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President of the United States, Barak Obama, has announced that the White House will not promote corn based ethanol as a future fuel source for American vehicles. Instead the government has backed the development of new bio-fuels that do not displace food production and which significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists have been at odds Continue Reading →
The Australian Conservation Foundation ACF will hold an emergency board meeting this week to resolve a split in the group over its president’s support for the Rudd governments carbon pollution reward scheme. The ACF was one of three well-funded environmental groups close to the government that announced support for the delay in an emissions trading Continue Reading →
From The Land IDEAL growing conditions during two wet summers have kicked along stands of native Mitchell grass re-established by landholders on the north-west plains. A number of farmers in the Walgett and Coonamble areas have restored Mitchell grass pastures to their properties, reclaiming in particular old farming country and weed infested areas. The once-vast Continue Reading →
From The Land WITH global raw sugar prices forecast to continue an upward trend on the back of what’s shaping up to be an international crop deficit of six million tonnes this financial year, interest in putting additional NSW northern coastal land under cane is growing. World market raw sugar prices have traded between US12.5 Continue Reading →
From the Australian Financial Review Up to 19 giant olive harvesting machines, each referred to as “The Colossus”, were switched off at 7pm on Monday on two Victorian olive plantations by an entity that is 19.4 per cent owned by the failed Timbercorp Securities. According to The Australian Financial Review, Boundary Bend, an entity that Continue Reading →
AN emergency board meeting of the Australian Conservation Foundation will be held today as anger mounts in the green group over its officials’ support for the government’s emission trading scheme.
ACF executive director Don Henry says he made the decision to support the scheme with president Ian Lowe.
But the ACF’s member-chosen council, which in turn selects the board, is understood to be unhappy with their move, reflecting anger amongst rank and file members.