Introducing House Paddock's
Farm Operational Plan & Record
The ultimate Farm Business Planning & Communication Tool...
"The Game Changer"
For 20 Years, Bec Fing through her business House Paddock has helped farm businesses be more strategic, improve planning, record keeping and communication. This ultimately leads to business that are more professional, efficient, productive and have less conflict.
Having set foot on over 600 farms across 6 states, Bec subscribes to the philosophy that systems and structure create success, and planning and communication is the difference between good and great. She has also helped business recover from crisis with these strategies!
This planner is a culmination of the work Bec has done in coaching and consulting to improve business planning, productivity and culture and brings together a refined set of tools that Bec's clients have been using for years.
This planner helps with 3 requirements that are key to running a successful farming business, irrespective of your size or industry.
- Planning - the planner provides templates for quarterly, monthly, weekly and daily strategic and operational planning. It covers key elements of production, personnel, administration and risk management so all areas of your business receive the attention they need.
- Communciation - the planner is designed to be used "meeting style". With the monthly and weekly plans forming the basis of an agenda for a meeting that allows open and deliberate communication in the business. It keeps everyone on the same path!
- Record Keeping - the planner also acts as a "minutes" for the meetings... and allows reflection and record keeping for key activities, both in the paddock and in the office.
A hard copy, bound A4 book, each planner contains 3 months of plans and records.
What's included in the farm operational planner and record?
1. Detailed instructions - an ultimate "how to" Guide for using our planner
Used to its full potential, this planner will change your farm business and Bec is dedicated to ensuring you have the right information to use it FULLY.
The planner contains
The planner contains
- Detailed tips and tricks on how to use the planner efficiently & effectively. Each section is explained in plain English.
- A recording of instructions directly from Bec to teach you to use the planner to its full potential - a mini course on farm planning and communciation!
Bec loves supporting business to be more professional and effective and knows the role planning and communication plays in this! These pages and recording are the best bonus value!
2. Quarterly, Monthly, Weekly & Daily Planning Templates
Purposefully created planning and recording pages to allow strategic and operational planning for your business each month, week and day.
- Plenty of detail, space and opportunity to map out plans
- scheduling spaces so you never miss a commitment, appointment or deadline!
- segregation so you can prioritise tasks in order of value and importance
- Mindfulness spaces for gratitude and reflection
Our planner is UNDATED so you can use it for any 90 day period. Miss a day, it doesn't matter.
3. Recording & Reflection
- At every turn, there is a spots to record key business information - this is useful for planning but also for reference down the track. Stock and commodity movements, WHS issues, resources and contractors, staff movements. Relevant operational notes in one spot.
- We don't pretend that farmers are great at reflection. But we also know how important it is. This planner constantly asks what you are doing well, and what can be done better... so you can continue to improve in your business
- There's also a section for strategic members of the team to check in on how THEY are travelling, personally, as our businesses won't continue without our key team members!
What is actually included in each section?
QUARTERLY
- Confirm business clarity (vision, values & priorites)
- 90 Day focus areas including Production & operations, infrastructure and maintenance, natural assets, business strategy & admin, marketing, Personal and family
- Rainfall Chart...! How could we not?
MONTHLY
- It starts with a rough plan for the month by laying out each week with space for key projects and priorities
- A section to confirm specific operations for the month in the paddock (livestock, crops and nature, maintenance, machinery and natural assets) and in the office (marketing, admin, finance, procurements and compliance)
- Sections to help co-ordinate resources - staff movements, inputs, contractors and outsiders
- A section to work on the business - what's working well, what can we do better and allowing a "check in" for business owners
WEEKLY
- The weekly planner starts with a genuine reflection - celebrating wins that were and weren't planned for plus what's working, what's not and carry over jobs
- A plan for the week allows key commitments to be locked in, priority projects to be identified and the week to be mapped out logistically
- A page dedicated to a WHS toolbox talk - a quick check in on key WHS issues and concerns
- An action plans allows you to get more detailed and assign tasks to team members
- A section for recording livestock and commodity movement and machinery maintenance means this resource will carry some very important notes!
DAILY
- We kept this page SUPER simple. On purpose! It starts with Today's priority project
- A simple table for today's to do list
- A section to record the day's productivity and progress
Here's a squiz of some of the pages...
While our planner is hot off the press... we have been patient in it's development and had some producers road test it!
Hear what they have to say...
"If you need to improve farm planning and communication,
you need this planner"
El, Temora
"This planner is a game changer for us.
It helps hone in our priorities, keeps us on track with what's coming up and has improved our record keeping and communication"
Dave & Skye, Bungendore
"This is the perfect tool for the office to improve farm planning and communication, irrespective of your business size.
Anne, Dalby
Our planner is $69.
In physical copy, delivered to your door.
And if you buy 3, you get the 4th FREE so you will have a full year! And even save a few dollars...
This allows your to improve your planning and communication for less than $20 a month!
(And if you need bulk for your industry, team or business, touch base for a corporate discount!)
PLEASE NOTE - THE PLANNER IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR PRE ORDER FOR DELIVERY THROUGH APRIL. OUR FIRST PRINT RUN IS LIMITED SO BUY NOW TO SECURE!
FIRST 50 PURCHASERS WILL RECEIVE A FREE A3 CALENDAR INSERT AND A FREE ANNUAL FARM OPERATIONS PLANNER!
Bec and the team at house paddock are proud of this planner.
We know it will make a difference. It already has for the businesses that are using it.
It will improve clarity for all involved in the business.
It will help all team members understand what is required and help them stay on track.
It will build gentle accountabilities into the plan.
It will provide an opportunity to work ON the business, as well as IN it.
It will formalise communication so the business is more professional.
It will ultimately improve productivity and reduce conflict and confusion.
While this planner is being made commercially available for the first time,
it combines years of learning and sharing... and it's elements have been tried and tested.
it combines years of learning and sharing... and it's elements have been tried and tested.
If you need to improve planning, efficiency and communication in your farm business, and reduce conflict and confusion,
this planner is for you.
this planner is for you.
Bec is so confident in this product,
if you buy it, use it to the full potential and it doesn't do what it claims to do,
she will offer your money back.
if you buy it, use it to the full potential and it doesn't do what it claims to do,
she will offer your money back.