Table A2.12b Farming outlook comparison of farmers who have and have not modernised on-farm infrastructure, and of dairy farmers and other – farmers Do you or disagree with the Basin irrigators - Basin irrigators - Basin irrigators - Basin irrigators - irrigators - Basin irrigators - Basin irrigators - Basin irrigators - following statements about your non-dairy non-dairy farmers - non-dairy farmers - non-dairy farmers - dairy farmers - % dairy farmers - % dairy farmers - % dairy farmers - % farming? farmers - % % reporting 'agree' % reporting 'agree' % reporting 'agree' reporting 'agree' reporting 'agree' reporting 'agree' reporting 'agree' reporting 'agree' Had not upgraded Upgraded on-farm SRWUIP on-farm All (n=130) Had not upgraded Upgraded on-farm SRWUIP on-farm All (n=458) on-farm infrastructure since infrastructure grant on-farm infrastructure since infrastructure grant infrastructure since 2008 (n=212) recipients (n=55) infrastructure since 2008 (n=74) recipients (n=36) 2008 (n=188) 2008 (n=39) I feel optimistic about my farming 55% 49% 61% 53% 33% 37% 36% 33% future My business is under a lot of 30% 34% 30% 28% 66% 63% 64% 67% financial stress at the moment I am satisfied with my 56% 57% 57% 51% 42% 41% 49% 39% business performance
Table A2.12b Farming outlook – comparison of farmers who have and have not modernised on-farm infrastructure, and of dairy farmers and other farmers Do you or disagree with the following statements about your farming? Basin irrigators - non-dairy farmers - % reporting 'agree' All (n=458) Basin irrigators - non-dairy farmers - % reporting 'agree' Had not upgraded on-farm infrastructure since 2008 (n=188) Basin irrigators - non-dairy farmers - % reporting 'agree' Upgraded on-farm infrastructure since 2008 (n=212) Basin irrigators - non-dairy farmers - % reporting 'agree' SRWUIP on-farm infrastructure grant recipients (n=55) irrigators - dairy farmers - % reporting 'agree' All (n=130) Basin irrigators - dairy farmers - % reporting 'agree' Had not upgraded on-farm infrastructure since 2008 (n=39) Basin irrigators - dairy farmers - % reporting 'agree' Upgraded on-farm infrastructure since 2008 (n=74) Basin irrigators - dairy farmers - % reporting 'agree' SRWUIP on-farm infrastructure grant recipients (n=36) I feel optimistic about my farming future 55% 49% 61% 53% 33% 37% 36% 33% My business is under a lot of financial stress at the moment 30% 34% 30% 28% 66% 63% 64% 67% I am satisfied with my business performance 56% 57% 57% 51% 42% 41% 49% 39%