7101.0 - Ag Mag - The Agriculture Newsletter, Mar 2008

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/03/2008

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Content Message from Director Small area data - Beef Small area data -Sheep Small area data -Wheat 2006-07 Agricultural Survey 2006-07 Natural Resource Management Survey Ag Mag - Mesh block coding 2005-06 Agricultural Census 2007-08 Resource Management Collection Contacts About this Release	In 2006 Australia's meat cattle herd was 25.6 million, 1.2 million head (5%) greater than in 2001. In absolute terms, the Queensland herd had increased by the biggest margin (266,000 head) while Tasmania (18%), Western Australia (12%) and South Australia (10%) made the biggest gains relative to their 2001 levels. The accompanying maps of Australia's cattle grazing regions show only minor changes to the beef cattle per square kilometre over the five year period between agricultural censuses. Beef cattle - 2000-01 Agricultural Census Beef cattle - 2005-06 Agricultural Census Contents Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.