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SMALL FARM INFORMATION

Guidelines for keeping chooks

Chickens are a great addition to the family and will contribute in many ways, such as producing eggs, fertilising your garden and devouring food  scraps. The most trouble-free chickens are bought…

Machinery ownership alternatives for small farmers

Farm machinery, especially tractors, can be expensive to purchase and a questionable use of capital, particularly if only used occasionally during the year – as is the case on many small farms. The…

Self-sufficient farming: Milking a cow

Keeping livestock for milk is one of the oldest and most traditional ways of self-sufficient farming and it is still a way of ensuring food security today. Many  types of livestock – including sheep…

News

• Fire plans for livestock
• Watch your cattle - lead poisoning kills
• New sheep worm drench resistance kit makes testing easier

Farmer's Workshop

• Specialist Tools Simplify Tricky Jobs
• What to look for when buying a used tractor?
• Handy Tips for Troublesome Engines

Planning/Management

• Water quality on the farm
• Farm security: Preventing crime on hobby farms
• Bushfire Preparation and Management for Small Farms

Farming Ideas

• Small producer case study: gourmet pickled walnuts (Part 1)
• Leasing land for small farm expansion
• Part one: Calf rearing – small farmers’ guide to feeding and raising calves

Farms For Sale

• Lifestyle property of 13.5 acres and additional 4.5 acre sub-divison
• Farming in style only 2 hours from Sydney
• Platypus, privacy and potential to farm, retire or develop

Getting Started

• Buying a small farm – starting out
• Buying farm land – top tips for small farmers
• Hobby farm tax deductions and business structures in Australia

Live Stock

• Guidelines for keeping chooks
• Which cattle breed do I choose?
• Farming meat rabbits: an introduction

Self / Sustainability

• Self-sufficient farming: Milking a cow
• Small farms and community supported agriculture
• Is it worth raising a steer for beef?

Pastures & Crops

• Grazing herbs for livestock
• Slashing Grass?
• Pasture Development on Small Farms

New Forum Topics

	Topic	Replies	Last post	Forum
6104	Sheep per acre bysena on Sun, 05/31/2020 - 04:05	2	by sena Tue, 06/02/2020 - 20:53	Sheep
5673	Goat Worming byBrettgarland on Sat, 05/11/2019 - 17:06	10	by hairy goat Sun, 05/31/2020 - 09:14	Farming Help
6103	Machine to automatically collect and compost manure byHStuart18 on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 10:52	0	by HStuart18 Wed, 05/27/2020 - 10:52	General Forum
5363	Olive trees bylazzaman on Sat, 12/22/2018 - 19:39	13	by meriam Tue, 05/26/2020 - 20:39	General Forum
6073	Typical seasonal variability coastal NSW byme001 on Wed, 05/13/2020 - 13:40	2	by me001 Thu, 05/21/2020 - 09:00	Farming Help
3275	Agistment Rates bymrmrsmrb on Thu, 11/09/2017 - 17:14	6	by rchalmerssayes Sun, 05/17/2020 - 15:17	General Forum
1498	Information: solar powered drip irrigation system byfrisbie on Mon, 12/03/2012 - 21:55	10	by shahabuddin Thu, 05/14/2020 - 04:08	General Forum
6071	Tractors byDJF on Sat, 05/09/2020 - 11:06	1	by admin Wed, 05/13/2020 - 09:14
932	Tractors bygaz on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 13:53	10	by DJF Sun, 05/10/2020 - 18:51	General Forum
2918	Starting a farm on the sunshine coast QLD bygreenpasturesnoosa on Fri, 05/20/2016 - 15:11	5	by admin Fri, 05/08/2020 - 11:20	New Members
6032	Seeding practices byWil on Mon, 05/04/2020 - 20:49	1	by craka Thu, 05/07/2020 - 23:16	Farming Help
6043	Making Tractor attachments byCal and Nanny on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 15:15	1	by craka Thu, 05/07/2020 - 22:58	Farm equipment
6028	Guidelines for sheep condition and nutritional signs byshaz on Sun, 05/03/2020 - 11:57	1	by admin Tue, 05/05/2020 - 17:17
6031	Quadbike ROPS byPhilO on Mon, 05/04/2020 - 18:18	3	by admin Tue, 05/05/2020 - 17:09
6029	Goat Farming Course byphil123 on Sun, 05/03/2020 - 12:47	2	by phil123 Sun, 05/03/2020 - 23:05
5991	Pasture grass identification bySammymorgan24 on Sun, 03/29/2020 - 19:31	3	by shaz Sun, 05/03/2020 - 12:19	Pastures
6019	New farm owner licenses byaitkenr on Tue, 04/21/2020 - 21:36	1	by ned Sat, 05/02/2020 - 13:34	Farm planning
5966	Smsf farm buying byjohnj on Thu, 03/12/2020 - 12:40	2	by ned Sat, 05/02/2020 - 13:27	General Forum
6024	Primary Producer Qualification (NSW) bySteveB on Sat, 04/25/2020 - 20:16	1	by admin Thu, 04/30/2020 - 09:39	Farming Help
6021	Starting up rotational grazing with sheep bylelliott on Thu, 04/23/2020 - 13:54	1	by admin Sun, 04/26/2020 - 17:11	New Members

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