This stage answers the question ‘Why Plan?’. It focuses on why planning supports business success, identifying what your goals are and where to start on farm financial planning. Once you know all your numbers and have a plan started, recording it on paper or in digital means it will be easier to share with family, staff, and industry regulators. This is a starting point to help you figure out where you want to head, and deciding the actions to get you there.
So what is Good Farm doing in this space?
You can get started now with some great easy to watch short videos from Farm 4 Life outlining farm business planning. They have generously shared access with us for free. Links to get started are here.
Also, head to their Farm 4 Life learning hub, a goldmine of farm focused solutions, if you want more!
In 2024 Good Farm will be running live events to help Taranaki farmers keen to have a plan, get started. Details on these will be in our Newsletters and on this website as they come available. Also, talk to your partner, bank and other trusted professionals, as they all have knowledge which can help.
This stage helps you navigate the red tape when you are developing a plan. Spending time developing a plan, only to find endless red tape once you put it into action, is costly, time consuming, and often frustrating.
The content for this stage was developed by independent experienced farming advisors, not affiliated to an industry or government group, to provide sound advice on current regulation. The advice has been checked with all relevant authorities for your piece of mind, and takes a practical approach to help you answer questions for your own farm.
So what is Good Farm doing in this space?
Perrin Ag consultants have developed a comprehensive Guide (available in both hard copy, and as a digital version with live resource links ) on what farm activities are regulated by the government, divided by each integrated farm planning topic. This information covers topics from managing fresh water management, to dehorning rules, to what you need to know about being a landlord. The information is broad, and aims to be an ongoing reference for Taranaki farmers. As well as the guide, the information and how to use it, will be supported by publicly available webinars and group sessions.
Please note, this stage is not about individual industry assurance and compliance, that is entirely a whole other kettle of fish!
Good Farm is working with Perrin Ag Consultants to develop a way forward for farm planning which helps simplify farm businesses and put the farmer in the driving seat. We are developing a series of three workshops that will equip farmers with the skills to use planning to help them navigate incoming regulatory and market challenges.
The outcomes we are aiming for are:
