Senator Barnaby Joyce is one of the few people calling for an objective, open minded discussion regarding both sides of the climate change and Emissions Trading Scheme debate. Read Barnaby Joyce’s comments on Agmates. Does every Australian understand that the only ones to profit from the ETS will be carbon traders, and that it would […]
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Emissions Trading Scheme – Barnaby Joyce’s comments
June 19th, 2009Great Southern Sale of Wrotham Park and Chudleigh Park Stations
June 19th, 2009Shortly after 11am, bidding on Chudleigh Park immediately commenced at $18 million but the initial rapid fire bids of $2m stalled for a lengthy period at $24m. After private discussions with highest bidder Peter Camm, Chudleigh Park was sold to Camm Cattle Company for $28 million just after 12.30pm. (Camm Cattle Company sold NT stations […]
RSPCA
June 19th, 2009Dug up a very interesting website commenting on the activities of the RSPCA (primarily in NSW), SOS News; ‘RSPCA – The Dark Side’. Well worth a read. I can’t verify the facts quoted; however I do know that the RSPCA has shifted from what was originally a conservative, well-respected organisation set up to protect domestic […]
Moola Bulla station auction results
June 18th, 2009Halls Creek cattle station Moola Bulla was passed in at auction on 16th June, for $25 million. The auction had been scheduled to start at 11am but commencement was delayed until 4pm. Apparently Great Southern receivers McGrath Nichol were hoping the 3 stations – Moola Bulla, Chudleigh Park and Wrotham Park – would fetch at […]
Australian Agricultural Company Annual General Meeting Results
June 13th, 2009The AACo AGM was held in Brisbane on Friday 12th June. Shareholders voted in 4 new Directors and re-elected the most recent appointee, Stephen Lonie, who is now Chairman of the AACo board. Former directors now reinstated are Nick Burton-Taylor and Chris Roberts, along with IFFCO’s representative Arunis Paliulis and cattleman Peter Hughes (who was […]
RM Williams forms a partnership with Primary Holdings International, called RMWAH
June 8th, 2009Ken Cowley-owned R.M. Williams has formed a partnership with Primary Holdings International, called RM Williams Agricultural Holdings (RMWAH). The start-up stations for RMWAH are 3 that were owned by Primary Holdings International, La Belle and adjoining Welltree, south of Darwin; plus Mirage Plains between the Warrego River and Cuttaburra Creek (halfway between Cunnamulla and the […]
Senate enquiry into prices in agriculture and food, including M.I.S.
June 7th, 2009Liberal Senator Bill Heffernan is chairing the Senate Select Committee on Agriculture and Related Industries. The Senate committee is enquiring into the markup between farm gate and shop shelf, fertiliser prices etc; and the running of agribusiness Managed Investment Schemes, including the damage caused by the collapse of Timbercorp and Great Southern. Bill’s a Riverina […]
Feral Goats in Australia
June 6th, 2009Goats arrived in Australia with the first Europeans. For many decades goats were the much-appreciated sole source of milk for early settlers in harsh tropical climates, where poor quality pasture and high humidity do not suit dairy cattle. Goats were useful transport and entertainment for bush kids who would rig up little buggies to be […]
Imported pet food has killed cats so they stop irradiating it, rather than banning importation
June 6th, 2009A link has apparently been proven between the irradiation of imported pet food and cat deaths. By law, imported pet food has had to to be irradiated, to ensure no pests and diseases are imported into Australia. As pet food is made from the very worst rubbish meat and scraps that can’t be sold for […]
Farmers and the Emmissions Trading Scheme
June 5th, 2009Steve Truman of Agmates whops it up state and federal farming organisations, for their lack of effort on preventing the Federal Governments nutter Emissions Trading Scheme. I guess I just keep thinking that eventually people will wake up and realise the ludicrousness of the scheme, and that’s it’s simply a bright idea that even the […]