News

Latest News & Media Information

Decision Making

15 August 2023

Decision Making

The business of farming is a constant process of making decisions. While decisions are often made on instinct, taking time...

Business Plan vs Business Planning

1 August 2023

Business Plan vs Business Planning

For many farming businesses, a successful business plan is the stuff of legends. Something you hear a lot about but...

Plan for profit

26 June 2023

Plan for profit

Knowing how much income your farm needs to generate is an important question for farming success but it’s not always...

Get Back on Track

30 May 2023

Get Back on Track

Free, confidential support provided from Rural Financial Counselling Service NSW (RFCS NSW) is available to help you navigate the way...

Farm Tax Planning

1 May 2023

Farm Tax Planning

Your annual tax return is one of the most important things you do for your business’s future success – so...

Drought Preparedness

1 April 2023

Drought Preparedness

2022 brought with it a variety of different challenges for primary producers. With a prospect of El Niño in 2023,...

Bank Reviews

8 March 2023

Bank Reviews

If you’re in business and have any kind of commercial lending facility with significant debt (generally upwards of $1million), you...

Succession Planning

12 February 2023

Succession Planning

We’ve all heard the war stories about farm succession planning gone wrong! Farms being sold, family members who rarely speak,...

Planning for profit

12 February 2023

Planning for profit

Knowing how much income your farm needs to generate is an important question for farming success but it’s not always...

Farm Cash Flow Budgeting

6 February 2023

Farm Cash Flow Budgeting

It’s all too easy to put cash flow budgeting in the ‘too hard basket,’ but setting up and regularly updating...

RFCS NSW 2021-22 Annual Report

6 July 2022

RFCS NSW 2021-22 Annual Report

This year has been one of significant change and growth for the organisation, from how and where we do business...

RFCS NSW 2020-21 Annual Report

6 June 2021

RFCS NSW 2020-21 Annual Report

The 2021 financial year was a challenging year for the service. A year on from the bushfires and drought saw...

The Rural Financial Counselling Service Program is funded by the Australian Government and the New South Wales Government and is administered by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry