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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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23 November 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that applications are now open for the export of Hass avocadoes to India from Western Australian for avocado farms and packhouses that already hold accreditation for the Japan and/or Thailand protocol markets.
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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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In 2021, ABARES was commissioned by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and Sugar Research Australia to conduct a survey of Australian sugarcane farms. The survey was conducted in mid-2021 and collected a comprehensive set of financial,…
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2017–18 to 2019–20
Fred Litchfield
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Financial performance
Farm cash income
Farm cash income of Australian lamb-producing farms is projected to have declined by 12% in 2019–20 to average $211,000 per farm (Table 1, Figure 1). Despite high prices for lambs and sheep,…
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A combination of good seasonal conditions and prices have led to improved farm performance for broadacre and dairy farms.
ABARES Assistant Secretary Peter Gooday said the latest farm financial performance results painted a positive picture overall.
“At the national level, farm cash income for all…
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Northern Australia is mainly considered as a biosecurity ‘buffer’ for southern Australia, but it is a unique environment and a growing source of agricultural wealth in its own right. North Australia’s…
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