In December, 1955, the New South Wales Government amended the Dairy Industry Act, 1915-1955, to increase the quota of margarine production in this State from 2,500 tons to 9,000 tons per annum. Following - on a large increase in the Queensland quota some years earlier, this development...

The scientific study of farm management and of the pattern of rural activities is destined to play an increasingly important role in the future development of Australian agriculture. Scope for expansion in primary production lies in two directions. First, in the improvement of farming techniques...

An inventory model is used to determine least-cost fodder reserves for sheep in the Hamilton area of Victoria. Unlike earlier studies a grazing model is used to generate feeding requirements and thus allows for the gradual onset of drought and the associated rise in feed prices. Compared with...

In recent years both incomes and morale have slumped in Australian agriculture. This has happened before, and today's pessimism is just as excessive as previously. There are exaggerated fears that agriculture has no future. Equally, there are some exaggerated hopes, as to the extent to which we...