Lessons from 25 years of farm business data: What has changed and what matters next

Presenter – Kim Bowman, Agripath

The numbers don’t lie. After 25 years of benchmarking farm business performance, Agripath have found clear patterns emerge about what drives profit, resilience and long-term success.

In this session, Kim Bowman unpacks key lessons from the data including the characteristics of top-performing farms, the role of crop choice and rotation, machinery investment, nitrogen use, debt management and farm infrastructure. Gain practical insights into the decisions that have delivered the greatest returns over time and what they mean for farming businesses today.

Date: Thursday 18 June, 2026
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm (AEST)
Venue: online
Cost: Free registration

GRDC Farm Business Update National Livestreams are topic specific, interactive, interview style discussions that address key farm business management improvements common to grain growing businesses across Australia.

A recording of the livestream will be available on the GRDC website here