Farming vs houses - how to protect our most productive agricultural lands

Louise Nichols
Updated May 11 2018 - 3:44pm, first published 3:30pm

Yes we are a big country but only a small percentage of that land consists of highly productive soils at most 10 per cent and the majority of those soils are located along the coast – the same place where everyone wants to live.

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Louise Nichols

Louise Nichols

Senior journalist

From cattle to coal. Once a specialist agriculture writer today its about community, in particular, the Upper Hunter. I have lived and worked in the region for more than 30 years. Land use issues and the future direction of our region. But you cannot take ag out of the picture - our food and how we grow it is the basis of all life. Covering the Hunter and Mid North Coast rural issues is now part of my role with ACM.

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