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(SMH) Research into climate change and farming practice lags behind what farmers already know, and must be stepped up, a parliamentary committee has found. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Primary Industries and Resources released its report, Farming the Future, late on Monday. Among its recommendations were investment in research into soil carbon sequestration, and the development of a strategy to collect and disseminate methods farmers are using to make their properties more resilient. read more
Ow that evil nasty dirty soil. The climate fear mongers are wanting to impose extra costs on our farmers.That will make your shopping bill go up to cover new costs. So what if that guy Phil Jones at the center of the "hide the decline" climategate matter has admitted no warming since "1995" or Al Gore and his Club of Rome mates in 1991 writting; "In searching for a new enemy to unite us, we came up with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like would fit the bill."
(AAP) Opposition finance spokesman Barnaby Joyce has been heavily criticised after suggesting aid to the third world should instead be spent on reducing food costs in Australia. Senator Joyce described as "galling" a decision by the Rudd government to give the World Bank $150 million, a third of which he said would be used to reduce food inflation in developing nations.[...] Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday, Senator Joyce said the government should be giving more attention to "food inflationary aspects in this world" rather than boosting funding to help the third world. "It just seems to defy logic ... there's something galling by the fact that the Labor Party went to the election saying they would ease the squeeze, that they were going to put downward pressure on food prices. "What happened to that? We ended up with the highest food inflation in the western world. And in the middle of this, they're sending $50 million to help other nations out. read more
related: Lord Rudd's "thousands of dollars" three course in flight meals
(ABCNEWS) Overseas countries are looking to buy Australian farms to solve their food security problems. Greg Mason from Queensland Department of Primary Industries says some countries are running out of water to grow food so investors are looking for greener pastures. He recently hosted a group of Chinese investors who were interested in seeing farms similar to theirs in terms of climate and crops. [...] A property adviser who works with an Arab state says his client is interested in buying farms in other countries that are culturally compatible; however Australia is in their sights. The client wants to spend over one billion dollars on properties to grow grain, fruit, vegetables and live sheep. Chris Evans from Rural Management Partners says his client prefers to own and grow the food rather than contract Australian growers because it wants control over the food supply. read more
Remeber that strange practise called "land leasing" where Australian's still owned Australia?
Three types of Monsanto genetically modified corn are under scrutiny in the wake of a new study published by the International Journal Of Biological Sciences which found that rats ingesting the corn were subject to statistically significant amounts of organ toxicity. These three types -- Mon 863, insecticide-producing Mon 810, and Roundup® herbicide-absorbing NK 603 -- have been approved for consumption in the US and several countries in Europe. learn more
"There are fears that the use of private auditors to check food safety standards at nursing homes and hospitals may lead to a rise in cases of food poisoning in New South Wales. The State Government changed the law to allow private operators to carry out inspections instead of the Food Authority. But the Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association says the change could compromise the health and safety of older people. The Association's Antoine Mangion is concerned it will lead to a drop in food safety standards. "Providers of food services like hospitals and nursing homes will look to find auditors who go soft in the private sector," he said. [...] The Primary Industries Minister Steve Whan says it gives organisations more flexibility as well as providing a greater number of auditors to carry out inspections." read more
More "flexibility" for what? Either food is safe, or it isn't. Gee, they could hire Monsanto to check all the Canola frankin food with GMO's in it.
