The Beginning

Marrar Ag-n-Chat group was formed in 2003.

Our group is made up of local women who have varying roles in their farming business and possess many different skills, backgrounds and interests. Some are quite experienced and active in the daily running of the farm, while others work off farm.

Our meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month (excluding December and January), are very casual and are generally held at a member’s home. This member provides morning tea and organises the speaker relative to the item of interest decided during an annual planning meeting.

Some of the items of interest that have been studied over the past six years have been - Weed identification
Herbicide use
Grain marketing
Livestock nutrition and diseases
Budgeting
Farm family communication
Record keeping
Soil testing
Crop rotations
Communication, time management and motivation
Weather
Fire protection and preparation
Women’s health
Superannuation, insurance and investment
Pests
Salinity
Wool
Machinery GPS

Tours have included –
Farm walks
Piggery at Temora
Aviation Museum at Temora
Beechworth Trip which encompassed The Strawberry Winery at Yackandandah, Worm Farm, The Old Priory, Beechworth Honey and La Trobe.
Greenethorpe/Young Trip which included visits to Iandra Castle in Greenethorpe, Yandilla Mustard Seed Oil Enterprise at Wallendbeen, JD’s Jam Factory and The Chinese Gardens in Young.
High County Trip where Agrivest International (a large scale apple and stone fruit packing operation), The Pioneer Women’s Hut, Paddy’s River Falls, Wineries and Tumut Information Centre were visited, with an overnight stay at McPherson’s Plains Alpine Retreat.
Hay/Deniliquin trip which included a working kelpie demonstration from Gordie of "Wyreema" Narrandera, lavendar farm at Narrandera, Shear Outback at Hay, Peppin Heritage Centre at Deniliquin and a personal tour of North Tuppal Woolshed.