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This page contains analyses of farm physical and financial performance drawing on ABARES survey data, including:Quarterly updates of current and forecast financial performanceAnnual farm performance statistics by sizeFarm Data Portal – a dashboard with detailed statistics by industry, state and…
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2021–22 to 2023–24Recent farm performanceAround 39% of Australian farm businesses are classified as broadacre livestock farms (34,000 farms), of which 22,100 were beef specialists, 8,900 were sheep specialists, and around 3,000 produced a mix of beef cattle and sheep (see Methodology).Farm…
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2021–22 to 2023–24Recent farm performanceAn estimated 21% of Australian farm businesses are classified as broadacre cropping farms (18,000 farms), of which 9,300 were specialist cropping farms and a further 8,700 produced a mix of cropping and livestock ( see Methodology).Farm incomes for cropping…
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Authors: Niki Dufty, Peter Martin and Shiji Zhao
ABARES 2018 surveys provide an-depth profile of labour demand, recruitment difficulties and future challenges farmers face.
The surveys covered broadacre, dairy and vegetable industries across all states, together with irrigated cotton and fruit…
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Peter Martin, Caroline Levantis, Walter Shafron, Paul Philips and James FrilayFarm debtDebt is an important source of funds for farm investment and ongoing working capital for the broadacre and dairy industries. This is because…
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Peter Martin, Caroline Levantis, Walter Shafron, Paul Philips and James FrilayFarm investment A producer’s capacity to generate farm income is influenced by past investments in additional land to expand the scale of…
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Objectives of this research strategy
The objective of this research strategy is to guide the investments in climate change research for agriculture under Filling the Research Gap in order to:…
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Farms must be accredited with the European Union Cattle Accreditation Scheme (EUCAS) if they want to produce bovine animals that can be used to produce meat for export to the European Union. A farm is an area or land covered by a single Property Identification Code (PIC) under State or Territory…
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A key focus of ABARES research is measuring Australian farm productivity and understanding the factors that influence its growth. Productivity is a core measure of economic performance that captures the efficiency of production and provides important insights for policy makers, researchers, and…
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While carbon farming has many co-benefits, it's also essential to consider the trade-offs and risks. Here’s an overview of some potential trade-offs and risks, using examples of carbon farming activities.
Suitability of location: features of the location (such…
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