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Australian farmers reported spending $3.3 billion on natural resource management during 2004-05, according to this ABS survey. This money was spent managing or preventing weed, pest, land and soil, native vegetation or water-related issues on their agricultural holdings. More than $1.1 billion was spent on weed prevention and management, while land and soil-related activities accounted for $900 million of total expenditure. Australian farmers reported spending $3.3 billion on natural resource management during 2004-05, according to an Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) survey released today. This money was spent managing or preventing weed, pest, land and soil, native vegetation or water-related issues on their agricultural holdings. More than $1.1 billion was spent on weed prevention and management, while land and soil-related activities accounted for $900 million of total expenditure.
