For growing agricultural businesses ($1M+ revenue)
Finally, Bookkeeping That Understands Agriculture.
The systemised, year-round bookkeeping service built specifically for cropping and livestock producers by someone who actually runs a farm.
For growing agricultural businesses ($1M+ revenue) who need to:
✓ Know their true profitability per enterprise
✓ Forecast cashflow between sales
✓ Make expansion decisions with confidence.
NO MORE flying blind between the saleyard or harvest and tax time.
NO MORE keeping your partner up at night doing books in clunky software.
NO MORE hoping your accountant will sort it out once a year.
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The Cost of Flying Blind
Disorganised farm bookkeeping doesn't just waste time. It costs you:
Direct hits to your bottom line:
● Surprise BAS bills when you thought cashflow was sorted
● Missing fuel tax credits and deductions worth thousands
● Your accountant asking questions you can’t answer because your records are months behind
● Making fertiliser or stocking decisions based on last year's guesses, not this year's data
The hidden costs that hurt more:
● Buying that next block without knowing if your current enterprises are even profitable
● Your wife staying up until midnight trying to reconcile Nutrien invoices in a spreadsheet
● Arguing about whether you can afford a new header when you genuinely don't know
● The constant stress of being 6 months behind, knowing you should be on top of it but aren't
● Watching neighboring properties expand while you're paralysed by uncertainty about your own numbers
You can't grow a farming operation confidently when you're guessing.
Why Growing Farms Are Joining AgBooks
You're Not Hiring a Rural Bookkeeper. You're Getting an Ag-Specialist System.
The problem with your current options:
● Local rural bookkeepers understand ag but can't give you real-time data or integrated systems
● General bookkeepers are tech-savvy but code everything incorrectly because they don't understand fuel tax credits, livestock, or commodities
● DIY with spreadsheets means your partner is drowning in paperwork instead of bringing value where she’s actually needed
● Your accountant doing everything is expensive, slow, and you only find out once a year if you made money
AgBooks gives you: ag knowledge + modern systems + year-round support.
What Makes AgBooks Australia Different
Modern Systems That Actually Understand Farming
AgBooks Australia was created by Sarah Parkinson, who runs the award-winning Diverse Bookkeeping team and lives on a broadacre cropping and cattle property in Western Queensland. She's seen firsthand what farmers actually need: systemised, year-round bookkeeping that tracks true enterprise profitability, not just a BAS lodgment service.
● Xero + Figured Integration — See your true cost of production by enterprise. Know if your wheat is subsidising your cattle, or vice versa. Forecast cashflow between sales so you're not flying blind.
● Year-Round Management, Not Once a Year Panic — Monthly reports within 10 days. BAS lodged on time. Fuel tax credits claimed. Livestock movements tracked properly. All year round, not just at tax time.
● Industry-Specific Expertise — We understand commodities, fuel tax credits, livestock, large machinery purchases. We've set up dozens of farm Xero filesproperly not just guessed at the chart of accounts.
● The Award-Winning Diverse Team — You're dedicated ag bookkeeper is backed by a 34-person Australian team that's won Xero Bookkeeping Partner of the Year. Specialists in payroll, BAS, integrations and ag expertise. No coverage gaps. No “sorry, I’m on leave for three weeks.”
100% Australian Team
Every single person is based in Australia.
Zero offshoring.
Getting You Set Up
We audit your Xero file (or set you up from scratch), clean up issues, integrate Figured, and assign your dedicated ag bookkeeper.
Your First "Finally" Moment
Monthly management reports arrive within 10 days. You can see profit by enterprise. You know your true cost of production. You can forecast cashflow for the next quarter.
BAS Without the Stress
Your first BAS period with us. Lodged on time. Fuel tax credits claimed correctly. No penalties. No scrambling.
Confident Decisions
You're making expansion decisions based on real data. You know which enterprises are profitable. Your partner isn't stressed about the books. You're finally running your farm like the business it is.
What Actually Happens When You Join
This is what farm bookkeeping should have been doing all along.
Why Sarah Built AgBooks
AgBooks was created by Sarah Parkinson, who runs the award-winning Diverse bookkeeping team while living on a broadacre cropping and cattle property in Western Queensland.
She’s seen the problem from both sides: farmers stuck with bookkeeping that doesn’t understand ag, and farm partners drowning in clunky spreadsheets because “someone has to do it.”
Farmers deserve better. You deserve systems that track enterprise profitability, forecast cashflow, and give you the data to make confident decisions.
That's why AgBooks exists: modern systems + ag expertise, delivered by the team that already does this at the highest level.
What Our Clients Say
"We are gaining far more value from our Xero software and better utilising its capabilities since we have been working with Diverse Bookkeeping. Our data is up to date and it has improved the quality of our financial information when we meet with our accountant or to support business decision making."
Amy, K & A Peart
Our Promise to You
✓ Monthly reports within 10 days (not "whenever we catch up")
✓ Xero + Figured integration (know what's actually making money, plan for the future)
✓ Cashflow forecasting (see what's coming, not just what happened)
✓ BAS and compliance sorted (on time, fuel tax credits claimed correctly)
✓ Year-round consistency (no coverage gaps)
✓ 100% Australian team (no outsourcing, backed by the award-winning Diverse team)
✓ Transparent pricing (from $485/month ex GST, scales with farm size/complexity)
✓ Three-month satisfaction guarantee (not working? We'll make it right)
Here's What We Know
You're reading this because your current bookkeeping situation isn't working.
Maybe you're months behind and dreading the catch-up. Maybe you genuinely don't know if you can afford that next purchase. Maybe your partner is exhausted from doing the books on top of everything else.
Whatever the reason, it's costing you more than you realise — in missed opportunities, stress, and decisions made blind.
LET’S FIX IT
Most farmers don't know their numbers are broken — until it's too late.
Download the free Farm Financial Health Scorecard and find out exactly where you stand in 10 minutes.
You'll discover:
Where your financial systems are strong — and where the gaps are
Whether your Xero setup is actually built for agriculture
Your score out of 99, with a plain-English breakdown of what to fix first
33 questions. 10 minutes. Built by ag-specialist bookkeepers.
Who This Is For (And Who It's Not)
Perfect for:
✓ Cropping operations: wheat, chickpeas, barley, sorghum, cotton
✓ Livestock producers: cattle, sheep, pigs
✓ $1M+ revenue farms ready for systemised bookkeeping
✓ Growing operations making expansion decisions
✓ Farm families drowning in bookkeeping
✓ Businesses ready to embrace Xero + Figured for real-time financial clarity
Not right for:
X Hobby farms or operations under $500K revenue (we'd be overkill)
X Farms wanting to stay with paper-based or spreadsheet systems
X Operations needing daily on-site bookkeeping presence
X Those wanting to stay heavily involved in day-to-day bookkeeping details
Get the Edge
Built for ag businesses, not just inboxes: Seasonal cashflow tips, BAS reminders, fuel tax credit updates, and what's changing for Australian farmers. Delivered monthly. No filler. Just the stuff that actually matters to your farm finances.
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