Description |
17 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm |
Series |
Facts and figures on farm health and safety series ; 7 |
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RIRDC project ; no. US-121A |
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RIRDC publication, 1440-6845 ; no. 05/048 |
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Facts and figures on farm health and safety series ; 7
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RIRDC project ; no. US-121A
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RIRDC publication ; no. 05/048
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RIRDC publication. 1440-6845 ; no. 05/048
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Summary |
New South Wales is Australia's most populous state with one third of the nation's population (6,716,277 people as at December 2003). Approximately 86,835 people (ABS 2001 census), or 1.3 percent of the state's population, are employed in agriculture and services to agriculture. As at June 2002 there were 41,651 farming establishments throughout NSW using 61 million ha (76.2%) of the NSW land mass. The three most common agricultural establishments are beef cattle farming, grain/sheep/beef cattle farming and sheep farming |
Notes |
"An Australian Government initiative" |
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"Farm Health & Safety Joint Research Venture, Rural Industries R&D Corporation, Grains R&D Corporation, Meat & Livestock Australia, Australian Wool Innovation Ltd, Sugar R&D Corporation, Cotton R&D Corporation, Dairy Australia" |
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Cover title |
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RIRDC project no. US-121A |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Also available on the World Wide Web |
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2005 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation and Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety |
Subject |
Agriculture -- Accidents -- Australia -- New South Wales.
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Agriculture -- Australia -- Accidents -- New South Wales.
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Agriculture -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Safety measures.
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Farms -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Safety measures.
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Author |
Morton, C
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Thomas, Peter R.
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Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety
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Farm Health and Safety Joint Research Venture (Australia)
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Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation.
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ISSN |
1440-6845 |
ISBN |
1741511461 |
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