Smooth grazing – trouble-free agistment

Particularly in times of inconsistent seasonal conditions across Queensland and beyond, stockowners look to agistment as a bridge to improved seasonal conditions at home or to add value in good times. Equally, landowners with excess pasture can profit from agistment without the upfront costs or risks associated with increasing their own herds. Agistment arrangements could be considered "tried and true" examples of the collaborative farming concept discussed by my colleague Bill Loughnan in a recent article.

However, for all the successful collaborations between stockowners and landowners, agistment arrangements regularly give rise to disputes. So, how do you avoid agistment-related disputes in the first place, and how do you resolve them if they arise?