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Farm Debt In The Wheatbelt : 1984 Survey Results, R S. Kingwell
Farm Debt In The Wheatbelt : 1984 Survey Results, R S. Kingwell
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
In recent years many farms in Western Australia's wheat-growing areas have experienced adverse seasons. For example, the 1983-84 season was characterised by a late start, dry spring and wet harvest which resulted in many farms suffering a combination of low yields and the downgrading or dockage of their grain.
Poor seasons and poor profitability prospects for wheat-growing caused some concern about farm indebtedness in these areas.
In late 1983, a Parlimentary select committee was appointed to inquire into rural hardship. The State Minister for Agriculture also announced that the Department of Agriculture would conduct a farm survey to determine the …