| Researcher(s) |
Tim Hutchings (Future Farm Industries CRC) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2011 |
| Contributor | Birchip Cropping Group |
| Trial location(s) |
Birchip, VIC
|
To disucss how farmers get lucky.
Farmers make their luck by:
• concentrating on preventing losses, rather than depending on bonanzas,
• giving priority to reducing costs, even if it means missing some income in good years, and
• diversifying markets (on-farm) and investments (off-farm).
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
This paper was first presented to the Farm Link Mixed Farming Conference at Temora on 12th August, |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | None: No crop specified |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Article/commentary |
| Trial design | Unreplicated |
| Sow date | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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