opportunities to build social networks while learning how to improve weed control.

  • Business structure helps map the succession path
    Business Management, 24 Apr 2025
    Business structure helps map the succession path

    Judy Wilkinson draws on a wealth of personal and professional experience to guide people through the often-problematic farm succession process.

  • Talk early and often
    Business Management, 23 Apr 2025
    Talk early and often

    Rutherglen grain grower Andrew ‘Russ’ Russell provides an insight into his succession experience and the lessons he has learnt along the way

  • Study tour unveils new perspectives
    Business Management, 02 Apr 2025
    Study tour unveils new perspectives

    A GRDC study tour for grain growers and advisers to WeedSmart Week on the Eyre Peninsula provided opportunities to build social networks while learning how to improve productivity and efficiencies in farming systems and improve weed control.

  • Building resilience in a mixed farming business
    Business Management, 27 Feb 2025
    Building resilience in a mixed farming business

    As we confront changes in climate, resilience of production systems and farm businesses is becoming imperative. A case study of a Great Southern mixed farming business in Western Australia illustrates some of the components of a resilient production and business that can be considered.

  • RiskWi$e headed west to talk through results and goals
    Business Management, 31 Oct 2024
    RiskWi$e headed west to talk through results and goals

    The RiskWi$e team travelled to Western Australia in July, bringing together grower groups and researchers from across Australia to talk about goals for this new initiative. The WA grower groups partnering with GGA were excited about the participatory approach to RiskWise. Those groups are Stirlings to Coast Farmers, South-East Premium Wheat Growers Association, Facey Group, Corrigin Farm Improvement Group, Western Australian No-Tillage Farmers Association, Liebe Group, West Midlands Group and Mingenew Irwin Group. They have chosen to research nitrogen decisions, sowing decisions and machinery investment decisions.

  • From desktop planning to paddock action
    Business Management, 03 Jun 2024
    From desktop planning to paddock action

    An interactive web application that allows growers to virtually test and optimise operational plans is being adapted for Australian conditions

  • ‘Fast graphs’ support thinking around nitrogen
    Business Management, 01 May 2024
    ‘Fast graphs’ support thinking around nitrogen

    Part of the RiskWi$e initiative, the Fast Graphs for Slow Thinking tool is helping growers make more informed decisions to maximise rewards and minimise the downside of risk when it comes to nitrogen inputs. South Australian grower Barry Mudge says the initiative is about understanding variability and thinking about it wisely.

  • Help never far away in the wide-ranging agronomy network
    Business Management, 17 Apr 2024
    Help never far away in the wide-ranging agronomy network

    Maintaining a healthy balance between professional and personal lives is essential for career longevity and to prevent burnout. It is also vital to develop and maintain networks of people who can provide support and advice when needed. These are the main messages from both established agronomists and relative newcomers who are successfully carving out a career in the field.

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