Extent of land meeting the 51,706 16,863 28,727 3,665 29,123 130,083 biophysical requirements (ha) grazing Extent available for agriculture (ha) 43,541 7,412 23,555 2,330 20,312 97,151 under current zoning livestock % Area reduced by current zoning 15.8% 56.0% 18.0% 36.4% 30.3% 25.3% other Extent of lands available under the and 39,347 5,661 19,967 1,639 19,113 85,727 future planning scenarios (ha) cattle % area potentially further impacted 9.6% 23.6% 15.2% 29.7% 5.9% 11.8% Beef by future planning scenarios Extent of land meeting the 66,135 31,724 20,390 5,437 45,208 168,894 biophysical requirements (ha) Extent available for agriculture (ha) 45,785 9613 13,701 1,003 13,634 83,737 under current zoning cropping % Area reduced by current zoning 30.8% 69.7% 32.8% 81.6% 69.8% 50.4% Extent of lands available under the 41,369 7,414 10,935 514 12,542 72,775 Protected future planning scenarios (ha) % area potentially further impacted 9.6% 22.9% 20.2% 48.8% 8.0% 13.1% by future planning scenarios Extent of land meeting the 51,825 18,502 15,785 1,279 15,160 102,550 biophysical requirements (ha) Extent available for agriculture (ha) 26,452 2,039 3,918 - 6,105 38,514 under current zoning % Area reduced by current zoning 49.0% 89.0% 75.2% - 59.7% 62.4% Poultry Extent of lands available under the 23,007 1,605 3,630 - 5,408 33,649 future planning scenarios (ha) % area potentially further impacted 13.0% 21.3% 7.4% - 11.4% 12.6% by future planning scenarios Cessnock Lake Maitland Newcastle Port Lower Macquarie Stephens Hunter
Beef cattle and other livestock grazing Extent of land meeting the biophysical requirements (ha) 51,706 16,863 28,727 3,665 29,123 130,083 Extent available for agriculture (ha) under current zoning 43,541 7,412 23,555 2,330 20,312 97,151 % Area reduced by current zoning 15.8% 56.0% 18.0% 36.4% 30.3% 25.3% Extent of lands available under the future planning scenarios (ha) 39,347 5,661 19,967 1,639 19,113 85,727 % area potentially further impacted by future planning scenarios 9.6% 23.6% 15.2% 29.7% 5.9% 11.8% Protected cropping Extent of land meeting the biophysical requirements (ha) 66,135 31,724 20,390 5,437 45,208 168,894 Extent available for agriculture (ha) under current zoning 45,785 9613 13,701 1,003 13,634 83,737 % Area reduced by current zoning 30.8% 69.7% 32.8% 81.6% 69.8% 50.4% Extent of lands available under the future planning scenarios (ha) 41,369 7,414 10,935 514 12,542 72,775 % area potentially further impacted by future planning scenarios 9.6% 22.9% 20.2% 48.8% 8.0% 13.1% Poultry Extent of land meeting the biophysical requirements (ha) 51,825 18,502 15,785 1,279 15,160 102,550 Extent available for agriculture (ha) under current zoning 26,452 2,039 3,918 - 6,105 38,514 % Area reduced by current zoning 49.0% 89.0% 75.2% - 59.7% 62.4% Extent of lands available under the future planning scenarios (ha) 23,007 1,605 3,630 - 5,408 33,649 % area potentially further impacted by future planning scenarios 13.0% 21.3% 7.4% - 11.4% 12.6% Cessnock Lake Macquarie Maitland Newcastle Port Stephens Lower Hunter
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