Welcome to Farmnet.    What is a blog?   Short for “web log”.  It’s a website that is very easy to update, that encourages interaction. For farmers, this interaction means telling your story - about your farm,  your ideas,  why you like farming and issues effecting you. Its also about asking questions and making comments, leading to greater networking opportunities. This free service is changing the way farmers use the internet - the way we communicate and how we do business.  Here are a few of the many features that just might make you want to use Farmnet.  So, when you’re ready, sign up for your free blog!

Takes seconds, costs nothing

You can get a blog started in less time than it takes you to read this sentence. All you need is an email address. You’ll get your own farmnet.com.au address like:

you.farmnet.com.au

Easy to use

Based on the popular blog and webpage platform WordPress, (over 4 million users worldwide and counting) its simple design makes it very easy to create your own blog. If you have ever typed and sent an email, creating your own blog is very similar.

Dozens of great themes

You can change the look of your blog with over 90 attractive themes including many farming themes, and you can switch themes instantly with just a click of a button. Each theme allows you to customize your sidebar using widgets, and several themes let you upload your own photo or image for the header. Jazz up your blog with pictures and sound/video with 10 megabytes of file storage (that’s about 100 pictures!).

Not just a blog

Farmnet.com.au has a feature called “pages” which allows you to easily create web pages. For example, you could add an “about me”, and a link to that page would be automatically added to your sidebar. You can even create an entire web site using pages at farmnet.com.au, with a custom home page and your blog as one of the sub-pages.

Weather and Classifieds

Personalized  weather for your own blog is a feature. Also the Farmnet Classifieds easily allow you to showcase your produce and services to the world.  Sign up now and recieve $100 worth of credit to evaluate the Farmnet classifieds ( at 1 credit per ad per week, you could advertise 2 items for 50 weeks).

Sign up now

The Farmnet community is growing daily because many farmers realize the benefits of having their own blog. So jump in and make a start “growing” your online presence.
Regards,  David Ricardo
Farmer and Director of Farmnet