7101.0 - Ag Mag - The Agriculture Newsletter, Mar 2008  
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2007-08 Resource Management Survey

The ABS has been funded to undertake a resource management survey for the 2007-08 reference period. This collection will obtain, from farm owners/managers, details on the adoption of specific management practices that have proven links to improvements in natural resource condition.
Aerial view of farm sheds and silos

The survey will be designed to output data at the NRM regional level.

Within each region outputs will be available for the main agricultural industries/activities including:
  • Grain
  • Grazing (Beef/Sheep)
  • Dairy
  • Horticulture (Fruit, Nuts, Flower and Turf)
  • Wine
  • Cotton
  • Sugar cane

Information will be collected on the following practices:
  • Groundcover management (including fallow, grazing regime)
  • Land and soil management
  • Nutrient management
  • Irrigation management (including scheduling, application methods)
  • Cropping management (including stubble treatment, tillage)
  • Native vegetation management (including riparian)

The results of this survey will be available in early 2009.

For more information about this collection please contact John Ovington on (02) 6252 6854

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