·  SO WHY FARMING

·  the family business tradition - realising the urban dream - getting the size right - highland cattle

·  THE TRADITION OF INNOVATION

·  on-going progress - view from the fence - the commodity innovations - the merino, cattle, other livestock, cropping - alpacas

·  NEW DIRECTIONS - THE FARM VISION

·  past high fliers - cattle, sheep, goats, deer, aloe vera, blueberries, jojoba - the way to the future - aquaculture, horticulture, hydroponics, field crops, agroforestry, bush foods, floriculture, livestock, cattle, sheep and goats, camelids, earthworms, other livestock - in the spotlight - ostriches, alpaca, emus - accessing the risk - white suffolks

·  SIMPLY ORGANIC

·  alternative management - bio dynamic farming - the basic rules - avoiding artificial chemicals, managing livestock - why organics - converting to organics - organic tactics, organic chemicals, will it pay?, your first steps - in the market - adding value, fruit and vegies, grains, meat, livestock - maintaining standards - certification - becoming certified, the costs, helpful advice, certifiers - water chestnuts

·  THE FARMING BUSINESS

·  plans and how to follow them - how plans are made - getting started - cash flow budgets, why prepare cash flow budgets - some hurdles, the structure, cash books, how often financial statements, computers, shortcomings, income tx, who is a primary producer? is what I do primary production? is my income from primary production? sales tax, motor vehicles and sales tax, percentage of use, registering for sales tax, off-farm investment - deer

·  ON THE MARKET

·  the direct route, setting the price, adding value - having a plan, long term trends, the challenge - emu oil

·  WHERE TO BEGIN

·  doing the homework, ideas, bush telegraph, associations, Government, private consultants, gathering information, putting it together - Wagyu cattle

·  DIRECTORY

·  case study - ostriches

·  BIBLIOGRAPHY