Preparing for Harvest 2026 with Carmen Quade

Preparing for Harvest 2026: Planning for a Safe, Efficient and Successful Harvest

The 2026 harvest represents the culmination of 12 months or more of hard work in a year marked by high input costs and significant seasonal and market volatility. While harvest may seem as simple as moving grain from the paddock to storage, the reality is far more complex. Successful harvests rely on careful coordination of people, machinery, logistics, communication and decision-making, all while operating in an environment of changing weather conditions and high personal and business risk.

This interactive webinar is designed to help grain-growing businesses prepare for harvest through better planning, organisation and communication. Using a practical workshop approach, participants will work through key harvest planning areas and develop their own pre-harvest checklists to help minimise risk, improve efficiency and support an incident-free harvest season.

What you'll cover

• Machinery readiness and maintenance planning

• Staffing, contractors and stakeholder management

• Risk management and contingency planning

• Harvest logistics and workflow management

• Grain marketing considerations

• Effective communication across the harvest team

• Family involvement and wellbeing during harvest

• Grain handling and storage preparation

• Conducting a post-harvest review for continuous improvement

A key focus of this webinar is peer-to-peer learning. Participants will have opportunities to share experiences, contribute ideas through the chat function, and engage directly with other producers during facilitated discussions and question-and-answer sessions.

What you'll take home

• A practical set of pre-harvest checklists tailored to your business

• A better understanding of online tools and apps that can assist with management and record keeping

• Insights and ideas from other grain producers and harvest teams

• Strategies to strengthen communication across staff, contractors, family members and key stakeholders

• Greater confidence heading into the 2026 harvest season

Harvest templates will be provided and emailed to participants after the event. 

A recording will be available to registered participants who can’t make the online session. 

Who should come?

This webinar is suitable for grain growers, mixed-enterprise farming businesses, farm managers, family members involved in harvest operations, and anyone responsible for planning, coordinating or participating in harvest activities.

Presenter

Carmen Quade, Agrifocused

Carmen works closely with farming businesses to improve planning, communication, risk management and business performance. Drawing on extensive experience supporting agricultural enterprises, she provides practical, real-world strategies that help producers manage complexity and make informed decisions.

Website: agrifocused.com.au

Key details

• Date: Thursday 22 October 2026

• Time: 12:00noon - 1:00pm

• Location: Online - Instructions on how to join will be emailed the day before the event.

• Cost: Free to attend. Registration essential.

Alternate date if you are unable to attend this date - 3 November - 12:00noon - 1:00pm register here - https://events.humanitix.com/preparing-for-harvest-2026-november

Contact:

Carmen Quade M: 0467 571 919 E: carmenquade@agrifocused.com.au

NSW Farm Business Resilience Program farmbusiness@dpird.nsw.gov.au for further information.

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