The Generator is founded on the simple premise that we should leave the world in better condition than we found it. The news items in this category outline the attempts people have made to do this. They are mainly concerned with our food supply and settlement patterns. The impact that the human race has on the planet.
The severe impact of the drought on Australian farms has been confirmed by the 2006-07 agricultural figures, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today. The report shows that sheep and lamb numbers dropped to their lowest level in over 80 years. Major crops fell to less than half the previous year’s production. However, Continue Reading →
Peak Oil analyst, Rupert Edwards, predicts that small, family run, organic farms will dominate agriculture in the future as the cost of inputs for agribusiness increase, and transport prices eliminate the advantages of scale and international trade.
His upgraded graph outlining real oil costs is displayed here.
Updating his long term implications of Peak Oil with the latest data, he has also predicted the localisation of war and the use of Electromagnetic Shocks to wipe out communications infrastructure of nations engaged in war.
When North Coast Santa Gertrudis breeder, Rob Sinnamon, won last year’s prestigious NSW Farmer of the Year competition, he unwittingly highlighted two important, yet often under-recognised, factors of modern-day agricultural success.
One: You don’t have to own a farm to be a leader in the farming game.
Two: It takes a united, committed team, where everybody’s role is respected, to make a farming venture a success.
Mr Sinnamon, and his wife, Lorraine, manage the 6000-head commercial beef and stud operation Yulgilbar Station at Baryulgil, near Grafton.
From The Land Victorian egg producers have warned that egg prices will have to rise if fuel costs continue to soar. The Victorian Farmers Federation Egg Group president, Brian Ahmed, said rising fuel prices were eating into egg producers’ earnings. Mr Ahmed said the egg industry was already a victim of the factors leading to Continue Reading →
The Industrial Hemp Bill is due to come before the NSW parliament for it’s second reading this month. The bill has been introduced by the Minister for Primary Industry, Mr Ian McDonald with support from the Greens and some National members. Other conservative politicians are concerned about the impact hemp farming may have on the Continue Reading →
ACT Greens MLA Deb Foskey has called on the ACT Government to change its antagonistic attitude to residents in Canberra’s surviving rural cottages.”The historic caretaker’s cottage on Cotter Road is a case in point” Dr Foskey said today.”The residents, Jenni and Peter Farrell, face eviction tomorrow, even though, as their home for many years, they Continue Reading →