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Calculator: Business case lettuce planter
A calculator spreadsheet to help quantify the costs and benefits of investing in a lettuce planter.
Vegetable growing and the Carbon Tax: Article in Vegetables Australia September/October 2011
Industry economic Ian James comments on the potential impacts of the Carbon Tax proposal to be implemented in July 2012. The pricing of carbon involves … Read more
Talking Business
An introduction to the ‘Talking Business’ project: resources to facilitate better business decisions amongst growers and advisers.
Discussion Paper on the production expenses and profitability of vegetable farms in Australia and the USA – a comparison
This discussion paper examined the costs of vegetable farms in the USA compared with those in Australia. Similarities were found between the two countries with … Read more
Discussion paper on industry issues drawn from data collected by ABARES in 2012 from Australian vegetable growing farms
This discussion paper comments on ABARES survey data of vegetable growing operations conducted in 2012, looking at the vegetable industry’s financial performance, new technologies, export … Read more
Case study: Using cost of production for decision making
This case study outlines what is included in the cost of production, how to calculate the cost of production, and how this information can be … Read more
Calculator: Capsicum grader
A calculator spreadsheet to help quantify the costs and benefits of investing in a capsicum grader.
Calculator: Buy a truck or use a contractor?
A calculator spreadsheet to help quantify the costs and benefits of investing in a truck or using contractors.
Calculator: Business case property relocation
A calculator spreadsheet to help quantify the costs and benefits of expanding and/or relocating business property.
Business case developing a block of land for vegetable production
The decision for growers is – should we invest in developing a new block of land to expand production? This fact sheet explores the costs … Read more
Business Management: Thinking Through the Numbers
This fact sheet gives you simple tools and methods to help you make good business decisions. It will help you manage your variable and overhead … Read more
Business case: Tractor replacement
Deciding whether or not to invest in a new tractor requires considerable deliberation. Are the benefits worth the capital? This fact sheet works through the … Read more