AWI webinar: Why stay in wool sheep?

Join this webinar to hear Agrista director, John Francis, discuss the detail of his analysis of the profitability of wool-growing enterprises, Why stay in wool sheep?.

John will cover:

• The relative financial performance of wool enterprises
• Variation in operating profits between enterprises
• Improving financial performance over the medium-long term
• The real levels of volatility in wool enterprises
• Practical tips for:
  • Financial and productivity assessment
  • Finding the key features that deliver greater profitability
  • Managing a grazing system, including matching feed supply with animal demand and improved feed utilisation
  • Sheep health and welfare
  • Managing labour requirements and contractors, including working well with your shearing team
  • Infrastructure investment and efficiency
  • Reducing systems complexity
• What categorises top 20% performers?

John will be available after his presentation to take questions.

If you have any questions you’d like to have answered on the webinar, please email them to kevin.wilde@wool.com. There will also be the opportunity to ask questions via the chat function if you think of anything during the presentation.

SPEAKER PROFILE – JOHN FRANCIS

John is passionate about solving problems in agriculture. For him, part of the appeal of agriculture is that it is always presenting new challenges which keeps him motivated and inspired.

After working as a jackaroo in the Riverina and Northern Territory, John completed an agricultural science degree and John landed his dream job as a district agronomist. After several years, it struck John that he wanted a more comprehensive understanding of the business of farming – the real financial consequences of my advice.

In a quest to acquire financial skills, John moved into farm management consultancy where he learned the value of integrating the rigour of science and a knowledge of production systems with financial management skills.

This has shown John the value of regular assessment of farm performance at both a financial and production level and taking an evidence-based approach to problem solving. 

Register for the webinar now! If you can’t make the live webinar, we’ll email you a link to the recording afterwards.