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StockPlan® 3 days

Course details

Name: StockPlan® 3 days
Description: A course for graziers and agribusiness advisors interested in developing their drought management skills.
Cost: After NSW Government subsidy, $425 GST-free.
Includes a copy of the Decision Support Tools and StockPlan Resources CD, StockPlan User Manual plus the StockPlan Producer Manual and Home Study Guide.
Course aim

To assist producers and advisors develop flexible drought management plans. 

Learning outcomes:
  • Describe and review your drought experiences
  • Identify climate patterns that increase the likelihood of drought and dry spells 
  • Complete a feeding exercise using Drought Pack software
  • Identify key factors in managing risk and drought planning
  • Develop a drought management plan for your business
  • Operate decision support tools and software
  • Map farm resources
  • Develop sustainable land and water use strategies
  • Maintain animal welfare in drought
  • Review your drought management plan
  • Manage financial risk in drought
  • Maintain family health and well-being
Length: 3 days
Course program/structure:
  • Introduction
  • Experiences from droughts
  • When will it rain?
  • Overview of StockPlan
  • Decision support software
  • Key risk factors
  • Development of drought plans
  • Evaluation of drought plans
Resources and method of delivery:

Participants receive a StockPlan manual and CD-ROM.

This course is delivered indoors.

External study option:

This option, which will include a home study guide, will be available in late 2006.

Accreditation:

This course has been mapped to these national units of competency:

  • RTE3136A - Comply with industry animal welfare requirements
  • RTE4104A - Develop livestock feeding plans
  • RTE5516A - Develop a whole farm plan
  • RTE5523A - Develop climate risk management strategies
  • BSBCMN402A - Develop work priorities
  • BSBCMN416A - Identify risk and apply risk management processes
  • BSBMGT512A - Manage relationships in a family business.

This course was developed with support from Australian Wool Innovation Limited.

 

Register

Murrumbidgee Rural Studies Centre, Yanco
Phone: 1800 628 422
Email: mrsc@dpi.nsw.gov.au

StockPlan

More information on the StockPlan suite of decision-support tools is available.

Testimonial

StockPlan helps you put together a complete drought strategy ... and just makes the whole decision-making process a lot easier. I could determine the cost of retaining and feeding livestock and the amount of fodder required for a lengthy dry period.
- Andy Cassim, 'Glenfield'
full testimonial

StockPlan® on the radio

Course participants outline the benefits of the StockPlan® Workshops and Greg Meaker, NSW DPI Livestock Officer, explains the support tools in more detail.

StockPlan radio interview (mp3, 1.8Mb)

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