The Prime Minister, John Howard, has called a summit to discuss the water crisis in the Murray-Darling Basin. The meeting, being held as I write this blog, was apparently triggered by the NSW government decision to suspend water trading on the … [Read more...] about Murray River: Last Year Biggest Environmental Flow, This Year Water Crisis
Drought
But Farmers Are Not Meant To Grow Crops During Drought
According to M. Chalmers from Bundaberg, "It has taken a long time, many years in fact, but the Government has finally admitted that Australia is suffering from a severe drought." So begins this letter to the editor in Queensland's rural weekly The … [Read more...] about But Farmers Are Not Meant To Grow Crops During Drought
Growing Biodiesel In Northern Australia: Roger Kalla
Outspoken liberal senator Bill Heffernan has suggested that Australia's farmers move North to the tropical parts of Australia where there is more water. In two recent blog posts at the GMO Pundit Website Roger Kalla asks: What would farmers grow in … [Read more...] about Growing Biodiesel In Northern Australia: Roger Kalla
Charting a New Road from Coorain: On Drought in Australia
The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, has just announced a $350 million extension to the government's drought relief measures and for the first time offering the same aid to Australian irrigators as well crop and dairy farmers. Farmers become … [Read more...] about Charting a New Road from Coorain: On Drought in Australia
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.