Regional Drought Resilience Planning

Australian research project, Farming for the Future releases preliminary findings

In a study of global significance and at a scale never previously undertaken, Phase 2 of the Farming for the Future research program has collected financial, ecological and social data from 130 Australian grazing and cropping enterprises, the preliminary results of which were unveiled today at the National Farmers’ Federation& Farming for the Future Natural Capital Summit in Canberra.

Dr Sue Ogilvy, Program Director, Farming for the Future said the initial research findings demonstrate that it is possible to establish and quantify the relationship between a farm’s natural capital, and its productivity and profitability.

To read more go to National Farmers' Federation (nff.org.au)