An economic evaluation of conservation farming practices for the central west of NSW
| dc.creator | Farrell, Terence C. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T19:32:03Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T06:11:51Z | |
| 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 benefits from improved soil structure ranged from $39.85 to $114.26 per hectare (ha). A reduction in tractor power produced savings in the range of $6.74 to $40.98 per ha. The average net benefit of the adoption of conservation farming practices was $218 per ha over the eight years. The break-even time to pay back costs for the conversion of machinery for no-till seeding and purchasing a GPS guidance system was two to three seasons. | |
| dc.identifier | Other:ISSN 1442-6951 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.126077 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/126077/files/Farrell.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/126077 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/573544 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/126077 | |
| dc.title | An economic evaluation of conservation farming practices for the central west of NSW | |
| dc.type | Text |