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| Rose, Gus; Kingwell, Ross S.. |
| Labour scarcity and affordability have encouraged many farmers in Western Australia to focus more on cropping than sheep production. Many farmers are opting to run low input livestock systems. This paper examines labour demand for sheep and cropping during the production year, combined with various scenarios of labour availability and cost. The implications for farm profitability and enterprise selection are examined using the bio-economic farming systems model MIDAS (Model of an Integrated Dryland Agricultural System). Labour requirements for sheep are far greater than those for cropping. Additionally the labour requirements for sheep are high in all production periods whilst the seasonal nature of cropping means more time is required only at certain... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Labour; Farm modelling; Cropping; Sheep. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47947 |
