I don’t know about you but don’t you think this is ironic -- even a little sad really.
Monday the 22nd of June 2009.
For the first time, the NFF -- formed in 1979 -- is bringing together farmers, agribusiness, agricultural teachers and students, Federal Government Ministers, senior departmental officials and leading international and national experts to discuss and debate major issues.
The major issue being discussed is Climate Change with the Keynote speakers.
- Greenhouse sceptic Professor Ian Plimer,
- CSIRO expert on climate adaptation Dr Andrew Ash
- Secretary of the federal government’s Department of Climate Change, Dr Martin Parkinson
Seems the NFF still can’t make up its mind if Global warming is really happening, why else would Professor Plimer be speaking. Also seems as if the NFF believes that it is happening and need the two government men to discuss how to best adapt to the governments CPRS.
Meanwhile on this very same day the NFF is in Brisbane discussing the pro’s and cons of Climate change the Labor Government is pushing to have its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme passed through the Senate. It is well documented that if the ETS is passed in its proposed form approx 25% of all of our farmers will become unviable.
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.
Is’nt that ironic? No -- Moronic is a better way to describe it.
Alanis Morissette -- Ironic
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Steve Truman -- Agmates Editor & Founder
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