--- title: The Station Life | Technology description: Technology | Discover Burra news, tips for country living, beef recipes, and stories from Princess Royal Station. --- # The Princess Royal Blog Updates and Articles ## [How has Australian Agriculture Changed?](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/how-has-australian-agriculture-changed) Posted by [Princess Royal Station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/author/princess-royal-station) on May 4, 2018 12:22:43 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/hubfs/How%20has%20agriculture%20changed_.jpg) ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/how-has-australian-agriculture-changed) Australian farms have come a long way in Australian agricultures very short history.   The [ABS](http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/7503.0) published that there were 85,681 farms in Australia with a gross value of production of  $60.8 billion in 2016-17 ([ABS, 2017](http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/7503.0))  These figures are made even more impressive by the fact that our Aussie farmers are so good at what they do that they can not only provide for the Australian population but export a significant amount to other countries, further supporting the Australian economy . 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Farmers are racing against a clock in one way or another, trying to work with uncompromising weather phenomena. 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