Farm size - Area of large commercial agricultural activities, 2002, 2007 and 2012
Publisher
New Zealand's Environment Reporting Series: The Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand
Description
Farm size describes the area of large commercial properties (registered for goods and services tax) that farm crops and/or livestock. It is important to measure the extent of these agricultural activities because their size influences the extent of their impacts on soil health and water quality.
Column headings: area_ha = total area of farming activity measured in hectares
This dataset relates to the "Farm size" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website.
