Cattle can destroy a landscape. The Victorian Premier last week banned grazing in the Alpine National Park on the basis that: Cattle: * trample streambanks, springs and soaks * damage and destroy fragile alpine mossbeds * create bare ground, disturb … [Read more...] about Exclude Cattle from National Parks?
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CSIRO & The Australian Get It Wrong on Rice
The front page of The Australian on Wednesday (May 25th) included the headline: "Thirstiest crop: 21,000 litres of water to produce 1kg of rice." The figure was based on a "new CSIRO study, which found that of 135 industries analyzed, rice was one … [Read more...] about CSIRO & The Australian Get It Wrong on Rice
On Drought & Cubbie Station
"There is much to be said for a policy of abolishing all drought relief assistance. Drought is a normal, natural, cyclic factor of our environment and if you can not understand and cope with that, maybe you should not be farming" concludes Warwick … [Read more...] about On Drought & Cubbie Station
Exporting C02 Emissions
Furiously preparing a powerpoint presentation for tomorrow from a hotel in Dubbo, I have stumbled across the following information: Australia is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs)per capita in the world, using figures from the US Energy … [Read more...] about Exporting C02 Emissions
Kyoto’s relevance to ‘Back o’ Bourke’
I leave today for Brewarrina, 100kms east of Bourke. I will be speaking at a NSW Farmer's Forum on the issues I raised in my column in The Land of 3rd February. I wrote: The latest round of restrictions on tree clearing in NSW and Queensland were … [Read more...] about Kyoto’s relevance to ‘Back o’ Bourke’
Fun Ride in Adelaide
Adelaide City Council is making 40 bikes available for city workers, tourists and presumably others - free for the first two hours. As an avid bike rider, I say what a great idea. I have my own bike for getting about Brisbane, and have often … [Read more...] about Fun Ride in Adelaide
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
