A key component of the transition from agriculture-based economies to industrial and service-based economies is the substitution of new technologies for labour in agriculture. This
read morePredicting adoption of new practices by farmers is important for researchers, extension agents and policy makers. A new tool to assist with this difficult task
read moreIn January 2011, Coles supermarkets discounted the price of “home brand” milk to $1 per litre, prompting a storm of protests from farmers. Do the
read moreThe ‘real’ price of food (the price with inflation factored out) has fallen through much of recent history. Back in 1995, there was a view
read moreA couple of weeks back I attended a very good workshop in Brisbane on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, which is causing so much political controversy
read moreI was recently invited to write an article for the Farm Policy Journal on the topic, ‘If I were minister for agriculture …”. Here is
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