MASTERING LIVESTOCK FINANCES | Guide 2 of 3
The More Volatile the Market, the More You Need a Plan
Most Australian agri accountants have heard that 'planning is a waste of time'. But, now more than ever, farmers need their expertise—in time for it to be useful. So how do you make forward planning valuable in a volatile market?
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When offering compliance-only services, just 23% of farmers rate their accountant as "really valuable." Add planning and budgeting, and that jumps to 83%.1
That gap—between the service farmers need and the service they're getting—isn't a knowledge problem. It's a tools and timing problem. That means it's solvable.
Most accounting practices offer some form of forward planning: commonly a budget built in April, referenced once or twice, and revisited at EOFY.
The intention is right, but if it doesn't move with the market, it isn't a planning tool—it's a historical document with a future date on it. Your farm team needs a budget that evolves as the year changes. Automatically.
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What You'll Learn:
Why Volatility Isn't the Real Issue
Volatility isn't the argument against planning. It's the argument for it. The farms struggling most aren't the most volatile—they're the ones planning without specialist financial expertise.
What a Living Forecast Looks Like
These aren't spreadsheets rebuilt from scratch each year. These are connected, dynamic plans that update as conditions change and give the whole farm team a shared view of the same numbers.
The Tools That Make It Possible
How Figured, AgriWebb, and your accounting platform connect to turn live farm data into budgets, scenarios, and confident decisions—built in 45 minutes, not two weeks.
What Forward Planning Looks Like
Watch real demo walkthroughs of Figured's budget planning and scenario modelling tools hosted by Figured Partner Success Specialist Dioreann Mulhall—and learn how your role in the farm team impacts your success.
Who This Guide Is For:
This practical guide is essential reading for:
- Agricultural accountants and rural advisers serving Australian livestock operations
- Advisory firms ready to move beyond compliance into genuine planning support
- Farmers who've been making major financial decisions alone
- Firms ready to be in the room when the market moves and the big calls get made
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"I’ve been able to use [forward planning] to prepare a 10-year board projection and it’s really helped me a lot. It’s probably going to be the piece of information that I’ll use to get a loan.”
- Tim Fowler, Rosewood Pastoral NSW
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