Agmates Editor Steve Truman writes:
In an exclusive interview with Agmates today Independent Federal Member for New England Tony Windsor (pictured) told Agmates:
“Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told me in a meeting in QLD prior to the Federal Election that Labor would retain the Wheat Single Desk marketing arrangement if a majority Australian Wheat Growers wanted it”
Tony intends taking Prime minister Rudd at his word. He has put together “The Wheat Marketing Export Poll” which has been mailed out to 24,000 registered wheat growers across Australia. ( Click here to see Tony’s message and scroll down to see the actual poll)
” Each poll sheet is Tag Coded to make the results verifiable. You can’t photo copy it, or download it from the net. Mr Windsor said”.
The poll form can be returned by fax or post but must be in Mr Windor’s office by the 16th of April.
Tony Windsor said “The poll was mailed out early this week and we already have over 400 polls back. There’s 24,000 gone out and we’ll need to get a large number back for the poll result to be authentic.”
“If the poll shows a clear majority of growers want to retain the single desk, I’ll be taking them to the Senate Inquiry and personally delivering them to Prime Minister Rudd (pictured) and Agriculture Minister Burke.”
I asked Tony why he was doing the poll:
“Not every wheat grower can get to the Senate Inquiry and have their say. The poll gives every single Australian Wheat grower the opportunity to tell the government emphatically what they want. It has become obvious that a lot of misinformation given to the government about what growers want to see happen. So it’s now up to them, they need to complete the poll and get it back to us.”
National’s Senator Barnaby Joyce gave his full support to Tony’s poll when I spoke to him today.
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