Business management webinars
Sally Martin is the principal of SheepMetriX, a consultancy business servicing seedstock and commercial livestock producers.
Sally brings over 30 years of experience in farm management, animal health, reproduction, genetic selection and breeding program design.
This webinar covers:
- Identifying breeding and production objectives and understanding what data is needed to inform these
- How to us eID to efficiently collect and use data
- The value of data in making informed management decisions to achieve breeding and production objectives.
Date and time: 19 June 2024, 7.00pm-8.00pm AEST
Speaker: Natalee Johnston
Speaker: Natalee JohnstonNatalee Johnston grew up in regional Western Australia and is the Royal Australian Navy’s first female pilot. In her 24 years of military service, Natalee fulfilled roles as a qualified helicopter instructor, operations manager, leader and safety professional. In these roles, she gained knowledge and practical skills in human behaviours, why we make errors, the importance of resilience, what influences our decisions and how organisational culture impacts it all. She has over 15 years of experience in instructing and facilitating helicopter training, risk management, safety investigation techniques, human factors, non-technical skills and positive safety cultures. Natalee shares her experiences to show how the tools she has used to can enhance decision-making and improve resilience, in both individuals and organizations.
Post-retirement from full-time Naval service, Natalee operates her own business. She provides human factors and safety management system training, and consultancy services and delivers safety workshops and keynotes across various sectors, including maritime, aviation, hospitality, agriculture, mining and government. Natalee lives on the South Coast of NSW with her husband and two children.
This webinar covered:
- Making decisions based on a moment in time; the information you have, your state and the influence of the world around us.
- Understanding your limitations and how what impacts them can improve your interactions, decisions and well-being.
- Building resilience by applying basic human factors and risk management theory.
Date and time: 7-8pm AEDT, 13 November 2024
Sally Murfet is the Chief Inspiration Officer at Inspire AG – a renowned people and culture consultancy 100% focused on the Australian agriculture industry.
Inspire AG supports clients through leadership development, team growth, performance management, succession planning, and strategic business planning.
Sally believes that people are the power of agriculture.
The webinar covers:
- Understanding how to manage and mitigate internal and external factors that influence agriculture’s ability to attract, retain and develop talent.
- How self-leadership and management practices affect an employer’s ability to manage and motivate teams.
- The need to create a positive and inclusive culture in order to attract talented employees who align with your vision, mission and values.
- How ‘employer branding’ in a candidate-short market makes your farm business an attractive choice.
- The importance of communication, relationships, and generational understanding in running a successful and profitable business.
Date and time: 10 January 2024, 7.00pm AEDT
John Francis is the Director of agriculture consultancy firm Agrista. He is passionate about solving problems in industry and is also interested in behavioural economics.
This webinar sees him discuss how to assess and manage business risk, focusing on rising interest rates, falling livestock prices, and important drivers of success in commodity production.
The webinar covers:
- How to stay focused during tough economic times, particularly around cost control.
- How a disciplined approach to business management can still generate good profits when commodity prices fall.
- The key to driving a margin during times of low commodity prices.
- The need to start the journey now – it is never too late to focus on the numbers.
Date and time: 13 December 2023, 7.00pm AEDT
This webinar features Dr Penny Schulz, of Schulz Livestock, who discusses the role of genetics in achieving market specifications and using carcase feedback to inform genetic selection.
The webinar covers:
- not meeting target market specifications can impact your profitability
- selection and breeding programs can influence your ability to hit your target market more consistently and efficiently
- to use all the data, feedback, and tools to assess your performance and make improvements to your breeding program.
This webinar features Mick Hay, Managing Director of Rimfire Resources, who discusses farm labour and how to attract and retain good staff.
This webinar features Mick Hay, Managing Director of Rimfire Resources, who discusses farm labour and how to attract and retain good staff.The webinar covers:
- What you need to prioritise to recruit for retention?
- How to attract staff in a candidate driven market? The current unemployment rate is at 3.6% and not predicted to rise above 4.6% for next 3-4 years.
- Workforce skill sets are changing – how will this impact your farm business?
- Employees want to work for employers of choice – how brand, reputation and social impact can help you become an employer of choice?
Date: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Time: 8.00pm AEST
Presenter: Neville Brady
Details: Conflict is a normal part of life. When managing a livestock operation this could relate to family, staff, customers or service providers. Join Neville Brady, ‘browsupconsulting’ to gain insights into effective conflict resolution, inclusive of:
- Different types of conflict on and off-farm
- Why resolution is important
- Different situations and different strategies.
Next Steps:
- Profitable Grazing Systems courses e.g. Lead With Certainty, Managing People For Success, Business Essentials
- Business EDGE course.
Date: Wednesday March 30th 2022
Time: 8.00pm AEDT
Presenters: Sally Murfet
Details: Join Sally Murfet from ‘Inspire Ag’ as we unpack a fundamental skill required to run and manage a successful livestock enterprise:
- What is effective communication and why is it important on-farm?
- Different communication styles
- Maintaining important farm relationships through communication.
