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Open Letter to Commodity Councils & Farming Organizations
Open letter to Leaders of the State Based Farming Organizations. ***** I’m writing to you as President’s, Chairperson’s, executives and members of commodity councils and Farming organizations, about a matter… Read more
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. Agricultural Free Trade policy… Read more
ETS Senate Debate Update – The more Australia sees the worse it looks
Nationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce writes from Parliament: . The problem with the ETS is most Australians are unaware of the impact it will have on the cost of living… Read more
Labor Jams Food Producers with New Award Process
Leader of The Nationals, Warren Truss writes: . Mother Nature will be shown the door under Rudd Labor’s modern awards process, with strawberry growers forced to delay picking until a… Read more
Australian Government Climate Adviser Wants Beef & Dairy Herds Gone In 2 Years
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Climate Change Minister Penny Wong have repeatedly told us that they are pressing ahead with their Emissions Trading Scheme based on what the science… Read more
The World Wildlife Fund and Why Livestock Producers Should Be Worried
Agmates member JeffT writes: . I was very interested to read that the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is now campaigning to accredit beef producers in the major beef producing countries…. Read more
Has Tony Burke Mislead Parliament Saying Wheat Growers $30 a Tonne Better Off Under Deregulation?
QLD grain grower and Agmates member Rowell Walton writes: . On Friday last our Federal Minister for agriculture Tony Burke asserted to the nations parliament that wheat growers were $30… Read more
Foxes In Charge Of The Hen House
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has come up with a terrific idea – The World Wildlife Fund has revealed plans to accredit beef and set up supply agreements so consumers… Read more
9,000 Rural Jobs to Go in Kevin Rudd & Penny Wong Water Buyback Scheme.
Intended or unintended the consequences of Kevin Rudd & Penny Wongs Twynam 240 gig, $303 million water buyback are already emerging. From todays Australian Newspaper The head of Australia’s oldest… Read more
Agriculture Saves Australia From Recession – So Why The Hell Is Kevin Rudd Kicking Us To Death?
Central West New South Wales farmer Rob Wass writes: . Things are quite wet down in this neck of the woods. We have had about 50mls in the previous 24… Read more
