Introduction to Agriculture

AGRICULTURE IN AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY

www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/products/insights/snapshot-of-australian-agriculture

Agriculture in Australia: an overviewIn Australia, with its broad variations in climate and elevation, farmers are able to produce a wide range of cold weather, warm weather, and tropical foods.

Agriculture in Australia article.pdf

people-in-agriculture-introduction-to-agriculture-2021.pdf

Click on the image above to find out more about each Australian farming industry.

Topic: Agriculture in Australia

Crops, horticulture and viticultureImages of the changing face of Australia’s rural landscape.

AGRICULTURE IN THE NORTHERN RIVERS

Northern-Rivers-Snapshot.pdf

Where is agriculture going in the Northern Rivers?As the climate emergency bites, and the population grows, farmers are becoming more innovative than ever. The passion and imagination of the Northern Rivers agricultural sector makes this a place to watch.

Slow and steady recovery for Northern Rivers farmers - The Farmer MagazineThe green shoots of recovery are emerging for the Northern Rivers farming community one year on from the devastating 2022 floods.

sustainable-agriculture-strategy-discussion-paper.pdf

Agriculture and Farming - Tweed Shire Council

Agriculture and farmingAgriculture is one of the main land uses in the Tweed.

VOCABULARY

Enterprise

Knowledge, skill or labour applied to growing or raising plants and animals, including forestry and aquaculture. It includes production, processing, storing, packaging or marketing products derived from an agricultural enterprise

Dynamic

A system that is constantly changing due to many variable factors eg weather

Intensive

Production that involves high stocking rates, infrastructure, inputs and effort in a small space eg, cattle feedlotting or hydroponics

Extensive

Production with lock stocking rates, inputs and effort over a large space eg, pasture raised sheep or wheat cropping