A survey of dairy farmers' practices and attitudes towards some aspects of arable-land management in the Darling Downs and South Burnett regions of Queensland

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 449-457

  Chataway, R G ^a,b   Doogan, V J ^a   Strong, W M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ARABLE LAND; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; DAIRY FARMING; FARMERS ATTITUDE; LAND MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037785137     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA01179     Document Type: Article

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