Managing Your Farm Finances in Drought – Omeo Session

Guest presenter:

Paul Blackshaw is a Farm Business Adviser with Meridian Agriculture. He is based at Rutherglen in North East
Victoria, and provides services in farm business management, financial analysis, bench marking, succession planning and industry projects. Paul has previously worked as a Rural Financial Counsellor and as a Farm Business Economist for Agriculture Victoria.

Topics to be covered:

• Remain focused on managing the business
• Assessing your financial position and how it might affect decisions
• Using budgets and partial budgets
• Profit vs cash
• Business communication and relationships