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The Horizon Rural Management Team put your goals, your lifestyle and your profit as their number one priority
Includes a one hour review, 12 month subscription to Profitable Farming and Market Strategy newsletters and one hour of telephone consultation: $352 (GST inc)
2. Agronomy Services
This starts with selecting the most profitable mix of crops and includes all aspects of fertiliser, weed and disease management. Fees by arrangement.
3. Annual Business Review
Make your farm run a little better than last year! Review the costs, rel and profits from your farm - compare it with others.
4. Livestock Profit Programs
Boost Livestock profits with a detailed review of your beef business
5. Other Services
1. Labour management
2. Succession plan
3. Marketing plan
Peter Wylie - PhD, MAgSc., BAgSc, QDA, MAIAST, MIMC
Peter is a partner and senior consultant of Horizon Rural Management and has a wealth of experience in rural industries. Prior to establishing an independent farm management consultancy practice in 1983, Peter spent 10 years with the QDPI as an extension agronomist.
Peter's particular areas of interest are profit and good management, as well as, issues such as the enviroment and sustainability. In 1998 Peter was awarded a PhD for his studies on the Economics of Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-tropical Australia.
Specialist fields include:
Farm business management and farm economics
Profitable and sustainable cropping rotations
Sustainable farming systems
Economics of irrigation development and cropping projects
Greg Cripps - AdvDip AppSci
Greg has a a wide range of farming experience and skills which allow Horizon Rural Management to provide a comprehensive agronomy service. Prior to establishing himself as an independent agronomy consultant, Greg worked as Senior Agronomist at Primac in Dalby.
He also manages a farming partnership in the Dalby area and has Ag Safe soil analysis and chemical handling accreditation. Greg's technical knowledge and practical farming skills allow him to provide profit focussed advice to his clients.
Specialist fields include:
Planning cropping programs and rotations
Weed management - crop & fallow
Insect and disease management
Crop nutrition and soil testing
Machinery purchase and modification
Glenn Milne - BAgSc
Glenn joined the Horizon Rural Management consulting team and as an independent agronomy consultant in 2001. From 1998-2001 Glenn worked as the agronomy advisor for a farming syndicate near Dalby. Prior to this, he had 8 years experience as an IAMA Senior Agronomist and 3 years with Dupont as a Sales Adviser.
Glenn's experience in controlled traffic, farming systems research and crop production modelling, is highly valuable to the 21st century farm manager.
Specialist fields include:
Design of cropping programs and rotations
Controlled traffic and precision agriculture
Weed, pest and disease management
Use of APSIM crop modelling software
Design and management of crop trials.
Crop Production
In July 2004 a new project on: Adoption on Improved Nutrient Management Practises was commenced for the Grains Research and Development Corporation. Dr Peter Wylie is leader of an Australia-wide review of decision making on Nutrient Management and how we can improve it.
A review of: The potential of Liquid Fertilisers in Broadacre Cropping was completed for the Grains Research and Development Corporation in 2004. This was an Australia-wide review including economice analysis and case studies of farmers using liquid fertilizers around Australia.
Irrigation
The Value of Irrigation Water in the St George District - prepared for Qld Department of Natural Resources.
Maximising Profit from Irrigation Water - prepared for the Mobandilla Cotton Group. Jan 2000.
Irrigation Development Concept Plan - prepared for the Chinchilla & District Water User's Association and Chinchilla Shire Council. Aug 1999.
Precision Agriculture
Cropping Systems USA and Potential for the GTS Enviro Sprayer - prepared for Rees Equipment Pty Ltd, Toowoomba. Nov 2000.
An Assessment of the Potential Benefits of Precision Agriculture in Australia - a scoping study commissioned by the Grains Research and Development Corporation. Dec 1999.
Risk Management
A project: Assessing risk to Encourage Farm Change was completed for the Grains Research and Development Corporation in 2004. A workbook and spreadsheets to help farmers adapt to change was part of the outputs of this project.
Leader of the 'Improved management of climate variability on Australian grain farms' project as part of the Climate Variability in Agriculture R&D Program administered by LWRRDC. Outputs include - Managing Climate Makes Money, Summer Rainfall Areas of Australia, a booklet and workshop series compiled as part of the above project.
Harvest risk management on south Queensland grain farms - Horizon Rural Management client resource material.
Economics of grain drying on on south Queensland grain farms - Horizon Rural Management client resource material.
Environment
R & D prioities in Enviroment and Sustainability - a review conducted for the Grains Research & Development Corporation
Managing Dryland Salinity in the Queensland Murray Darling Basin - project consultant.
Sustainable crop production in the sub-tropics - an Australian Perspective Peter Wylie was Joint editor of this monograph published by the DPI in 1997.
Orchard Services - 'Growing Your Future'
Director: Stephen Tancred (BAgSc(Hons), PGDipAgSt MAIAST, CPAg)
Orchard Services provides a comprehensive range of horticultural consulting services to promote the development of profitable and sustainable farming. The firm has a wide range of clients around Australia and is involved in several co-operative projects with the QDPI and HRDC. Stephen has an extensive network of industry contacts and is recognised as an Australian temperate fruit expert.
Specialist fields include:
Orchard and tree crop management
Contract research and extension
Integrated pest management
Business plans and QA programs
Feasibility studies
Contact: 36 Short St, Stanthorpe Q 4380 Ph: 07 4681 2931 Fax: 07 46814274
Email: tancreds@flexi.net.au
- Horizon Rural Management
12 Cunningham St, Dalby, Qld, Australia 4405,
Phone : 61-7-4662 4899
email : profit@horizonrural.com.au