Episode of Series “Australian Geography”.
Questioning the viability of marginal dairy farming this film examines the various factors involved in assessing this industry as a spatial system. It argues the importance of the relationship of the dairy farm with the wider community at different levels, suggests changes which might benefit the industry and community as a whole and finally it asks how long marginal dairy farming can survive.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002602
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Economic aspects
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dairy farming - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dairy products
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Efficiency in farming
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm management - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm produce - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Agriculture - Economic aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dairy products
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)