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Australian Beef Farming and Economies of Scale

Graham Watson

11th January 2017

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This clip looks at how Australian beef farmers have responded to rising demand from Asian consumers, led by Australian Agricultural who have made the most of their economies of scale and added new technological advances, such a telemetry, DNA technology and trialling drones to lower costs.

Technology aids Australia beef boom

It also includes an interview with a Canadian station manager with a very unusual hybrid accent.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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