Acknowledgements

The success of the surveys depends on the cooperation of farmers, their accountants and marketing organisations in providing data and information on farm operations. These surveys would not be possible without their full cooperation and assistance.

The resource management survey was funded by the Natural Heritage Trust, and was developed from previous Landcare and resource management surveys, undertaken in 1991-92, 1992-93, 1995-96 and 1998-99 (Nelson, and Mues 1993; Mues, Roper, and Ockerby 1994; Mues, Chapman, and Van Hilst 1998; Alexander, Brittle, Ha, Gleeson, and Riley 2000). The survey undertaken in 2001-02 was developed with the assistance and advice of Wendy Goodburn, Karen Cody, Ros Waldron, Simon Veitch, Caitlin Barry (Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry), Fiona Alexander and Colin Mues from ABARE, as well as Laurie Cannon, Paul Phillips and other members of ABARE’s Data Management and Collection Section. ABARE’s Statistical Data Analysis Section and the Data Management and Collection Section compiled the survey results. Walter Shafron and Ray Hinde produced this data package.

References

Alexander, F., Brittle, S., Ha, A., Gleeson, T. and Riley, C. 2000, Landcare and Farm Forestry: Providing a Basis for Better Resource Management on Australian Farms, ABARE Report to the Natural Heritage Trust, Canberra, November.

Mues, C., Chapman, L., and Van Hilst, R. 1998, Promoting Improved Land Management Practices on Australian Farms: A Survey of Landcare and Land Management Related Programs. ABARE Research Report 98.4, Canberra

Mues, C., Roper, H. and Ockerby, J. 1994, Survey of Landcare and Land Management Practices: 1992-93, ABARE Research Report 94.6. Canberra

Nelson, R. A. and Mues, C., 1993. Survey of Landcare and drought management practices 1991-92. Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Canberra.