In good times and in bad: Adaptive skills for your farming future

Kate is an independent farm consultant who has a PhD and extensive experience in crop agronomy and dryland agriculture. Her expertise is sought by large corporate enterprises, but she most enjoys working with farmers that have a commitment to improvement. Using an evidence-based approach, Kate will guide you towards 'excellent farming'.

Topics include:

• key profit drivers and high-level benchmarks
• income vs cost of production and impact of rotation
• calculating basic financial benchmarks
• understanding your personal appetite for risk
• understanding your production potential to assess variation in profit
• managing climate variability and farm financial performance
• scenario planning for the 2024 and 2025 seasons and beyond.