Business and Trade

Agribusiness
DPI information on markets, trade and investment for Victorian produce

AgriGater
AgriGater can be used to calculate cost of production, gross margins and analyse budgeted financial performance for grain and sheep enterprises.

Biosecurity Victoria
Protecting Agricultural markets

FarmBis
FarmBis is a joint Commonwealth/State Initiative, managed by the Department of Primary industries (Victoria) and administered by the Rural Finance Corporation in Victoria. The program provides grants to subsidise training for farmers, land managers and wild catch fishers to improve their self-reliance and ability to manage profitable, competitive and sustainable businesses and environments.

Farm Gross Margins
Farm Gross Margins provide a simple method for comparing the performance of enterprises that have similar requirements for capital and labour.

Farm Monitor Project - SW Victoria
This project provides a financial analysis of 35 farms from across South West Victoria.

Dairy Industry Farm Monitor Project
The Dairy Industry Farm Monitor Project provides a financial and comparative analysis of 73 dairy farms from across three regions – Northern Victoria, South Western Victoria and Gippsland.

Sheep Industry Farm Monitor Project
This project provides a financial and comparative analysis of 70 wool producers from across three regions - Gippsland, North-North East Victoria and South West Victoria.

BESTWOOL/BESTLAMB (external link) is an industry-owned extension program, run in collaboration with the Department of Primary Industries, that delivers economic, environmental and social benefits to wool and sheep meat producers in Victoria.