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This data dashboard contains farm performance statistics for farms of different sizes, by industry and region. These data have been collected through ABARES surveys of broadacre and dairy farms. The statistics displayed on this data dashboard complement other ABARES farm performance statistics, and…
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Price Cattle Company
Price Cattle Company’s Owen and Brigid Price have received the 2022 Farm Biosecurity Producer of the Year award.
The central Queensland beef producers are role models in the agricultural industry. They are leading the way in farm biosecurity, innovation, technology, record…
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What is the FMD Scheme?The Farm Management Deposit (FMD) Scheme assists primary producers to deal more effectively with fluctuations in cash flows. It is designed to increase the self-reliance of Australian primary producers by helping them manage their financial risk and meet their business costs…
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Industry overview
Irrigated agriculture in the Murray–Darling Basin makes an important contribution to the Australian economy and regional economies. In 2014–15 the Basin accounted for 66 per cent of Australia’s total area irrigated and 40 per cent of the nation’s irrigating agricultural…
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Coddington Family: Matthew and Cherie Coddington at their home in Central Western New South Wales. Photo credit: NSW Department of Primary Industries
The Future Drought Fund’s Farm Business Resilience program supports farmers to undergo intensive one-on-…
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Plantation publications
Plantation and Water publications
Farm Forestry publications
2008
Farm Forestry Toolbox
2007
Australian Forestry Plantations: planting for the future PDF [573 KB, 6 pages]
2005
Farm Forestry National Action Statement PDF [4.6 MB, 16 pages]
2003
Farm…
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Increased agricultural sector lending activity is an encouraging sign that our farmers are looking to expand and invest in their businesses.
Executive Director of ABARES, Dr Jared Greenville, said an increase in farm debt over the last year isn’t cause for concern.
“Because of higher property…
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2021 Evaluation of the Farm Management Deposits (FMD) SchemeThe Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE), now Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) conducted an internal evaluation into the operation of the FMD Scheme in 2021.The evaluation report and…
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The National Better Practice Guide for Farm Debt Mediation has been released.
First Assistant Secretary of Farm Resilience, Melissa Brown, said the guide provides further national consistency by introducing a set of uniform principles to assist those involved in farm debt mediation (FDM).
“The…
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The Tree measurement manual for farm foresters describes how to measure trees and estimate the volume of 'standing wood' in a plantation.
The manual is an introduction to plantation forest measurement for users such as farm forest growers, field officers advising growers and consultants. It…
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