There are a number of native plants that can poison horses in remote areas. Horses born and bred in the area are less likely to have problems with poisonous plants than animals that are new, presumably because old hands are more likely to know what to steer clear of (those that scoffed into it didn’t […]
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November 11th, 2009Barnaby Joyce’s Emissions Trading Scheme Petition
November 9th, 2009Barnaby Joyce has an online petition for people to sign, re. the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). It literally only takes a few seconds to sign it. Please let everyone know who you think may be interested, because otherwise we’ll have yet another massively expensive turkey foisted on the poor old wage slaves & small business […]
‘Cool Australia’ Enviroweek – It’s easier being green than checking your facts
September 23rd, 2009Today’s Rivers Catalogue had a great ad for leather shoes, pointing out: ‘Leather is a premium lining material that gives the shoes added strength and durability. It also allows the feet to breathe better, which means they are less likely to sweat or smell.’ Rivers produce one of the best catalogues around – full of […]
Australian Biosecurity & Quarantine
September 6th, 2009Australia is one of the few countries in the fortunate position of having no other countries connected to it by land. So keeping foreign pests and diseases out should be a piece of cake, compared to the majority of other countries which have the infinitely more difficult job of monitoring massive quantities of road traffic, […]
People who make unexplained environmental statements re. agriculture
August 21st, 2009I thought about starting this list when I read the unexplained clanger by a fashion editor in a spread on handbags in the The Weekend Australian Magazine last year: ‘do your bit for the environment by not buying leather handbags’ (Are petrochemicals really better for the environment? How about ‘do your bit for the environment […]
Cubbie Station for sale & the discussion regarding water rights buyback
August 17th, 2009Cubbie Station is Australia’s largest cotton-growing property, and reputed to be the largest privately-owned irrigation farm in the southern hemisphere. Cubbie is actually an amalgamation of a number of irrigation properties in southern inland Queensland – near Dirranbandi, on the Culgoa River; and St George, on the Balonne River. Both these rivers are part of […]
IFFCO – the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-Operative’s purchase of Australian phosphate
June 22nd, 2009Lady Annie Mine is located in the Gulf country north of Mt Isa (north-west Qld). The copper mine was owned by CopperCo, which went into receiverhsip. A few days ago the May 2009 sale was finalised, to Western Australian-based Cape Lambert Iron Ore. The actual Lady Annie Copper Mine has not yet been on-sold by […]
Emissions Trading Scheme – Barnaby Joyce’s comments
June 19th, 2009Senator 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]