An Economic Evaluation of Conservation Farming Practices for the Central West of NSW
| dc.creator | Farrell, Terence C. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T19:27:41Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T02:47:04Z | |
| dc.description | Economic benefits that arise from conservation farming practices need to be assessed over several years to account for improvements in soil structure and nutrient levels. A gross margin model was used to assess benefits over the eight-year period 1999-2006 for 12 regions in the central west of NSW. The annual benefits from improved soil structure ranged from $2.46 to $12.82 per hectare (ha). A reduction in tractor power produced annual savings in the range of $0.60 to $4.05 per ha. The cost of soil compaction by livestock grazing on crop areas ranged from $3.41 to $14.90 per ha. The break-even time to pay back costs for the conversion of machinery for no-till seeding was two to three seasons. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.6177 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6177/files/cp08fa28.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6177 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/519938 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6177 | |
| dc.title | An Economic Evaluation of Conservation Farming Practices for the Central West of NSW | |
| dc.type | Text |