Community discussions

Agriculture, Farming & Agribusiness

Crops, livestock, agrochemicals, fertilizers, farm equipment, markets and agricultural technology.

45 discussions found

What does fairness look like in Farmer cooperatives?

A welcoming, professional discussion about farmer cooperatives, comparing selling and buying collectively with maintaining individual control and flexibility and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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A practical challenge: Value addition on the farm

A welcoming, professional discussion about value addition on the farm, comparing processing and packaging before sale with focusing on efficient primary production and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
0 replies0 participants25 viewsActive

Is the usual advice about cash crops and food crops actually working?

An open, professional discussion about cash crops and food crops, comparing maximising market income with protecting household and local food security and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
0 replies0 participants28 viewsActive

Real experiences wanted: Credit for farm expansion

A welcoming, professional discussion about credit for farm expansion, comparing borrowing to invest at the right season with growing gradually from retained earnings and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
0 replies0 participants32 viewsActive

Chemical inputs and low-input farming: Using fertilisers and crop-protection products strategically or reducing dependence on external inputs?

An open, professional discussion about chemical inputs and low-input farming, comparing using fertilisers and crop-protection products strategically with reducing dependence on external inputs and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
0 replies0 participants37 viewsActive

Agrochemical regulation: What works in real life?

A welcoming, professional discussion about agrochemical regulation, comparing strengthening controls and professional advice with improving farmer access while enforcing safe use and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
0 replies0 participants31 viewsActive

Small farms and consolidation: Supporting many small producers or building larger efficient operations?

An open, professional discussion about small farms and consolidation, comparing supporting many small producers with building larger efficient operations and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
0 replies0 participants28 viewsActive

Your perspective: What should define a successful farm

A welcoming, professional discussion about what should define a successful farm, comparing maximising annual profit with building long-term soil, family and business resilience and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
0 replies0 participants36 viewsActive

Cash crops and food crops: Maximising market income or protecting household and local food security?

An open, professional discussion about cash crops and food crops, comparing maximising market income with protecting household and local food security and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
0 replies0 participants31 viewsActive

Young people in agriculture: A debate with no easy answer

A welcoming, professional discussion about young people in agriculture, comparing promoting farming as technology-driven business with supporting transition into wider rural industries and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
0 replies0 participants23 viewsActive

Where should we draw the line on small farms and consolidation?

An open, professional discussion about small farms and consolidation, comparing supporting many small producers with building larger efficient operations and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
0 replies0 participants27 viewsActive

Immediate sales and storage: Selling at harvest or storing for better prices?

An open, professional discussion about immediate sales and storage, comparing selling at harvest with storing for better prices and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
0 replies0 participants41 viewsActive