Macadamia Farm Management
Macadamia Farm Management was established in 1987 in response to an increasing demand for specialist, high quality farm management in the macadamia industry. MFM is now Australia's largest manager of trees for both private individuals and companies.
Associated with Macadamia Farm Management is another company Bundaberg Macadamias Pty Ltd (BUM) which is a service company operating out of the same offices at the same address. BUM owns all moveable plant and machinery plus all plant and equipment involved in the receiving of Nut in Shell (NIS), its cleaning, sorting, drying and dispatch to the investors chosen processor.
Macadamia Farm Management provides:
- management in full and has varying management/advice arrangements with additional properties which are not connected to Bundaberg Macadamias Pty Ltd.
- future planning and day to day management including a wide range of agronomic advice.
- detailed monthly financial reports which includes the details of individual workers and their costs incurred by that property that month.
- and employs all labour and hires workers out to orchards on a needs basis.
- plans and designs specialised machinery to be constructed, owned and used by Bundaberg Macadamias Pty Ltd.
Macadamia Farm Management does not have any equity in any of the orchards or in Bundaberg Macadamias Pty Ltd..
Macadamia Farm Management can supply a full economic breakdown of project costs and has developed computer cost models using actual costs which can be used to analyse project options. Macadamia Farm Mnanagement also has access to complex industry economic modelling and a range of best practice scenarios.
Macadamia Farm Management has access to and regularly utilises some of Australia leading independent macadamia consultants to provide advice and ensure the company has the world’s best practice in all areas of its operations.