How are Australian sheep farmers working with other agricultural industries to overcome environmental challenges?
Sheep and wool produced in the high rainfall zone and wheat/sheep zone, and to a lesser extent in the pastoral region, generally form either part of mixed farming systems or mixed farming regions. In high rainfall zone, sheep and wool are produced alongside the intensive sugar, dairy and horticultural industries and the beef industry. This zone supports only a small percentage of the sheep and wool industry (5.5%), but producers in the zone need to manage their enterprises cooperatively. In the wheat/sheep zone, sheep and wool are produced alongside the intensive cotton, grains and horticultural industries and the beef industry. This zone supports about 14% of the sheep and wool industry and producers in the zone need to manage their enterprises cooperatively. The major production region for the sheep and wool industry is the pastoral zone (80%). This zone supports only limited areas of intensive forms of agriculture, and these areas are generally limited to minor supplementary feeding
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