The federal government's Agriculture and Food Reference Group handed down its report last week titled 'Creating Our Future: Agriculture and food policy for the next generation' (4,700 kbs). It is very long, over 200 pages, and covers a range of … [Read more...] about Lift Ban on GM Food Crops: Peter Corish
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Save The Locust . Com
I lived in Madagascar for several years in the late 1980s. They ate locust over there, fried they tasted OK. A locust is a short-horned grasshopper when it swarms. I always thought a locust swarm was something to fear. There have been claims that … [Read more...] about Save The Locust . Com
Free Range Dogs
I am not into organics, but I do take an interest in animal welfare issues. I used to keep backyard chickens, and always buy free range eggs. I was recently sent an email with the very simple message: Freeranger Eggs now has a website: … [Read more...] about Free Range Dogs
Let’s Eat Camel
According to today's ABC Online: The commercial camel industry is hopeful the development of overseas markets will reduce the rate of expansion in the wild herd. Environmental concern is mounting over the impact of central Australia's burgeoning … [Read more...] about Let’s Eat Camel
When in Drought, Grow Organic
My friend Dr David Tribe from Melbourne University has just started his own blog, click here. Congratulations David! I was scrolling through his recent posts and there is a great paper on organic farming, download file. Well it provides good … [Read more...] about When in Drought, Grow Organic
95 Percent Organic
The Rich Prince Charles and Camilla visited an organic farm near San Francisco over the weekend, and reader of this blog David Tribe made a few comments about organics on ABC Television Landline over the weekend. I rather like this extract from the … [Read more...] about 95 Percent Organic