There is no doubting the capacity of Australian primary producers to defy the challenges of nature, government policies and markets, to make a living from their chosen profession and supply markets with food and fibre.
A survey of farm innovation delivered at the ABARE conference in March demonstrated the capacity for change and innovation by Australian food and fibre producers.
“More than one-third of broadacre and dairy farms made significant innovative change introducing new crop types or cultivars to their business.
Similarly, more than one-third of farms purchased new crop production equipment and more than one-third changed fertilisers or nutrient management practices. These results are broadly consistent with the relatively high level of capital additions made by broadacre and dairy farms in 2007-08 and changes which may occur in response to the strong incentives to change fertiliser practices in the face of high fertiliser prices over this period.
Introduction of new irrigation practices was also highly ranked, consistent with the severe shortage of irrigation water in many irrigation areas during this period agriculture".
Henty Machinery Field Days - Australia’s premier mixed farming field days - enables primary producers and contractors to get up close and personal with farm innovation products and services used in the cropping, livestock, horticulture and forestry industries.
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