Financial Skills Workshops
Free, hands-on Financial Skills Workshops designed for New Zealand farmers and growers to confidently understand, manage, and plan their business finances.
Register for a Workshop
Take control of your farm finances
Our free Financial Skills Workshops are designed to help farmers and growers build confidence in managing their finances. Covering everything from understanding financial performance including reading statements and calculating key ratios, to taking control of day-to-day numbers by tracking key metrics. You’ll leave with the knowledge and confidence to make informed, strategic decisions for your agribusiness.
What you'll learn
- Understand your financial statements with confidence
- Know the key numbers that drive your agribusiness’s performance
- Identify risks early and take control of cashflow
- Make better decisions with clear financial insight
- Insights from other farmers and growers in your region
Who can come along
Farmers & Growers
Open to all farmers & growers regardless of what sector you're in.
Up and Coming Managers or Owners
Looking to take a management role in the future? Level up your expertise and come along!
Both Rabobank Clients and Non-Clients
We want to help grow the industry, regardless of who you bank with.
Our workshop series
2500+ participants since 2021
Great for beginners and experienced farmers
120+ workshops since 2021
Module 1: Understanding financial performance
- Read and understand financial statements
- Manage stock reconciliation effectively
- Calculate and apply key financial ratios
- Understand what lenders look for
Module 2: Taking control of your numbers
- Track the numbers that matter most
- Make sense of financial changes and trends
- Respond confidently when performance shifts
- Look ahead and plan for what’s next
We'd love to see you there
Let's take the stress out of understanding your numbers. Register for a workshop today.
- Free to attend
- Open to all farmers and growers, regardless of who you bank with
- Held in rural locations throughout New Zealand
- Bring along your family, friends or neighbours
Meet the facilitator
Our Rabo Workshops are led by Lawrence Field of Rural Field Consultants Ltd. Originally from a sharemilking background, Lawrence went on to run a specialist farm accountancy practice in Masterton before focusing on facilitation and training across the country.
He remains actively involved in farming, currently finishing around 150 head of cattle just outside Masterton.
With a natural ability to speak “farmer language,” Lawrence makes the numbers side of farming clear, relevant, and engaging. He combines real-world insight with a genuine enthusiasm for helping farmers build confidence and capability through better understanding their business.
Lawrence Field, Rural Field Consultants Ltd.
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Have questions?
Yes! The workshops are funded by the Rabobank Client Council and are free to attend.
No, everyone is welcome. The workshops are open to:
- Rabobank clients
- Farmers and growers who may bank with another lender
- Anyone involved in farm financial decisions
Our workshops are typically a full day programme, finishing around 3pm. All workshop course material and catering is provided.
Click here to see where our upcoming workshops are being held. You can also visit the Rabobank New Zealand Facebook page for our latest events.
Not at all. Our Financial Skills Workshops are designed specifically for farmers and growers at all levels of financial experience.
You'll learn:
- The basics of financial statements (in plain language)
- How to interpret numbers that matter most
- Practical tools you can immediately apply
All with an agribusiness lens!
No, it is not essential but attendees will often want to come back for more!