Bralca

26/10/2026

Looking to join Ben and Brooke at upcoming workshops? Ben will be delivering online while Brooke is delivering Blayney and Cumnock in November.

Is your farm business plan on paper, or still in your head?

Join us for Growing Success: Farm Business Planning Essentials and get practical help to develop a plan for your farm business.

Upcoming sessions:
Online: 10, 17 & 24 November - https://events.humanitix.com/growing-success-farm-business-planning-essentials-online-nov-2026

Blayney: Monday 16 November - https://events.humanitix.com/growing-success-farm-business-planning-essentials-blayney

Cumnock: Wednesday 18 November - https://events.humanitix.com/growing-success-farm-business-planning-essentials-cumnock

The NSW Farm Business Resilience Program is jointly funded by the NSW Government and the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund.

22/10/2026

21/10/2026

Sometimes, stepping back from the day-to-day gives you a fresh perspective on your farm business.

Mark Watts, who runs Watts Speckle Park at Glendon Brook, joined our Growing Success workshop in September to think about his business and what comes next.

“It’s given me some new direction and ideas to think about when it comes to the farm business and where I want to head with things.”

The NSW Farm Business Resilience Program supports farmers in building their knowledge and skills to manage drought, climate variability, and business risk.

Find out more at nsw.gov.au/fbrp

The Farm Business Resilience Program is jointly funded by the NSW Government and the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.

18/10/2026

Growing Success | Farm Business Planning Essentials 🌾

Supporting farmers to build stronger, more resilient and sustainable farm businesses! We've recently had Ben Watts representing Bralca and delivering the Growing Success: Farm Business Planning Essentials workshops in both Dubbo and Paterson, in partnership with the Farm Business Resilience Program.

These practical, interactive workshops are designed to help farmers step back from their day-to-day operations, assess their business, identify opportunities and develop strategies to support their farm's long-term success. A big thank you to everyone who has participated in the workshops so far!

What's next? Brooke Watts will be delivering these workshops across NSW for the remainder of 2026, with more locations and dates being planned. Whether you're looking to strengthen your existing farm business, improve your planning or simply take the time to work on your business rather than in it, these workshops are a great opportunity to get started.

Interested in attending? Send the Bralca team an email to find out more about upcoming dates, locations and how to book your place.
📧 [email protected] or [email protected]

The Farm Business Resilience Program is jointly funded by the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund and the NSW Government.
👉🏼 https://www.nsw.gov.au/regional-and-primary-industries/drought/business-support

15/10/2026

06/10/2026

COLEAMBALLY | WAGGA WAGGA | BOOROWA

🚁 Farming is taking to the skies 🚁

Drone technology is transforming agriculture, helping farmers with crop monitoring, farm mapping, livestock management and the collection of valuable on-farm data.

Join us to learn how drone technology can support more efficient, productive and informed farm management.
What you'll learn:
✅ Safe drone operation and flight control
✅ Drone setup, pre-flight procedures and safety checks
✅ Australian drone laws and CASA requirements
✅ Collecting and managing aerial imagery and data
✅ Practical agricultural applications including livestock monitoring, water and fence inspections, w**d detection, crop assessment, and improving on-farm efficiency

Tocal College is partnering with Bralca to deliver this practical training, combining agricultural industry knowledge with drone technology expertise to support primary producers across NSW.

Drones in Agriculture
📍 Coleambally - 26 October
📍 Wagga Wagga - 27 October
📍 Boorowa - 28 October

More Information and Eligibility Criteria
📌 More information at - https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au/courses/short-courses/production

Course Fees
✅ This training is fee free and fully subsidised by the NSW Government. Eligibility criteria apply.

👉 Register Your Interest Today!

AgSkilled funding is available for eligible participants.*
📌 Apply now: https://nswtrade.wufoo.com/forms/agskilled-40-application-drones-and-farm-mapping/

For enquiries and registrations, contact Sharon on 6951 2695, 0487 405 004 or email [email protected].

*Funding is subject to participant eligibility and program availability.

30/09/2026

𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 - 𝐀𝐠𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 🌱📡

📍Homebush, NSW

Yesterday, Danielle Connolly and I attended the AgTech Fundamentals Workshop at Homebush Hotel, delivered by BRALCA and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, created a strong opportunity to connect with local landholders and stakeholders.

This engagement allowed me to introduce myself to the local landholders and stakeholders as the newly appointed Local Landcare Coordinator for the Southern Region. To build relationships and encourage future collaboration and connection with the local community.

Overall, the event was a great success, creating space for many meaningful conversations with local landholders and stakeholders. These discussions provided valuable insight into local priorities and highlighted opportunities for Western Landcare NSW to continue supporting the Balranald Shire community into the future.

Emily Pluckhahn, Local Landcare Coordinator – Southern.

Thanks to the Farms of the Future team for once again, coming out to the region and providing opportunities for our landholders.

Great to also connect with Lee Camin, Western Local Land Services. Looking forward to the next time!

Primary Industries and Regional Development
Landcare NSW
Bralca
Homebush Hotel

25/09/2026

🚁 We use drones in our work at TL Rural, and we’re always keen to see more people discover what they can do on the farm.

Tocal College is bringing its Drones in Agriculture course to Bathurst on 8 October, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. It covers safe drone operation, the rules for using drones on farms, and how the data you collect can help with on-farm decisions.

It’s a one-day course with some online work beforehand, and fully subsidised places may be available for eligible participants.

If you’ve been thinking about using a drone on your property, take a look at the flyer and scan the QR code to apply.

22/09/2026

Congratulations to all our 2026 ALIBI Awards Finalists!

REGIONAL SERVICE SUPERSTAR
Sponsored by Nepean Regional Security

Brooke Watts – Bralca
Grace Mattingly – Slamin Dance Centre
Jameela Walker – Empowering Kids Therapy
Kirsty Thomas – ’s Family Day Care
Letisha Frenken – The Two Professors
Mandy Polzin – ’s Little Blessings
Melinda Leggett – Teddy Bear Entertainment
Melissa Ashford – Pynmanto
Roz Patterson – Fussy As Cleaning Services
Sarah Walkerden – The Rural Publishing Company
Sherene Devlin – Flare Solutions
Tay-Lah McPherson – Buyers Agency

Wishing you all the best of luck!
We can’t wait to celebrate with you at the Awards Night 🏆💜