Property management planning (PMP) for natural resource management

$1595 GST-free

This course is registered under the Commonwealth Government's FarmReady program. Eligible primary producers can be reimbursed for the cost of this course. See the FarmReady website for more details.

• Take participants through a process of assessing, planning, monitoring and evaluation of farm resources and enterprises.
• Produce a property plan with a series of overlays for describing and interpreting farm infrastructure and resources.
• Plan strategies for conversing and improving biodiversity outcomes for productivity and environmental gains.
• Develop strategies for dealing with risk.
• Produce a physical property plan for future farm and business development.

• Develop goals for the farm business.
• Describe the physical environment of the farm.
• Assess the condition and health of the farm's natural resources.
• Plan for risk assessment.
• Assess the viability of the farm plan.

Day2 - Your farm today: The physical environment
Land capability, whole farm ecology, biodiversity and soil management

Day 3 - Your farm today: Assessing the natural resources
Mapping and water quality

Day 4 - Your farm today: Assessing the natural resources
Vegetation assessment, description and monitoring

Day 5 - Your farm tomorrow: Risk management and planning
Minimising risk, suitable farm production

Day 6 - Your farm tomorrow: Making it happen
Assessment of the farm plan

• PMP workshop manual, and four texts produced by NSW DPI Tocal:
  • Physical Property Planning
  • Vegetation: Survey and Assessment
  • Tocal Code of Land Use Practice
  • Put Yourself in the Picture (caring for your small rural property)
• additional text handouts are Managing Drought and The Drought Recovery Guide produced by NSW DPI.

This practical workshop series is delivered using a mixture of both indoor and outdoor/paddock based instruction.

Participants will need to bring along an aerial photograph and topographic map of their property.

Participants are also encouraged to bring along their partner (no additional cost).

• RTE5516A - Develop a whole farm plan
• RTE4511A - Develop a soil use map for a rural property