Lunch and Learn Farm Finance – Beyond Basics™

Lunch and Learn Farm Finance – Beyond Basics™ November 2026: Build your financial literacy and use your farm business numbers to make better management decisions.

This practical four-week online program is designed for farm business owners, managers and others who have a fundamental understanding of business numbers and common reports and want to build their ability to analyse their farm business numbers and make better management decisions.

What you'll cover

• How to engage with your accountant and bankers to build effective business relationships.

• Key business ratios, what they mean and how to calculate them, including gross margin, breakeven and return on investment.

• What benchmarks are and how to use them in your farm business.

• How benchmarking can provide greater clarity around the numbers influencing your decision-making and farm performance.

What you'll take home

• Financial knowledge and tools to better understand and address the risks, challenges and opportunities facing your farm business.

• Practical financial skills to strengthen and future-proof your farm business plan, improve resilience and prepare for future conditions.

• Access to topic-specific planning support, including cash flow budgets.

• Increased confidence and capability to achieve your business goals through practical skills and applied learning.

What's included?

• 4 x 1-hour weekly webinars

• A participant workbook containing the presentations and activities covered throughout the program.

• A business ratios template to help you calculate and better understand key financial ratios within your farm business.

• A one-hour individual follow-up coaching session to discuss your own numbers, challenges and questions in confidence.

Who should come?

Farm business owners, managers and others who already have a fundamental understanding of business numbers and common financial reports and want to build their ability to analyse their numbers and make better management decisions.

Presenter

Bianca Morrison | The Farming Coach

Bianca Morrison is a licensed business and executive coach, lawyer and Harvard-trained negotiator with more than 25 years’ experience across law, agriculture and coaching. Through The Farming Coach, Bianca helps farming families strengthen their financial clarity, planning and decision-making to build more confident and sustainable farm businesses.

Key details

• Dates: Wednesdays, 4, 11, 18 and 25 November 2026

• Time: 1:00–2:00 pm

• Location: Online via interactive Zoom

• Format: Four one-hour weekly webinars, plus a one-hour follow-up individual coaching session per participant

• Cost: Free to attend. Registration essential.

Contact: NSW Farm Business Resilience Program farmbusiness@dpird.nsw.gov.au

The NSW Farm Business Resilience Program is jointly funded by the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund and the NSW Government.