Frequently asked questions

REALM connects farmers, producers and rural communities with machinery, livestock, land, finance and know-how. We started in Warragul, Victoria (Australia), and our network covers Australia, America, Canada, New Zealand, Fiji and the Philippines. REALM Group America is our US sister site. About us →

Yes. Joining REALM is free. Members can read the Newsletter, join community groups and list items on the marketplace.

Tap Join free at the top of any page. You get ONE free REALM account (Google, Facebook or a 6-digit email code - no password) that works on every REALM site, and your REALM dashboard shows everything in one place. Sign in or join →

Sign in, open the REALM Marketplace and choose Sell. Pick the country, add photos and details, and pay the one-time listing fee. There is no subscription. Go to the marketplace →

No. Selling on the marketplace is a one-time listing fee per listing. There is no monthly subscription.

Open the listing and unlock the seller’s contact details, or contact our support team with the Listing ID and we’ll pass the seller’s details to you free of charge, usually within 1 business day. Free seller contact request →

Every listing gets a unique Listing ID (for example RLM-AU-123). Type it into the marketplace search box to jump straight to the listing.

Australia, America, Canada, New Zealand, Fiji and the Philippines. Listings are filed under the country the seller picks.

Yes. Listings for land, livestock and broker services must include the relevant licence or permit information before they go live.

Our head office is at 16 Hope Street, Warragul, Victoria 3820, Australia. We’re available Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm AEST.

Call our head office in Australia on +61 419 182 804 (from the US dial 011 61 419 182 804), email [email protected] or use the contact form. Contact us →

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Yes, through our sister brand Pay In Time Finance: you can apply online for equipment, machinery, land or working-capital finance on their website. We also share plain-English finance guides in the newsletter. REALM itself does not give credit or financial advice. Apply with Pay In Time Finance →

Use our free Farm unit converter: land area, weight, livestock prices, seed, fertilizer and spray rates, liters and gallons, hp and kW, and °C and °F. For example, 1 hectare is about 2.47 acres and 1 kg is about 2.2 lb. Open the Farm unit converter →

Our free Farm words glossary explains farm and sale words used across Australia, America, Canada, New Zealand, Fiji and the Philippines, and what each one is called elsewhere - for example a pasture is a pasture in America, a ute is a pickup and a header is a combine. Open the Farm words glossary →

Our Farming across America guide covers seven farm regions and all 50 states: what each state is known for, how the farm year runs, and links to its USDA numbers, its Extension service (free local advice from the land-grant university) and its department of agriculture. Farming across America →

Yes. The site is built to work with a keyboard, screen readers, zoom and reduced motion, and we test every page on desktop and phone. If something is still hard to use, or you need information in another format, email [email protected] or call +61 419 182 804 and tell us which page it was. Read our accessibility statement →

Use our free Livestock due date calculator: pick cattle, sheep, goats, pigs or horses, enter the mating or joining date and it shows the average due date, the usual range and a “watch from” date, and can add them to your phone calendar. Averages only - your vet knows your animals best. Open the due date calculator →

Use our free Fencing calculator: enter the pasture length and width (or a straight fence length), your post spacing, number of wires, gates and the meters of wire on your roll. It estimates the posts, the wire with a little extra for tying off, the number of rolls and the pasture area in hectares and acres. It is an estimate for flat ground - check with your supplier or contractor before you buy. Open the Fencing calculator →

Yes - free on the website, no account needed: a farm unit converter, a feed budget calculator, a feed cost comparer, a grazing rotation planner, a fuel use calculator, a seeding rate calculator, a fertilizer calculator, a spray tank mix calculator, a livestock sale value calculator, a marking and weaning % calculator, a silo capacity calculator, a water tank and pond calculator, a rain gauge diary, a farm storm and disaster plan, a fencing calculator, a livestock due date calculator and a farm words glossary. They work on a phone and nothing you type is stored. See all handy tools →

Yes - a free app for your phone, tablet, Windows PC or Mac. There is no app store and no account: open the Get the app page and follow the 3 or 4 steps for your device, and REALM sits on your home screen with your farm tools one tap away. Get the app →

Use our free Feed budget calculator: enter the number of head, the days you need to feed, their average body weight in pounds, the daily intake (as a % of body weight, often about 2–2.5% for a dry beef cow), your hay’s dry matter % from the forage test, the feeding waste and the weight of one bale. It estimates the tons and bales to have on hand, bales a day, and with your price per ton the cost per head per day. Metric is one tap away. It is a quantity estimate only - talk to your vet, county Extension office or nutritionist about the ration itself. Open the Feed budget calculator →

Use our free Fertilizer calculator: enter your product rate in lb per acre, the acres, the bag and spreader size and the grade on the bag (like 18-46-0: N, P₂O₅ and K₂O %, plus sulfur if listed). It shows the tons, bags and spreader loads, and the pounds of N, P₂O₅ and K₂O you put on an acre and in all - plus the cost if you enter what you pay a ton. Metric (kg/ha) is one tap away. It only does the arithmetic: a soil test and your county Extension office or crop adviser are the best guide to the rate. Open the Fertilizer calculator →

Use our free Spray tank mix calculator: enter the area, your water rate (L/ha), tank size and the label rate of up to three products. It shows how many tank loads the job takes and a mixing sheet with the product for every full tank and the part-filled last tank. It only does the arithmetic - always read and follow the product label. Open the Spray tank mix calculator →

Use our free Seeding rate calculator: enter the plants per acre you want, seeds per pound from the seed tag and your germination and stand establishment %. It works out the seeds to plant per acre and per sq ft, the rate in lb/acre (and kg/ha), and the seed and bags for your field. Metric (plants per m², thousand seed weight) is one tap away. The right plant stand depends on your crop and region, so check with your county Extension office, agronomist or seed dealer. Open the Seeding rate calculator →

Use our free Feed cost comparer: enter each feed’s price per ton as fed, dry matter % and (if you have it) TDN % from the forage test. It ranks up to four feeds by cost per pound of TDN (energy), or per ton of dry matter, so wet and dry feeds are compared fairly. Metric ($ per tonne, MJ of energy) is one tap away. Price is only part of the choice - ask your nutritionist or county Extension agent about the ration. Open the Feed cost comparer →

Use our free Marking & weaning % calculator: pick sheep/goats or cattle and enter the females joined, the young counted at scanning (optional), the young marked or branded and the young weaned (optional). It shows your scanning, marking and weaning % per female joined, how many young were lost between each step and - if you enter your own target - how many more you would need. It is arithmetic on your own counts, not a benchmark. Open the marking & weaning calculator →

Use our free Livestock sale value calculator: enter the head, average weight in pounds and the bid in dollars per hundredweight (cwt) - live, or dressed (in the beef) with a dressing % - plus commission, checkoff, yardage and trucking. It shows the value per head, the total, what you keep after costs and the net $/cwt live weight, so you can compare a sale barn, a private treaty and a grid bid. Metric (kg, c/kg) is one tap away. Use your sale barn’s or buyer’s bid for the price. Open the sale value calculator →

Use our free Grain bin & silo capacity calculator: enter the diameter, eave height, hopper cone and roof peak heights in feet and the grain’s test weight (lb per bushel, like 56 for corn). It shows the bushels and tons when full and, from the grain depth, how many bushels are in it now. Metric (m³, tonnes) is one tap away. Check the maker’s capacity plate too - and never enter a bin to measure. Open the Grain bin & silo capacity calculator →

Use our free Fuel use calculator: enter the liters a job used, the hectares you covered and (if you like) the engine hours. It shows liters per hectare, per acre and per hour, then the fuel, tank fills and hours for the next job of the same kind - and the cost if you enter what you pay a liter. We don’t show fuel prices. Open the Fuel use calculator →

Use our free Grazing rotation planner: enter your number of paddocks, the rest you want each one to get, paddock size in acres, the herd (head, body weight in lb, daily intake) and the forage going in and to leave behind in lb of dry matter per acre. It shows how many days each paddock feeds the herd, the rest each paddock gets, days a lap, how many paddocks you would need, animal units, stock density and AUD per acre. Metric is one tap away. It is arithmetic on your own numbers - walk the pastures and ask your county Extension or NRCS office about the right residual for your pasture. Open the Grazing rotation planner →

Use our free Water tank & pond calculator: pick a round tank, a stock tank or trough, or a pond or dugout, enter its size in feet and the water depth now. It shows the gallons when full (and acre-feet for a pond), the gallons in it now and - if you enter the gallons you use a day - roughly how many days it will last. One tap switches to meters and liters. Ponds also lose water to evaporation and seepage, so keep a margin. Open the Water tank & pond calculator →

Yes - use our free Rain gauge diary. Add each reading in mm or inches (with a note if you like) and it shows the last 7 days, this month, this year and a chart of the last 12 months. It is saved only in your own browser on that device - we never see it - so download a copy (a CSV file for Excel or Google Sheets) now and then. Open the Rain gauge diary →

Use our free Crop break-even calculator. Pick the crop, enter your acres, expected yield and price, and your costs per acre - seed, fertilizer, crop protection, fuel and repairs, crop insurance, drying and hauling, land rent and overhead. It shows the price per bushel and the yield per acre you need to cover those costs, what you make or lose per acre and across the field, the price you need for the profit you want, and a what-if grid for yield and price. Start from your own records or your state Extension crop budget; nothing you type is stored. Open the Crop break-even calculator →

A flexible (flex) cash lease pays a guaranteed base rent and moves the rest of the rent with the year’s yield and price. Common ways: base rent plus a bonus share of gross revenue above a trigger, rent as a percent of gross revenue (never below the base), or base rent multiplied by actual yield ÷ base yield and actual price ÷ base price - often with a floor and a cap. Our free Cash rent & flexible lease calculator works out this year’s rent under each method, compares it with a fixed cash rent and shows what it leaves the tenant. For local rents see the USDA NASS Cash Rents by County survey and your state Extension cash rent survey. It is a planning guide, not legal advice - have the lease reviewed before you sign. Open the Cash rent & flexible lease calculator →

Use our free Farm storm & disaster plan. Pick the risk - hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, floods, wildfires or heat and drought - and tick off the steps before the season, when a watch is out (get ready), when a warning is out (act now) and after the storm, when you photograph damage and call your county FSA office and crop insurance agent. It also has a farm emergency card to fill in and print. Your ticks stay on your own device. Always follow your local emergency managers and the National Weather Service. Open the Farm storm & disaster plan →

REALM Group was founded by Robbie McKenzie, its CEO - a farmer who bought his first dairy farm at 20 and was among the first in Australia to sell livestock online in the late 1980s. In 2025 he was named Sustainability Leader of the Year at the FLUXX Awards in Hong Kong. Meet our founder →

Yes. We offer newsletter sponsorships, featured marketplace placements and event partnerships. Partners →

Our solutions are tailored to help farmers, local communities and businesses thrive. We work with people looking for practical support in agriculture and sustainable growth.

REALM Group Global emphasizes flexible support and innovative solutions, tailored to fit different farming and business situations.

We support farmers with solutions that encourage more sustainable growth and better long-term outcomes, combining practical support with a greener farming approach.

Yes. Sustainability is part of our core focus, and our agricultural solutions are built to help farmers grow in a greener way.

No. REALM began in Warragul, Victoria, but our network covers Australia, America, Canada, New Zealand, Fiji and the Philippines. This America site is made for US farms and ranches: US units, US seasons and links to USDA, Extension and state agencies.

Yes. Flexible support is part of how we serve clients: we tailor our approach to suit different agricultural and business needs.