Property Planning

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