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Jim Radford, Associate Professor, Ecology and Environment, La Trobe University

Farmers are boosting their profits and production – with nature’s help

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Farming is a vital industry, contributing an estimated A$100 billion to the Australian economy this year alone.

Nearly 60% of Australia is used for agriculture. The lion’s share of that land is used to graze livestock, such as cattle, sheep and, increasingly, goats.

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