ARTICLE | Friday, May 12th, 2017
Aging livestock – how does it work?
All livestock are assumed to age-up at the end of the financial year – an R1 steer becomes an R2 steer and a ewe hogget becomes a 2th ewe. This article explains the reason why all livestock age up, gives examples and lets you know some handy tips to make…
Read moreARTICLE | Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
Technology adds to bottom line
Technology is evolving at a rapid pace and farmers who can adapt and take advantage of new technology solutions to help drive decision making will likely gain a market advantage. The Business of Farming event, organised and run by ANZ, recently highlighted the technology opportunity for red meat farming. The…
Read moreARTICLE | Sunday, April 30th, 2017
Habits of top performing red meat farmers
What sets top performing farmers apart from the rest of the pack? Top farmers have many common traits, one of them being that they are generally good financial managers. Speaking at the Business of Farming event, organised and run by ANZ, Agri Regional Manager Sean Stafford spoke about the habits of…
Read moreARTICLE | Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
Efficiency boost #3: Scan my Bills
COMING SOON TO ALL ONLINE CUSTOMERS Save time and boost productivity with our latest innovation, Scan my Bills. This feature is an automated invoice scanning and document storage service, giving you and your clients accurate records every time. A paperless office is now one step closer with Scan My Bills….
Read moreARTICLE | Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
Building towards farm ownership
Northland sharemilkers Briar and Tony Lunjevich are focused on building equity and heading towards their ultimate goal of farm ownership. Farming at Kaitaia on Tony’s family property, they milk 320 cows and milk once a day on the 130 hectare (effective) farm. “We hope to become farm owners and building…
Read moreARTICLE | Monday, March 27th, 2017
Financial monitoring made easy
Cashmanager RURAL online gives Westpac senior agribusiness manager, Shaun Crofskey, the ability to get a real time view of how his clients are tracking, at any time. Shaun’s first introduction to the product was about 12 years ago when he and his wife purchased their own property. “As a result…
Read moreARTICLE | Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
Farm Succession – Getting Started
Farm succession is something that affects every farm owner, at some point. Chances are your farm is your biggest asset. Many farmers have spent years building up and improving their property, in the hope it will stay in the family and be passed on to the next generation. The most…
Read moreARTICLE | Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
Can you influence your interest rate?
Farmers are legends at shopping around for the lowest price for inputs. Not surprising really, in that they are price takers for what they produce. They also shop around for the lowest interest rate, but most expect the bank to do all the moving. The reality is that, even from…
Read moreARTICLE | Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
EFS report – It’s the big picture view of performance and profitability in Cashmanager RURAL
The Performance Summary report (EFS) is a great tool for measuring the performance and profitability of your farm business. It does this using actual, budget or revised (a combination of actual plus budget) figures. Pongaroa sheep and beef farmer and farm consultant, Rachel Joblin, says the EFS report is her…
Read moreARTICLE | Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
Cashmanager aids farm succession
Cashmanager RURAL is helping Lisa Marcroft’s family capture farm business information in one central place, where everyone can access it, as they start the farm succession process. The 1500 acre family farm is located at Te Akau, Waikato. A dry stock property, it is run as a breeding unit and…
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