Tag Archives: Agriculture
Free Trade Is A Free ‘Kick In The Guts’ For Australia’s Food Producers
Agmates editor Steve Truman writes: . The great myth of global Free Trade is unraveling faster than Trade Minister Simon Crean and Agriculture Minister Tony Burke can say Chk- Chk… Read more
$908.234 Million Budget Cut Decimates Agriculture
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, John Cobb writes: . The Rudd Government’s second budget is not only plunging the nation into $220 billion of accumulated deficit, it is compromising our farmers’… Read more
To Survive Farmers Must Find One Voice
Agmates member Eye On The Outback writes: ***** This yarn in the SMH is a ripper and sums up the problems facing farmers very well when it comes to perceptions… Read more
Tony Burke Slugs Huge New Tax On Australian Agricultural Exports
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, John Cobb [pictured] writes: ***** Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Tony Burke has announced the Rudd Government will introduce a new tax on agricultural exports… Read more
What a Week For The Free Traders
What a week it’s been for the rabid supporters of Free Trade. Amazing how all of this has been announced the week that the Director-General of the World Trade Organization… Read more
Major Wheat Export Markets Threatening to Stop Buying Australian Wheat
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, John Cobb [ pictured] writes: ***** In an extraordinary move, South Korea and Indonesia, two major Australia wheat customers are threatening to source high value wheat… Read more
Free Trade A Mythological Dream for Governments – A Nightmare for Farmers
Incompetent politicians on both sides of the Tasman have bargained away our Agriculture industries in their rush to embrace global free trade. ABC’s Lateline host Tony Jone’s interview with World… Read more
The GFC’s Impact On Rural America – It’s All I Have Left
Our USA Agmate Joel Gill has sent this in. Its a newspaper ad thats doing the rounds of rural people in the USA. Very funny tongue in cheek comment on… Read more
Rudds $200b Borrowing Will Devastate Rural Australia For Decades To Come.
Federal Shadow Agriculture Minister John Cobb [pictured] writes: ***** As a Matter of Public Importance the Federal Nationals told Parliament yesterday that the Rudd Government’s push to rush through approval… Read more
Swift Action By Ministers Eases Flood Ravaged NQ Grazier Anguish
Swift action by state & federal Agricultural ministers has eased the anguish of flood ravaged north Queensland farmers. Yesterday Agmates broke the story of north Queensland grazier John Nelson’s plea… Read more
