I was talking recently to a colleague in the Barossa Valley who mentioned having just returned from a training program for yet another farm management certification program. It seems that every few months a new method of assessing efficiency or environmental impact is introduced. Organic, sustainable, biodynamic, river friendly, salmon safe, carbon neutral, you name it and it seems there is a program for it. That’s not to mention all the state and national certification programs.  No doubt, this leaves the grower with a potentially substantial administrative overhead and a confusing array of choices.