FANCY an article on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website suggesting that, “the rangelands are overall, in remarkably good health”. Not only that, but the recent article suggested there is a role for landholder in the management of … [Read more...] about Acknowledgement of the Need for Management of Australia’s Rangelands
Food & Farming
Leaving Mt Morris, Charleville: Cate Stuart
"There is a crisis in Australian farming and grazing fraternity. Bank foreclosures are increasing at a rapid rate. Land valuations, lending criteria, misrepresentation from business advisors, increasing cost of production, low commodity prices, over … [Read more...] about Leaving Mt Morris, Charleville: Cate Stuart
Retraction of GM-Maize Rat Study Findings
Dear ABCA Subscribers, The journal Food and Chemical Toxicology today announced the retraction of the article Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize by Séralini et al first published online in … [Read more...] about Retraction of GM-Maize Rat Study Findings
Northern Australian Agriculture Will Need GM Cotton
As part of his election campaigning, the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was recently in Darwin and Kununurra revealing plans for an expansion of the Ord River scheme including into the Northern Territory. But there was no mention of a major … [Read more...] about Northern Australian Agriculture Will Need GM Cotton
Scientific Community Condemns Destruction of Golden Rice
On 8th August 2013, vandals destroyed a Philippine government field trial of Golden Rice (GR). A petition organised by Dr Channapatna S. Prakash, a professor of plant molecular genetics, explains that... "As the world’s population continues its … [Read more...] about Scientific Community Condemns Destruction of Golden Rice
Coalition’s Soil Carbon Plan Unviable
THERE will soon be a federal election in Australia. One of the issues that should be discussed and debated is ‘climate change’ and how the Australian Labor party, led by Kevin Rudd, versus the Conservative Coalition, led by Tony Abbott, plan to … [Read more...] about Coalition’s Soil Carbon Plan Unviable
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.