Property planning is a key part of caring for your land. Learn how to plan your farm layout so you can manage soil types and land capabilities to achieve sustainable production. Plan nature conservation measures to improve biodiversity and enterprise viability. Property Planning takes a simple, step-by-step approach.
Now in its 4th edition, Property Planning now includes a brief introduction to digital farm mapping and AgTech.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
PART 1 ABOUT PROPERTY PLANNING
• Why prepare a property plan?
• About the physical resources of your property
PART 2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
• Soil
• Land capability
• Water
• Vegetation
• Infrastructure
• AgTech
• Cultural heritage
• Climate
• Energy efficiency
• Carbon farming
• Biodiversity
• Legislation
• Property enterprises
PART 3 PREPARING A PROPERTY MAP
• Aerial photographs and satellite images
• Digital mapping
• Creating a map using a drone
• Creating overlays or layers on a digital map
PART 4 PLANNING and IMPLEMENTING
1. Determining a vision
2. SWOT analysis
3. Setting goals and strategies
PART 5 MONITORING AND REVIEWING
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX 1 Property description
APPENDIX 2 Hard copy mapping
APPENDIX 3 Property resource records
APPENDIX 4 Values and vision
APPENDIX 5 SWOT analysis
RESOURCES
REFERENCES
