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Australia's richest farming regions. A selection of 10 sites all over the Continent representing each State and Territory featuring cropping, grazing, horticultural and orchards. Some are dryland operations, some rely heavily on irrigation.
Of course there's plenty more productive farmlands right around the states and territories, but only 10 selected so as to prevent the poll being too large and unwieldy.

The Darling Downs, south east Queensland.
queenslandplaces.com.au/darling-downs

Warwick, QLD

The Namoi Valley, north west slopes and plains of NSW.
www.mdba.gov.au/water-management/catchments/namoi

Gunnedah, NSW.

The Riverina, south western NSW.
rdariverina.org.au/our-region

Wagga Wagga, NSW

The Wimmera, western Victoria
wcma.vic.gov.au/about-us/Region

Horsham, VIC

The Clare Valley, mid north of South Australia
www.australia.com/en/places/adelaide-and-surrounds/guide-to-the-clare-valley.html

Clare, SA

The Tamar Valley, northern Tasmania.
www.tamarvalley.com.au/

Launceston, TAS

The Wheatbelt Region, Western Australia
www.drd.wa.gov.au/regions/Pages/Wheatbelt.aspx
www.wheatbelttourism.com/how-to-get-here/self-drive-trails/granite-loop-discovery-trail/

Northam, WA

Douglas-Daly District, Northern Territory
www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-13/douglas-daly-stage-two-plans-released-by-nt-farmers/12547000
www.katherinetimes.com.au/story/6594561/douglas-daly-farm-land-released/

Douglas River Research Station, NT

The Ord River Valley, East Kimberley, Western Australia.
www.agric.wa.gov.au/assessment-agricultural-expansion/ord-river-development-and-irrigated-agriculture-western-australia
www.lakeargyle.com/history-statistics-environment/ord-river-irrigation-scheme/

Kununurra, WA

The Atherton Tablelands, far north Queensland.
www.athertontablelandnetguide.com/atherton/tablelands/agriculture.htm
www.athertontablelands.com.au/region-overview/

Atherton, QLD,

knot Legend Posts: 6,207 Location: Maragle, NSW, Australia (Riverina); South West Slopes; 35° 51′ 30.06″ S; 948 m (3,110 ft) AMSL	The Breadbaskets Of The Nation. ( AU ) Aug 27, 2021 19:51:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by knot on Aug 27, 2021 19:51:37 GMT -5 Wagga by a long shot—the Riverina's easily the best climate for farming, too.
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Clare and Wagga have very similar and really good temps, so I’ll vote Clare for its wetter winters/drier summers.

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jgtheone Administrator Posts: 9,472 Location: Melbourne, Australia	The Breadbaskets Of The Nation. ( AU ) Aug 28, 2021 0:54:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jgtheone on Aug 28, 2021 0:54:54 GMT -5 Wagga has the best balance of everything. Northam and Clare closely in 2nd and 3rd respectively

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Post by Beercules on Aug 28, 2021 2:48:50 GMT -5

I'm very tempted to choose Kununurra because of the epic wet season activity, but I really would prefer a cooler break from the epic summers. I'll go with Gunnedah, still decent and still gets plenty of storms.

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The Breadbaskets Of The Nation. ( AU ) Aug 28, 2021 3:37:08 GMT -5

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Aug 28, 2021 2:48:50 GMT -5 Beercules said:

I'm very tempted to choose Kununurra because of the epic wet season activity, but I really would prefer a cooler break from the epic summers. I'll go with Gunnedah, still decent and still gets plenty of storms.

Yep, the North West Slopes and Plains, as well as the Darling Downs do pretty well for Spring and Summer storms. Kununurra and the Kimberley do pretty well themselves. I've experienced some dead set ball tearers over Kununurra way.

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Post by chesternz on Aug 29, 2021 2:48:36 GMT -5

Douglas River for me. Consistently warm but also a pretty good seasonal range. Probably also sunny with lots of storms. Sep - Nov looks pretty nasty but dewpoints would be mostly in the teens, so not too bad (probably better than April in BKK).

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Aug 29, 2021 2:48:36 GMT -5 chesternz said:

Douglas River for me. Consistently warm but also a pretty good seasonal range. Probably also sunny with lots of storms. Sep - Nov looks pretty nasty but dewpoints would be mostly in the teens, so not too bad (probably better than April in BKK).

The DP's and humidity are not as bad as the coastal regions of the Top End. Not a bad climate out that way and some quite rich farmlands. Seems like cotton is going to be the next big thing crops wise.......

www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-06/environmental-concerns-mount-amid-rise-of-nt-cotton/100193220

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Gonna have to go with Wagga Wagga for seeming like the most interesting one. It was a tough choice between that and Clare Valley though, but Wagga Wagga has slightly cooler winter lows and seems a bit more variable.

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A difficult one. For citrus/ski Launceston is closest to skiing, but the skiing isn't reliable. Wagga has more reliable skiing, but a three hour drive is just a bit too far for a day ski.

Will go with Wagga Wagga - will just have to do overnighters.

Plenty of acceptable climates on here though.

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