Busy running the farm; to creating time for building the business.

Presenter: Tim Pilkington, Southern Ag Management

How does your farm business stay focused when there are 100 competing demands?

Does everyone know which game you’re playing, the rules, who’s playing where and what success looks like, do your advisers know too? A well-designed and clear playbook minimises operational distractions and supports progress toward goals.

In this session, Tim Pilkington of Southern Ag Management outlines how practical governance can help farm businesses clarify roles, strengthen accountability and bring broader perspectives to strategic decisions.

Drawing on his experience establishing and working with farm advisory boards, Tim will unpack what good governance is — and isn’t — how owners, managers and advisers can work together, and how the right people around the table can challenge thinking, manage risk and improve decision-making without getting in the way of running the farm.

Date: Thursday 17 September, 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