Posts by Carmen
Christ-Vest
A few words on Chris-vest – when doesn’t feel like Christmas time and it’s not really supposed to be harvest either. I wrote this for a @GrainGrowers last year, it’s just as relevant this year, perhaps even more for some. To be honest, our worst harvest in 2019 was also our best Christmas. Everything was…
Read MoreLast Minute Gifts
Stuck for farmer present ideas this Christmas – Check these out Yeti drink bottle or stubby holder – they are the bomb. Yeti also do coffee cups but save this for a mid year birthday or mother’s or father’s day. They are online at https://au.yeti.com/collections/rambler but you may have a local retailer. – Kate Burke’s…
Read MoreSharing the bad news
Well it’s been a funny old November hasn’t it? A later than expected start to harvest has been followed by some wet weather. Around the country there has been flooding in some regions, drought breaking rain in others and hail in some places. It can be pretty stressful, even if you are feeling reasonably confident…
Read MorePhones at Harvest
Mobile phone use at harvest time is a big issue, whilst they can be great, there is a lot of potential for accidents, injury and poor performance related to phone use. There is a lot of talk on social media about it, and a lot of frustrated bosses and staff. WHAT YOU NEED TO SAY…
Read MorePower Down Your Bills
Power down your power bills. Saving money on fixed costs is one of the things I like to push in our Farm Budgeting Masterclass. Why? because it often takes just a little time in the office and has no impact on the productive capacity of our farm businesses. Over a decade, the savings can really add…
Read MoreGood Investments
THE ONE KEY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GOOD INVESTMENT AND A WASTE OF MONEY There is a lot of difference between a great investment in machinery or infrastructure and a bad investment. We can get quite technical and look at measures such as return on investment, labour hours saved and total cost of ownership (the lifetime maintenance…
Read MoreOn Farm Off Farm Work
The on farm off farm work conundrum…. It’s a topic I have written about before, however I have been thing a little more about it lately following the WoTL Conference in Wagga and a series of Women in Ag workshops I have put on for the Local Lands Services. Some of the discussion at the…
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