Other free tools worth knowing

We built our calculators for the money side: cashflow, margins and the bank. For production, herd planning and benchmarks, these free tools from industry bodies and government are very good.

Budgets and benchmarks

Livestock gross margin budgetsNSW DPIBeef (June 2026) and sheep (2025) gross margin budgets with every assumption listed.Farm data portalABARESSurvey results and forecasts of farm income, costs and debt for broadacre and dairy farms.Agbiz toolsQueensland GovernmentExcel gross margin, partial budget and whole farm cashflow tools.

Cattle and sheep

Tools and calculatorsMeat and Livestock AustraliaStocking rate, feed demand, beef and lamb cost of production, breeder mortality and more.Breedcow and Dynama, Breedcow LiteQueensland DPIFree herd budgeting software for comparing turn-off strategies and stocking rates, built for northern beef.ParaBossMLA and AWIWorm, fly and lice management for sheep, with the costs of each option.

Pigs

Eyes and Ears market newsAustralian Pork LimitedWeekly pig prices by state and delivered feed grain prices by region.

Planning and support

Farm Business Resilience ProgramNSW DPIRDWorkshops, coaching and a farm business plan resource, funded by the Future Drought Fund.Rural Financial Counselling ServiceAustralian and state governmentsFree, confidential financial counselling for farmers in hardship. In NSW, call 1800 319 458.Tax averaging and farm management depositsAustralian Taxation OfficeHow primary producers can smooth tax over good and bad years. Talk to your accountant before acting.

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