A new group has formed in western New South Wales (Australia) out of frustration with the states vegetation management regulations. Vegetation management is code for restrictions on tree clearing, and trees tend to include what that the locals refer … [Read more...] about Farmers Challenge Minister to Explain Tree Laws
Food & Farming
Australian Farmers Losing Competitive Edge
David Tribe writing about the latest issue of the Australian Farm Policy Journal and quoting Executive Director Mick Keogh notes there has been little real growth in total annual agricultural research and development investment levels in Australia … [Read more...] about Australian Farmers Losing Competitive Edge
Global Food Deficit in Just 40 Years?
Hi Jennifer, Attached is a recent speech from Greg Bourne in which he said: "We now know, for example, that the Himalayan glaciers which feed the Ganges, the Brahmaputra, the Mekong, the Yangtze and the other great Asian rivers are likely to … [Read more...] about Global Food Deficit in Just 40 Years?
Impact of Agriculture 10,000 Years Old
Clark Spencer Larsen form the Department of Anthropology, The Ohio State University, has recenty published a paper in Quaternary International outlining how agriculture was impacting on the environment, including climate, 10,000 years ago. Titled, … [Read more...] about Impact of Agriculture 10,000 Years Old
Selling an On Farm Environmental Service
Australian farmers could soon be selling their environmental management services to the public, such as fencing riparian zones, according to Farm Online. I am not sure how fencing a riparian zone could be seen as selling an environmental service to … [Read more...] about Selling an On Farm Environmental Service
How Green was My Subsidy?
The European Union spends about A$5.6 billion a year on schemes aimed at encouraging less-intensive farming in order to increase biodiversity, improve water quality etcetera on farm. But it has delivered very little tangible environmental benefit … [Read more...] about How Green was My Subsidy?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
