Table 5. Comparing newer (Wimmera region: n = 68–79; Corangamite region: n = 82–85) and longer term (Wimmera region: n = 314–323; Corangamite region: n = 331–342) landholders: land use. (n denotes the number of respondents. Each item had a different number of respondents owing to missing values; these are indicated by the ranges in n.)



	Wimmera natural resource management region			Corangamite natural resource management region

Land use	New	Longer term	P value	New	Longer term	P value

Broadacre cropping	46%	78%	< 0.001	16%	29%	0.027
Sheep for meat	52%	70%	0.04	Not asked	-	-
Sheep for wool	42%	68%	< 0.001	Not asked	-	-
Sheep farming	Not asked	-	-	28%	47%	0.003
Plan for a conservation covenant	20%	11%	0.06	18%	11%	0.002
Conservation covenant	17%	9%	0.02	14%	7%	0.002
Alternative forms of livestock	16%	7%	0.016	14%	7%	0.036
Viticulture	Not asked	-	-	12%	5%	0.029
Beef	16%	16%	0.908	59%	52%	0.338
Dairy	0%	1%	0.255	11%	24%	0.010