Dilemma of our agricultural future

March 16 2017 - 1:00pm
The future of our farming industry - young farmers are being encouraged to stay on the land
The future of our farming industry - young farmers are being encouraged to stay on the land

The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics national accounts have revealed agricultural growth surged by an extraordinary 27.6 per cent in 2016, following a record harvest in every state. Agriculture had 10 times its average contribution to the economy in the three months to December, making up 0.5 per cent of the country's 1.1 per cent growth.

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