There is much concern in Australia about the current drought. The forecast for this year’s wheat crop has been cut by 8.5 million tons to just 11million. This is less than half last year’s production of 24 million tons. The forecast for the canola … [Read more...] about Importing A Banned Product & Denying Drought Tolerance
Archives for October 15, 2006
Drilling for Platinum and Nickel: A Note from Louis Hissink
Louis Hissink is drilling at Thundelarra Exploration's Lamboo project located about 40 KM WSW of Halls Creek in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia. His focus is exploration for platinum and nickel. Louis sent the following note: "The wet … [Read more...] about Drilling for Platinum and Nickel: A Note from Louis Hissink
Biochar (Part 1)
Hello Jennifer, I recently did a google search on 'biochar', this would be a useful way to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and at the same time improve soils. It could be used on woody weeds, crop residue or any other organic … [Read more...] about Biochar (Part 1)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.