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G’day Agmates,
Finding Your Way Around Agmates News.
You are on the Agmates News home page, we call it our Community News Forum. Below are headline links to:
1. Agmates Editorial written by Agmates Editor Steve Truman
2. Selected Agmates Community Members articles. written by our members.
3. Agmates Community Members Forum.
In many ways this is the most important part of the Agmates Community News site. This is really our community Billboard if you like.
Its where our members post any their thoughts, ideas, general information, coming event notices, photos , Youtube Videos, groups and organizations press releases and links to relevant, interesting news items articles that they want to share, comment on and discuss with others in the community.
Scroll down through the forum for heaps of interesting stuff.
4. Most recent comments / posts. The 5 most recent members posts from anywhere on the site over here -> on the right. Click on the blue link at the bottom of the brief intro to go straight to the article and scroll down to the comments.
Feature – RFDS Charity Auction
Young Western QLD farmer, author and Agmates member Jame McLean is teaming up with Agmates to launch his latest book and raise money for that wonderful cause the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Jame is auctioning a personally signed copy of his latest book ‘When Blood’s Enough’ on Agmates Trader with the entire proceeds going to the RFDS.
Updates: Click on the links below to read the latest and see the live bidding.
Agmates Editorial
Agmates Social Network – Kind of a Cow Facebook
Even though I said I wouldn’t I’ve released another major enhancement to to community site. Agmates Social Network. Its only in it’s test phase at the minute. Over 60 people registered by lunch time today (18 hours), from every state of Australia and one from the USA and one from Tonga.
There have been three groups set up (one of them by me). Anyway, have a look for yourself. Its really up to you the Agmates members.
Click on the image to read more …..
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Its Time To Support Our Food & Fibre Producers
If Australians don’t make a decision soon to actively support our food and fibre producers just like our manufacturing industries they will be be gone forever. Free Trade is a cancer that is eating away at our food and fibre producers. Its time we acknowledged the Free Trade cancer. Once we acknowledge it exists we can treat it. Maybe we have left it to long? But we must try.
Click on the image to read more …..
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Isn’t It Ironic – Sad really.
So we have the NFF in Brisbane having a conference with school kids looking at how farmers might adapt to climate change and the governments CRPS, and we have the National Party in Canberra taking a stand for rural Australia saying No, No, No.
Isn’t that ironic? No – Moronic is a better way to describe it.
Click on photo of Agmates Editor Steve to read more and watch video ….
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Selected Community Member Articles
One Year Of Wheat Deregulation – Reaping What You Sow
NSW Senator and Deputy Senate Leader of the Nationals Fiona Nash writes: Tuesday June 23 marked the first anniversary of the end of the single desk wheat exporting marketing system and the first troubled year for growers under the new arrangements.
Approximately 30 disgruntled Wheat Growers and their families attended Parliament House in Canberra in a rally to register their protest on the anniversary of the axing of the single desk.
Click on the photo of Fiona to read more …..
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Bluegums – MIS, Greast Southern, Timbercorp & Australian Ag Part #2
Agmates member Roger Crook has an intimate knowledge of the industry from its origins in WA and writes:
Managed Investment Schemes changed the agricultural landscape and the face of rural communities. If there were questions and concerns about the schemes, the MIS promoters tactic was to vilify and pour scorn on their detractors.
Click on photo of Roger to read more …..
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Emission Trading Scheme Not Just A Cap On Carbon
QLD farmer and Chairman of the Carbon Sense Coalition Viv Forbes writes: The bill will also levy a tax on whatever carbon dioxide is produced, and levy an excess production tax on anyone whose production exceeds the legal cap.
It is a carbon dioxide Cap-n-Tax Bill. This is a very serious proposal, with wide-ranging implications for all aspects of economic life and personal freedoms.
Click on the photo of Viv to read and try the Cap-N-Trade Maze …..
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Surviving When Debt Turns Bad Part #3
Agmate member St Botolph writes: Here is part 3 -
“How do I convince my bank to continue to support me?” in the 12 post series – Surviving When Debt Turns Bad.
Click on the image of St Botolph to read more …..
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Why This Farmer Loves Her Dogs
Submitted by Victorian farmer and Agmates member Jenny Bird:
8 photos of her dogs and why she loves them. Add your dog photos and story.
Click on photo of Jenny’s dog Jennie in action to read more …..
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Has Nathan Rees Got It Right With His Made In China Ban
Freelance Journalist and Agmates member John Mikkelsen writes: Are we becoming a Chinese satellite state by stealth? How many Australian jobs have been lost or put at risk because of cheap Asian imports flooding our markets?
The local products can’t compete as Australian manufacturers have to comply with more stringent controls and higher wages.
Click on image to read and watch video China Blue …..
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ETS Senate Debate Update – The more Australia sees the worse it looks
Nationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce writes from Parliament: All over Australia views on the ETS issue are changing as people understand that they face increased costs to consumables like power and food. This is the most crucial economic policy in recent time in Australia and it’s vital we keep the debate going.
If we get it wrong then the economic ramifications for Australia will be catastrophic.
Click on the photo of Senator Joyce to read more ….
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Why Some Men Have Dogs And Not Wives
Submitted by Agmates member Sue Manton.
14 reasons why some men have dogs not wives. This is really very funny and cute. Add your dog photo and reason why.
Click on the dogs image to read more …..
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If Australian Politicians Looked At New Antarctic Ice Data They’d See The Scam
Remember the frightening pictures (recycled from previous year) of the Wilkins Ice Shelf breaking away. Revealed today – ANTARCTIC ice shelves are showing no sign of climate change, six years of unique research have shown (See Photos).
We should support Senator’s Steve Fielding and Barnaby Joyce – and any other politician who believes that the current push for an ETS is a scam.
Click on Agmates member JeffT’s logo to read more ….
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Labor Jams Food Producers with New Award Process
Leader of The Nationals, Warren Truss writes: Under Labor’s proposed Horticulture Industry Award, due to come into effect from January 1, growers will have to foot penalty rates of more than 200 percent for pickers and packers working outside usual hours.
This comes from new loadings and vastly higher overtime rates for Sundays, late at night or on public holidays.
Click on the photo of Warren to read more ….
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