Dairy Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Full-time 4,576 4,323 3,851 3,873 3,723 3,668 3,548 3,461 Part-time 1,451 1,414 1,310 1,369 1,346 1,313 1,354 1,329 Casual and seasonal 283 271 249 252 252 258 232 244 Total 6,310 6,008 5,410 5,494 5,321 5,239 5,134 5,034 Holdings 1,834 1,750 1,571 1,596 1,545 1,536 1,483 1,434 Beef Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Full-time 5,731 5,648 5,516 5,526 5,446 5,841 5,908 5,871 Part-time 4,871 5,113 5,144 5,274 5,250 5,685 5,933 6,113 Casual and seasonal 484 475 459 460 484 510 537 555 Total 11,086 11,236 11,119 11,260 11,180 12,036 12,378 12,539 Holdings 5,068 5,131 5,107 5,112 5,068 5,474 5,587 5,685 Sheep Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Full-time 2,591 2,479 2,290 2,215 2,178 1,765 1,751 1,775 Part-time 8,503 8,436 8,190 8,262 8,184 7,515 7,474 7,740 Casual and seasonal 485 515 484 512 530 383 457 441 Total 11,579 11,430 10,964 10,989 10,892 9,663 9,682 9,956 Holdings 6,926 6,817 6,563 6,449 6,335 5,731 5,672 5,790 Beef and Sheep (Mixed) Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Full-time 4,472 4,228 3,613 3,575 3,528 2,878 2,796 2,541 Part-time 3,722 3,637 3,184 3,283 3,217 3,142 3,009 2,656 Casual and seasonal 412 395 339 348 331 315 322 301 Total 8,606 8,260 7,136 7,206 7,076 6,335 6,127 5,498 Holdings 3,624 3,407 2,988 3,021 2,951 2,741 2,666 2,360 Arable(1...