MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES ON NSWDAIRY FARMS:ASSIGNED IMPORTANCE AND RELATED SATISFACTION

Jennifer L. Harrison and Dennis T. O'Brian

No 123813, 1999 Conference (43th), January 20-22, 1999, Christchurch, New Zealand from Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society

Abstract: Dairying is a major rural industry in New South Wales (NSW). It contributes significantly to local economies through farm level activities, by generating substantial downstream employment and value adding through processing. In recent years dairy farm management has become increasingly complex with a need to balance numerous, perhaps conflicting, objectives. Farmers must reconcile their own private goals with those of society. They face intense pressures to increase production, reduce production costs and increase product quality while simultaneously conserving natural resources, maintaining lifestyle and achieving other personal objectives. The extent to which these objectives are mutually achievable may have implications for both the importance attached to them and related farmer satisfaction. Using survey data from two hundred NSW dairy farms, this study examines the importance farmers assign to a selection of objectives and the satisfaction farmers feel in terms of achieving these objectives. Results of analysis indicate both conflicts and concurrence in the weights assigned. The findings have implications for farm management, industry policy, the assessment of farm performance and the operationalisation of sustainability.

Keywords: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 1999-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.123813

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