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Farm security: Preventing crime on hobby farms

Rural crime is on the increase. This is mostly due to the isolation and ease of access to farms and the portable nature and high value of its livestock and  farming equipment. Hobby farms in…

Part one: Calf rearing – small farmers’ guide to feeding and raising calves

Hand rearing calves is a popular business for small farmers. The initial investment required for calf rearing is relatively low while labour can generally be  easily worked around off-farm…

Part two: Calf housing and bedding requirements for successful calf rearing

For small landholders wanting to make a success of calf rearing and make a supplementary income from it, calf housing will be an important consideration. Providing suitable housing for calves at…

News

• Compact tractor pulls its weight around the yard
• Support for small farmers
• Fire plans for livestock

Farmer's Workshop

• Specialist Tools Simplify Tricky Jobs
• Handy Tips for Troublesome Engines
• Preparing the right mix for solid concrete

Planning/Management

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

Farming Ideas

• Part one: Calf rearing – small farmers’ guide to feeding and raising calves
• Part two: Calf housing and bedding requirements for successful calf rearing
• Small producer case study: Creating an organic agritourism experience (Part 1)

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

• Small producer case study: Hamel Homegrown Organics (Part 1)
• Small producer case study: Hamel Homegrown Organics (Part 2)
• Escape to a rural lifestyle, buy a hobby farm

Live Stock

• Breeding meat goats on small farms
• Cattle management: Bull options for small beef herds
• Chicken coop requirements for safe and happy chickens

Self / Sustainability

• Sustainable farming: An introduction to small farm sustainability in Australia
• Recycling old hay
• Small farms and community supported agriculture

Pastures & Crops

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

New Forum Topics

	Topic	Replies	Last post	Forum
7224	Newbie Alpaca farmer question byAlpacaPacino on Thu, 07/01/2021 - 16:55	1	by admin Sat, 07/03/2021 - 12:13	Alpacas
7213	"Chicken Tractors" byPadwah on Mon, 05/10/2021 - 11:11	1	by admin Mon, 05/10/2021 - 11:41	Poultry
7205	Vaccinating a small number of lambs byhilltophouse on Tue, 04/13/2021 - 14:26	1	by admin Sun, 04/18/2021 - 21:28	Sheep
7204	Ducks keep dying bySteves Ducks on Sun, 04/11/2021 - 21:42	1	by admin Wed, 04/14/2021 - 16:16	Poultry
7170	Orphan Lambs and Foxes byhlcrouch on Thu, 10/01/2020 - 20:10	4	by GreenAcresFarm Tue, 04/06/2021 - 19:28	Sheep
7189	On farm home butchering byDreamChasers on Tue, 03/09/2021 - 21:48	2	by Casey Sun, 04/04/2021 - 16:53	General Forum
7187	Tractor information byzoob on Mon, 03/01/2021 - 21:28	2	by Casey Sun, 04/04/2021 - 16:42	General Forum
6613	Hello everyone byGordon on Tue, 09/08/2020 - 14:32	3	by Casey Sun, 04/04/2021 - 16:34	Fencing
7184	Looking at purchasing in Scenic Rim area. byFordGT18 on Sun, 01/31/2021 - 14:21	1	by admin Wed, 03/03/2021 - 12:18	General Forum
7183	Starting a wagyu farm byaussie3105 on Sun, 01/24/2021 - 20:50	1	by admin Thu, 01/28/2021 - 11:26	Farm planning
6282	Farm security byweekenders on Mon, 06/22/2020 - 12:51	9	by OWilson87 Tue, 01/19/2021 - 21:00
7182	ivermectin and yabbies byOzSledge on Sun, 01/17/2021 - 14:02	2	by OWilson87 Tue, 01/19/2021 - 20:58
932	Tractors bygaz on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 13:53	15	by admin Sun, 01/10/2021 - 14:45	General Forum
6966	Agistment bymarieoc on Sun, 09/27/2020 - 19:52	3	by admin Fri, 10/02/2020 - 17:53	Livestock
6699	Should I till, use harrows or just let it be? byTheOldChurchEstate on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 18:40	1	by admin Thu, 09/17/2020 - 17:03	Farming Help
6573	Do I need to fence off my dam with cows? bymawan on Fri, 09/04/2020 - 13:57	1	by admin Wed, 09/09/2020 - 10:12	Farming Help
6568	Kiwi wanting to sheep farm in Australia byNikita on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 09:40	1	by admin Mon, 09/07/2020 - 11:23	Sheep
6565	New sheep about to lamb, not vaccinated or wormed. What do I do please? bySarah B on Mon, 08/31/2020 - 14:57	2	by Sarah B Wed, 09/02/2020 - 16:34	Sheep
5870	Do lambs need to be treated prior to Consumption? byBushwick on Sun, 10/06/2019 - 22:15	5	by Steve89 Wed, 09/02/2020 - 09:44	Sheep
6523	Best Tree Crops for Victoria byOllie Douglas on Fri, 08/21/2020 - 23:05	2	by Steve89 Wed, 09/02/2020 - 09:38	General Forum

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