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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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Authors: Dale Ashton and Jay Gomboso
The southern Murray–Darling Basin has around one-fifth of Australia’s total dairy farms. In 2014–15 irrigated dairy production contributed 17 per cent of the total gross value of irrigated agricultural production in the Basin (ABS 2016).
Dairy farming in…
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From 1 January 2020, a white spot disease repayment (WSDR) component at a rate of 3.01 cents per kilogram will be introduced to the farmed prawns levy and charge. This will take effect in your quarterly return, due 28 April 2020. For people submitting annual returns, any prawns sold by a…
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ABARES has been conducting surveys of agricultural industries since the 1940s. Farm surveys conducted by ABARES provide a wide range of information on the current and historical economic performance of farm business units in the rural sector. This information is used for research and analysis on a…
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Agricultural lending data 2023–24Debt is an important source of funds for farmers to develop their farm business and for ongoing working capital. Information on trends in the use of debt financing provides context for understanding longer term changes in farm financial performance and the drivers…
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For more useful information on Farm Forestry see the publications below:
Development of Project Planning and Evaluation for Farm Forestry
The development of an effective…
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The Farm Household Allowance (FHA) program provides assistance to commercial-scale farmers and their partners who are experiencing financial hardship for any reason.The program provides eligible farmers and their partners with a package of assistance that includes:up to 4 years of fortnightly…
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The Farm performance and climate report examines the effect of climate variability and climate change on the productivity of Australian broadacre cropping farms between 1977–78 and 2014–15.
The study combines ABARES farm survey data with climate data to estimate the effect of climate variables…
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Cam and Bianca Schultz are no strangers to the highs and lows of farming. Their property, Claverton Farm in Culcairn NSW, spanning approximately 3,000 acres and supporting around 7,000 head of sheep, has faced its share of climate challenges, from prolonged droughts to extreme wet seasons.Like many…
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