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Managing information & decision making

Farm business management

Farmer profile:

  • Simon Scowen (in partnership with Andrew Angelino & Barry Bruce)
  • Location Lower South East Region Kongorong, Kentgrove South, Manuka Heights, SA
  • Time in the business 21 years
  • Staff 12 full time, 6 part time, feed consultant

Situation:

When it comes to business investment, Simon advocates dairy farmer levies as being “the biggest investment of all for business insurance”, particularly the work Dairy Australia does in forecasting and international market development.

Action:

When Simon introduced a robotic dairy, his aim was to boost production without drastically increasing his workload or payroll. To stay in front of trends and issues, his decisions depend on information Dairy Australia supplies, like the Situation and Outlook report and Fortnightly market update. 

    “I can’t control commodity prices, but I can control the info I get to  make business 
    decisions. I use Dairy Australia reports to find exactly what I need to know.”

Result:

As Simon says, “I see the work that Dairy Australia does on international markets and animall health and welfare as a crucial part of my farm insurance. This is one area where Dairy Australia adds real benefit. We need to make sure our markets are secure and that the industry reputation remains high. I can’t see how we could do that as individuals."  

    "I think the expense would be much greater if Dairy Australia 
    wasn’t doing this work."