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March 2020
Business Skills for Young Farmers – Workshop 1: Understanding the farm financial position
Please be aware that due to current recommendations and changing situation with COVID-19, events may be postponed or cancelled at short notice. Please check our website, or with the organiser prior to attending. NSW farmers aged 18-40 are invited to two free farm business workshops hosted by Riverine Plains Inc. The workshops are part of a series aiming to improve the access of young farmers to better business information and will focus on financial literacy and farm business principles. Workshop…
Find out more »Microsoft Excel Masterclass Series Session 2, 23 March (Online)
Riverine Plains Inc is hosting a series of half day Microsoft Excel Training sessions for people employed in farming and regional businesses in the Federation Council. As a result of the COVID-19 measures, the remaining events in this series will move to an online platform from 23 March, 2020. The six sessions will be presented by Steve Young, EXCELutions, and will be held over three days from 9am-1:30pm: Monday 16 March – Session 1: Fundamentals, Session 2: Formatting Monday 23…
Find out more »Business Skills for Young Farmers (Zoom Workshop): Long-term farm business financial planning
In light of the current COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, we will be holding Thursday’s Business Skills for Young Farmers Workshop 2 over the internet (using Zoom). You are therefore invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting: Topic: Business Skills for Young Farmers Workshop 2 Time: March 26, 2020, 12:50-3:10 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney To join the Zoom meeting please use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/353883831 Meeting ID: 353 883 831 If you have never used Zoom before, it only takes a few…
Find out more »POSTPONED: Agriculture Dinner and presentation of the John Hanrahan Scholarship
Members, sponsors and friends of Riverine Plains Inc are advised that the Celebration of Agriculture Dinner, which was scheduled to take place on Friday 27 March has been postponed in light of the rapidly evolving situation regarding the COVID-19 virus. We look forward to the opportunity to reschedule, when appropriate. For more information, please contact the Riverine Plains Inc Office on 03 5744 1713 or email info@riverineplains.org,au.
Find out more »Microsoft Excel Masterclass Series Session 3, 30 March (Online)
Riverine Plains Inc is hosting a series of half day Microsoft Excel Training sessions for people employed in farming and regional businesses in the Federation Council. As a result of the COVID-19 measures, the remaining events in this series will move to an online platform from 23 March, 2020. The final Microsoft Excel Workshop session will take place ONLINE via a Zoom meeting on Monday 30 March from 9am – 12.30pm. Sessions 5 & 6 will cover data management and…
Find out more »Workplace Relations Workshop – March 31 (Online)
Please note that the Compliance Confidence for Employment Matters workshop will be held online (from the comfort of your own home/office) on Tuesday 31 March from 9.30am - 11.30am. Compliance Confidence for Employment Matters is a half-day workshop on workplace relations for farm owners and managers in the Federation Council. Gracia Kusuma, NSW Farmers Workplace Relations Director, will present the online workshop, designed to provide farm owners and managers with a workplace relations update on: The distinction between contractors and…
Find out more »May 2020
POSTPONED The Paperless Office Workshop
Please be aware that this event has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We will advise a new date when the event has been rescheduled. Riverine Plains Inc will host a free Paperless Office workshop for people employed in farming and regional businesses in the Federation Council (rescheduled date to be advised). Presented by Bernie McKenzie and Andrew Jarratt, Belmores Chartered Accountants, the workshop will cover: • Current filing and document management system • Paperless Office (receiving, saving and…
Find out more »Growers as innovators workshops (virtual) – 26 & 28 May, 2020
To support local producers to commercialise ideas, new products and inventions in agrifood and fibre, Farmers to Founders is hosting free GRDC Growers as Innovators Virtual Workshops. These workshops are ideal for producers looking to commercialise an invention or who want to develop a new, value-added product. The events will be held online on: Tuesday 26 May, 2020 from 2:30-5:30 pm Thursday 28 May, 2020 from 10am-1pm Further details are available by downloading the GRDC Growers as Innovators Virtual Workshop…
Find out more »Growers as innovators workshops (virtual) – 26 & 28 May, 2020
To support local producers to commercialise ideas, new products and inventions in agrifood and fibre, Farmers to Founders is hosting free GRDC Growers as Innovators Virtual Workshops. These workshops are ideal for producers looking to commercialise an invention or who want to develop a new, value-added product. The events will be held online on: Tuesday 26 May, 2020 from 2:30-5:30 pm Thursday 28 May, 2020 from 10am-1pm Further details are available by downloading the GRDC Growers as Innovators Virtual Workshop…
Find out more »June 2020
Postponed: Pulse Check Dookie/Murchison East Crop Walk – 25 June
The GRDC Riverine Plains Pulse Check Discussion Group paddock walk scheduled for this Thursday 25 June, 2020 at Murchison East has been postponed in response to the recent tightening of COVID restrictions. We plan to reschedule the meeting sometime in late July and apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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