The economics of prescribed burning for shrub control in the semi-arid woodlands of north-west New South Wales

Burgess, D.M. . Rangeland Management Research and Advisory Unit

The economics of prescribed burning for shrub control in the semi-arid woodlands of north-west New South Wales

1988

Burgess, D.M. (New South Wales Dept. of Agriculture, Cobar (Australia). Rangeland Management Research and Advisory Unit)

Costs and benefits are estimated for a representative 2000 hectare paddock, based on anecdotal and survey evidence. Cash flows over a 20-years period indicate that the practice is profitable; however, managers should carefully assess the maximum area that short-term cash- flows will allow to be burnt at a given time.

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