Farm Management Courses

Management Training Partnership for MacKillop Farm Management Group Members

Creating Great Farm Employers

  A two day course that focuses on topics that ensure your people management is well structured, efficient, fair and compliant for all labour in your business (including family and non-family labour).

Location and Date 

Lameroo Wed 14/3/12 – Thurs 15/3/12 Register by 5/3/12

Naracoorte TBA Call 08 8842 1103 to express interest

Investment: $880/person (GST inc)

Assessing the real costs of farm machinery

Leasing and share farming – from both sides of the fence I (cropping focussed)

You will be introduced to the various leasing and share farming models and valuation approaches. The course also covers concepts and principles that can assist landowners in sourcing the right tenant to lease or share farm their property and also improve the ongoing working relationship between landowners and tenants or share farmers.
 

Investment: $550/person (GST inc)

Location and Date 
Karoonda Tuesday 21/2/12  Register by 13/2/12
Bordertown Wednesday 22/2/12   Register by 14/2/12
Clare Thursday 8/3/12   Register by 29/2/12
 

 Leasing and share farming - from both sides of the fence II (livestock focussed)

 This course considers some of the important issues when contemplating a livestock leasing or share farming opportunity. The course also aims to develop skills in proposal writing, formal agreements and undertaking annual reviews.

Location and Date 
Clare Tuesday 14/2/12  Register by6/2/12
Bordertown Thursday 8/3/12  Register by 29/2/12

Investment: $550/person (GST inc)

 I am interested in attending one of these sessions

 Rural Directions Pty Ltd, in partnership with the MacKillop Farm Management Group, is offering a range of farm management courses in your region across a range of topics.

The courses offered by Rural Directions Pty Ltd are approved under the FarmReady Reimbursement Grant program.

By attending Rural Directions Pty Ltd courses you will gain new skills and knowledge on issues relevant to your business to confidently make informed decisions.

Register your interest - If any of the courses listed below interest you, please contact Krysteen McElroy at mfmg@bigpond.com   or mobile 0408 655 108

Courses being offered in a location that suits you (minimum of 8, maximum of 15 per session)

Developing Your Grain Marketing Plan

Introduction to grain marketing

Knowing your grain cost of production – how and why

Understanding grain futures, swaps and options
 

If you would like to know more about Rural Directions Pty Ltd Management Training please visit www.ruraldirections.com.