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The latest agricultural lending statistics provided by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) show an increase in lending to the farm sector of 6% in 2022-23, reaching $120.5 billion.Executive Director of ABARES Dr Jared Greenville said that while the amount of debt had risen, the…
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This working paper has since been published as a journal article. Please now refer to:
Hughes, N., Soh, W., Boult, C., Lawson, K. (2022) Defining drought from the perspective of Australian farmers, Climate Risk Management
ABARES Working Paper
Published 11 November 2020
Authors: Neal Hughes,…
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The data presented in Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 are available as workbooks for each criterion.
Four key spatial datasets are also available.
Executive summary
The single data workbook for the Executive summary is available here [0.3 MB]
Criterion 1:…
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5 August 2025Who does this notice affect?Pre-border biosecurity treatment providers and clients in the import and shipping industries – including freight forwarders, importers, and custom brokers associated with importing goods that are fumigated with ethyl formate.What has changed?Ethyl formate (…
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16 January 2026PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the carrot industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export to Taiwan for the 2026 season.Summary of changes and key pointsApplications are now open for the accreditation of carrot…
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Australian farmers are continuing to use sustainable and emissions-related practices at high rates, according to new data released today in the Survey of Emissions and Natural Resource Management Practices in Australia, 2023–24.ABARES Executive Director, Dr Jared Greenville said the ABARES…
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18 March 2026PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the cucurbit industry of important changes to the accreditation process to export cucurbits to New Zealand (NZ) and notify that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses, conducting in-field controls…
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This indicator examines the institutional frameworks that support sustainable forest management. Institutional frameworks provide mechanisms for engagement of the wider community in the process of continuous improvement and sustainable forest management.This is Supporting information for Indicator…
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A survey of broadacre, dairy and vegetable farmsNiki Dufty and Thomas JacksonSummaryNew information and communications technology (ICT) could deliver the next wave of productivity growth in Australian agriculture. ICT…
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What is farm productivity?Productivity is a key measure in the statistical toolbox used to assess farm industry performance.It is typically defined as a ratio of outputs produced (such as crops, livestock and wool) to inputs used (such as land, labour, capital, materials and services), and…
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