Organics Gross Margin report
The Organic Feed Grade Grains & Dairy Gross Margin Report prepared by Macquarie Franklin in June 2016 is available to download (see below). The report provides additional information about the analysis and assumptions that underlie the organic gross margin tools which are available to download from the Gross Margin Analysis Spreadsheets provided below.
Designing a Successful Business
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Profitability of Irrigated Perennial Crops
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Irrigation Investment Analysis
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Improving Energy Efficiencies On Farm
An energy assessment can reduce your businesses' energy use, save money, improve productivity and provide opportunities to innovate in you energy use.
Self Assessment Tools
A self-audit tool has been developed to assist you in undertaking a point-in-time energy use snapshot.
This self-audit tool highlights some of the most common energy saving opportunities identified for farms and provides guidelines and references for farmers who wish to conduct an energy self-audit of their farms. Annual self-audit energy assessments by farmers can aid in monitoring performance relative to energy benchmarks and identify energy saving targets.
The Action Plan, Checklists and References provided in the tool may be used in combination as part of a farm energy management plan to identify energy use, set benchmarks and targets, and implement energy and cost saving measures. The online calculator tool that complements this manual is also available to aid in conducting energy self-audits of farms.
Please note: Before using the Self Audit Tool, users are advised to read the disclaimer below.
Self Audit Tool Calculator 2020-21
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Getting help to do an energy audit
You may feel confident to conduct your an energy assessment in your business. If you don’t feel you have the skills within the business to run your own assessment, many external experts or energy services companies may be engaged to do all, or part of it, for you.
What will the energy auditor do?
To comply with the requirements of AS/NZS 3598.1:2014, the energy auditor should carry out a number of tasks which include:
- conduct an on-site visit to your business’s premises;
- analyse your electricity use and tariffs;
- identify energy saving opportunities; and
- calculate the financial payback for energy savings opportunities.
Smart Questions to Ask When Investing in Irrigation
Investing in the purchase of water or an irrigation dam is a major decision, similar to the purchase of land. Opportunities are infrequent, and the investments are for the long-term; both land and water purchases add to the lasting physical resources of the business. These investments provide the opportunity for the business to grow. So when opportunities arise they need to be very carefully considered.
The Investing in Irrigation fact sheet describes issues what irrigators might consider when there is an opportunity to source new water for irrigation. The fact sheet was prepared for the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association by AK Consultants with the support of Tasmanian Irrigation.
Investing in Irrigation Fact Sheet
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Investing in Irrigation Case Studies
Tasmanian Irrigation has produced real-life case studies on investing in irrigation in the north-east of Tasmania, based on the experiences of two local farming families. This information could be valuable to potential investors right across the state.
Tasmanian Wine
Information on investing in the Tasmanian wine industry is available from
Wine Tasmania. A
guide for investors can be found on the
Investment page. The guide was developed by the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts (Economic Development is now part of Department of State Growth) and Wine Tasmania.
For further information, including an investor checklist, details of vineyards for sale and potential partnerships contact Wine Industry Tasmania:
Chief Executive Officer
Wine Industry Tasmania Ltd
147 Davey Street
HOBART TAS 7000
Phone (03) 6223 3770
Fax (03) 6223 1770
Email
sdavies@winetasmania.net.au
Important Information and Disclaimer
By using this website you accept all the terms of this disclaimer.
The information, models and spreadsheet tools accessible using this website have been prepared to assist in making farm management and investment decisions and are intended as planning tools. As such, users will need to adapt the models for their own circumstances. Users of this website are encouraged to vary the input costs, yields and return assumptions to better represent their own situation.The agricultural sector is subject to significant variations in costs, returns and yields over time and as such budget projections will need to be reviewed to reflect the prevailing circumstances.Changes can be readily made to the models by varying the values in the blue-shaded cells in the individual gross margin worksheets. Users of the models are also welcome to change the basic set-up of each gross margin or add further enterprises.
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None of the input costs and projected yield information listed on the website should be treated as recommendations or advice and the information, models and spreadsheet tools accessible on this website are made available on the understanding that the Crown and MFAKC are not providing professional advice. The use of this website and information obtained from its use is not a substitute for independent professional advice and users should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances.
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