Aurecon director and Carbon Market Institute board member Raphael Wood In this contributed article, Raphael Wood argues that debate over the Federal Government’s recently passed Safeguard Mechanism bill has lacked an important detail. He explains the new Safeguard credits and why they are central to the new legislation. Mr Wood is a director of Aurecon’s […]
THE Queensland Government has released its “low emissions agriculture roadmap”, which sets out the role the industry will likely play in reaching the state’s 2050 net zero emissions target. The Roadmap is the result of a productive co-design approach with industry, with key themes and actions identified in a Palaszczuk Government commissioned CSIRO report. The […]
Could place-of-origin labels on restaurant seafood empower diners? Click to check the original article.
On-going work to the Gloucester Telstra tower created a few hiccups for show-goers over the weekend but it seems no one is whinging about having to go “old school”. Click to check the original article.
However, Geraldton Elders agronomist Peter Elliott-Lockhart said farmers needed to take these forecasts with a pinch of salt, as he didn’t believe any forecasting system gave an accurate idea of what was to come.He would like to see more WA investment by the bureau, similar to that from Queensland’s bureau which had spent “lots of […]
Renowned 39,077 hectare south west Queensland property Rosevale Station is set to be auctioned on May 10. Click to check the original article.
It’s the second consecutive valuation where primary producers in this area have been slugged with heavy increases. Click to check the original article.
“I don’t consider that there was any intent in relation to the offending, it was just something that had happened because of an ongoing problem, inability to fix the fence. There’s a lot of that going on about stealing of livestock, [I have] read about it a lot in the press,” Mr Wilson said. Click […]
With the top-priced $16,000 bull, Nexgen Tamworth, from pen four, is Nexgen Simmental stud co-principal Jess Clews (left) with son Billy and stud co-principal Mick Clews, with their other son Max and the top-price buyer Peter Cowcher, Willandra Simmental and Red Angus stud, Williams, and Nutrien Livestock auctioneer and Capel agent, Chris Waddingham. Click to […]
On the sustainability front, the crowd heard from international experts Teresa Garcia-Moore and Amy Scoville-Weaver of the The Sustainability Consortium, who discussed the fact seven of 10 Australian consumers opted to go for producers with an aim to sustainability. Click to check the original article.
A startling 67% of Australian farmers feel the work they do is undervalued by everyday Aussies, but there’s a simple solution we can all take to turn this alarming statistic around. The National Farmer Wellbeing Report, commissioned by Australian farmer owned dairy cooperative Norco and the National Farmers’ Federation, also revealed 30% of farmers reported […]
Locals are appalled at the NSW Labor government’s backflip on the Narrabri coal gas seam project. Click to check the original article.