A comparison of three farms in South Australia: a case study of alternative strategies for different rainfall

This chapter compares the performance of three family-operated, rainfed farm systems in different rainfall areas of South Australia. Each of them has been improved over the two decades to 2006, and is economically viable. While their strategies have some common elements such as a business-like and innovative approach and the use of no-till, there are differences in the structure of the systems and the ways in which they are operated that reflect the differing soils, climate, property sizes and management goals of the owners. An Excel model is used in each case to show the economic benefit of the changed system.Mike Krause and Ian Cooperhttp://trove.nla.gov.au/work/15782929