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Table 27: Land retirement from pastoral grazing since 1991 by survey respondents.

(Percent farmers responding)

Farm type
n
% farmers
retiring land
Mean
(ha)
Std.
dev.
Median
(ha)
A. Dairy farms 18

25

36.4

141.9

2.8
B. Sheep, beef, deer farms          

a. larger units: > 500 su

 23

32

93.5

256.7

3.3

b. smaller units: 50-500 su

 24

29

14.8

38.0

6.0
C. Hobby farms: < 50 su 19

22

7.6

18.0

2.8
Overall/Total 84

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Source: ADOPTECH Survey 1996.

Table 28: Land retirement from pastoral grazing planned in the next three years by survey respondents.

Farm type
n
% farmers
planning to retire
more land
Mean area
(ha)
Std.
dev.
(ha)
Median
area
(ha)
A. Dairy farms

8

11

2.8

1.8

2.6
B. Sheep, beef, deer farms          
 

10

14

15.8

15.0

13.0

a. larger units: >500 su

          

b. smaller units: 50-500 su

9

11

4.0

6.2

2.0
C. Hobby farms: <50 su

6

7

2.8

3.1

1.4
Total/Overall

33

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Source: ADOPTECH Survey 1996.
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