Still keen to buy land and new gear, but farmers feel hot and bothered

Andrew Marshall
Updated March 5 2018 - 9:37pm, first published 2:00pm
Many farmers are anxious about the year ahead, and in particular getting a good,wet autumn break, after emerging from 2017 with limited soil moisture in many regions according to findings from Rabobank's latest farm confidence survey.
Many farmers are anxious about the year ahead, and in particular getting a good,wet autumn break, after emerging from 2017 with limited soil moisture in many regions according to findings from Rabobank's latest farm confidence survey.

A hot, dry summer has knocked more stuffing out of farmer confidence levels in many parts of Australia, but it hasn’t dented the appetite for property acquisitions or investment projects.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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