Frequently asked questions

REALM Group Philippines is the Philippine site of REALM Group Global, which connects farmers, producers and rural communities with machinery, livestock, land, finance and know-how. REALM Group started in Australia in 1992, and its network covers Australia, America, Canada, New Zealand, Fiji and the Philippines. Our Philippines office details are coming soon. About us →

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

Use the Sign in button at the top of any page. You sign in with REALM Accounts using Google, Facebook or a 6-digit email code (no password). It is one free REALM account for every REALM site, the Marketplace included, and your dashboard is at accounts.realmgroupglobal.org/account.

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-PH-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 license or permit information before they go live.

REALM Group’s head office is at 16 Hope Street, Warragul, Victoria 3820, Australia, open Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm Australian Eastern time (about 7am–3pm Philippine time, or 6am–2pm from October to early April). Details for a Philippines office are coming soon.

Email [email protected], use the contact form, or call the REALM Group head office in Australia on +61 419 182 804 (an international call from the Philippines). Contact us →

A free REALM newsletter covering Real Estate, Auction, Livestock, Machinery, Finance, Community, Agriculture and Global Reach. Read it on newsletter.realmgroupglobal.org with your REALM account. Read the Newsletter →

Our sister brand Pay In Time Finance takes finance applications online for equipment, machinery, land or working capital - please check its website for the countries it currently serves. 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. It also turns a price per kilo into a price per cavan (usually 50 kg) or per metric ton. 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 the Philippines and the rest of the REALM network - for example palay is unhusked rice, a cavan is a sack (usually 50 kg) and a carabao is the water buffalo that still works many Filipino farms. Open the Farm words glossary →

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 pigs (hogs), goats, carabao, cattle, sheep or horses, enter the mating or AI 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 field 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 field 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 typhoon & flood farm checklist, a Philippines regional farm guide, 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 kidding, calving and weaning % calculator, a silo capacity calculator, a water tank and farm pond calculator, a rain gauge diary, 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 →

Use our free Feed budget calculator: enter the number of head, the days you need to feed, their average liveweight, the daily intake (as a % of liveweight), your feed’s dry matter % and wastage, and the weight of one bale. It estimates the metric tons and bales to have on hand. It is a quantity estimate only - talk to your vet or livestock adviser about the ration itself. Open the Feed budget calculator →

Use our free Fertilizer calculator: enter your product rate (kg/ha), the area, the bag and spreader bin size and the analysis printed on the bag (N, P, K and S %, or P₂O₅ and K₂O on American and Canadian labels). It shows the metric tons, bags and spreader loads, and the kilograms of each nutrient you put on a hectare and in all - plus the cost if you enter what you pay a metric ton. It only does the arithmetic: a soil test and your agronomist 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 m² you want, the seed weight (grams per 1,000 seeds) and your germination and establishment %. It works out the seeds to sow, the rate in kg/ha and lb/acre, and the seed and bags for your area. The right plant stand depends on your crop and district, so check with your agronomist or seed supplier. Open the Seeding rate calculator →

Use our free Feed cost comparer: enter each feed’s price per metric ton, dry matter % and (if you have it) energy in MJ per kg of dry matter from the feed test. It ranks up to four feeds by cost per megajoule of energy, or per metric ton of dry matter, so wet and dry feeds are compared fairly. Price is only part of the choice - ask your nutritionist or adviser about the ration. Open the Feed cost comparer →

Use our free Kidding, calving & weaning % calculator: pick goats/sheep or cattle/carabao and enter the females bred, the young counted at a pregnancy check (optional), the young born alive and the young weaned (optional). It shows your pregnancy check, kidding or calving and weaning % per female bred, 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 kidding, calving & weaning calculator →

Use our free Palay harvest & value calculator: enter the hectares, the sacks you weighed, the kg per sack and the moisture. It works out the dry palay at 14% (or your buyer’s standard), your dry cavans and metric tons per hectare, the value at your own price per kilo after the harvesters’ share and drying costs, and how much bigas it mills to. Open the palay calculator →

Use our free Livestock sale value calculator: enter the head, average liveweight and the price in pesos per kg - on liveweight, or on dressed weight with a dressing % - plus commission, fees and trucking. It shows the value per head, the total, what you keep after costs and the net ₱ per kg liveweight, so you can compare offers. Use your buyer’s quote for the price. Open the sale value calculator →

Use our free Silo capacity calculator: enter the diameter, wall height, hopper cone and roof peak heights and the grain’s bulk density (t/m³). It shows the volume and metric tons when full and, from the grain depth, how much is in it now. Check the maker’s rating plate too - and never enter a silo to measure. Open the 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 fields, the rest you want each field to get, field size, the herd (head, liveweight, daily intake) and the pasture cover going in and to leave behind. It shows how many days each field feeds the herd, the rest each field gets, days a lap and how many fields you would need. It is arithmetic on your own numbers - walk the fields and ask your adviser about the right covers for your pasture. Open the Grazing rotation planner →

Use our free Water tank & farm pond calculator: pick a round tank, a square tank or trough, or a farm pond, enter its size and the water depth now. It shows the liters when full, the liters in it now and - if you enter the liters you use a day - roughly how many days it will last. Farm ponds also lose water to evaporation and seepage, so keep a margin. Open the Water tank & farm 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 →

Our free Philippines regional farm guide covers all 18 regions - Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao, from Batanes to Tawi-Tawi - with each region’s provinces, what the area is known for growing or raising, its weather, how exposed it is to typhoons, the languages you’ll hear, and links to the PSA, PAGASA and the Department of Agriculture. Type your province to find your region. For local programs, your municipal agriculture office is the best first stop. Open the Regional farm guide →

Start with your municipal or city agriculture office: it handles RSBSA registration, crop insurance enrollment, damage reports, soil tests, seeds and most Department of Agriculture programs. After that come the provincial agriculture office and the DA regional field office for your region. Our free farm help directory shows which national agency handles what - PCIC for insurance, ACPC and Landbank for credit, PhilRice for rice seed, NIA for irrigation, BAI for animal health and shipping permits, PCC for carabao, DAR and LRA for land, CDA for co-ops and more - with links to their official websites only. These agencies are independent and are not REALM partners. Open the Farm help directory →

Use our free Hog raising cost & profit calculator: enter the pigs you start with, the piglet price, start and sale weights, the feed conversion and feed price from your supplier, health and other costs and your selling price per kg liveweight. It shows the feed you will need, the total cost, the sale value, your profit per head, the break-even price per kilo and the days to market, plus what happens if prices change. The page also lists everyday ASF biosecurity habits with links to the BAI and the Department of Agriculture. Open the hog calculator →

Use our free Broiler cost & profit calculator. Pick “My own birds” to enter the chicks, chick price, sale weight, feed conversion and feed price, brooding, health and other costs and your selling price per kg liveweight; or pick “Contract growing” to enter the grower’s fee per bird from your contract and your own costs. It shows the total cost, your profit per bird, the break-even, the floor space you need and how many batches a year your house can turn, plus what happens if prices, fees or losses change. The page also has bird health, hot-weather and contract growing tips with links to the BAI and the Department of Agriculture. Open the broiler calculator →

Use our free Egg layer cost & profit calculator: enter the ready-to-lay pullets you place and their price, how many weeks you will keep them laying, your average lay rate (eggs a day per 100 hens), hens lost, feed per hen per day and your feed price, cracked eggs, health and other costs, your egg price per tray of 30 and what a buyer pays for cull hens. It shows the eggs and trays for the period, the total cost, your cost per egg and per tray, the break-even tray price, the profit per hen and per month, and what-if tables for the egg price and the lay rate. Your numbers stay in your browser. Open the egg layer calculator →

Use our free Itik (egg duck) cost & profit calculator: enter your laying ducks and drakes and their price, how many weeks you will keep them laying, your average lay rate, birds lost, feed per bird per day and your feed price, cracked eggs, and how you sell the eggs - the share set for balut, the share made into salted eggs and the rest sold fresh - with your own prices, balut yield and incubating and salting costs. It shows the eggs for the period, the total cost, your cost per egg, what one egg brings sold fresh, as balut and penoy or as a salted egg, the profit per duck and per month, and what-if tables for the way you sell and the lay rate. Your numbers stay in your browser. Open the itik calculator →

Use our free Tilapia & bangus pond cost & profit calculator: pick tilapia or bangus, then enter your pond area, fingerlings per square meter and their price, the days of culture, survival, harvest weight, FCR (kilos of feed per kilo of fish), feed price, farm-gate price, and your pond preparation, labor, power and other costs. It shows the kilos you should harvest, the cost of the cycle, profit per cycle and per year, cost per kilo, the break-even price and survival, yield per hectare, feed bags and how long the pond setup takes to pay back, with what-if tables for survival and price. Your numbers stay in your browser. Open the fishpond calculator →

Use our free Kambing (goat) raising cost & profit calculator: enter your does and bucks and their prices, kiddings a year and kids per kidding, kids and adults lost, the doelings you keep, the age, live weight and price per kilo when you sell the kids, the does you cull and their price, and your concentrate, forage, health and other costs. It shows the kids born and sold in a year, the running cost, the profit a year and per doe, the first year after buying the herd, how many years the herd takes to pay back, your cost per kg and the break-even price, and what-if tables for kiddings a year and the sale price. Your numbers stay in your browser. Open the kambing calculator →

Our free Philippines crop calendar shows the months when the main crops are usually planted and harvested - wet- and dry-season palay, first- and second-crop corn, sugarcane, coconut, mango, banana, onion, garlic and highland vegetables - with the usual typhoon months marked. Pick your region to see the crops it is known for and what is happening this month, and use the harvest date planner with the maturity days on your seed bag. These are typical national months: your municipal agriculture office and PAGASA know your local timing best. Open the Crop calendar →

Use our free Typhoon & flood farm checklist: simple steps for before the season, when a storm is coming and after it passes - for your family, animals, crops and machinery - with PAGASA’s Wind Signals explained and links to PAGASA, NDRRMC and the Department of Agriculture. Tick the steps off on your phone (they stay on your device) or print it. People first: always follow your LGU’s evacuation orders. Open the Typhoon checklist →

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. Supporters & sponsors →

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 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 Group’s head office is in Warragul, Australia, and this site is for farmers across the Philippines - Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao - as part of a network covering Australia, America, Canada, New Zealand, Fiji and the Philippines.

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