It doesn't add up – RDC figures can't calculate real returns

Andrew Marshall
Updated December 15 2017 - 8:46am, first published 6:30am
Just how much bang for their agricultural research and marketing levy buck do farmers (and taxpayers) get, and how can it really be reported meaningfully?
Just how much bang for their agricultural research and marketing levy buck do farmers (and taxpayers) get, and how can it really be reported meaningfully?

It's little wonder agriculture’s various peak research bodies find it awkward to report standardised dollar return figures on levy funds invested.

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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