This is a presentation (see article attachment) from the Climate Sceptics of Australia and provides some thought provoking arguements against the climate change promoters. I think everyone believes that we should reduce our emissions, but at what cost. The ETS is a lose/lose situation for agricultural businesses. We have already enabled Australia to achieve Kyoto targets via the native vegetation laws. I fear we will be left holding the can for Copenhagan targets as well.
With Cotton in the Tamarang and Caroona region this summer, it is pertinent to provide some information about hormone damage, the relative amounts required to cause damage and the extent of damage that can be caused by hormones. This is an article from 'Fallow Solutions' a regular newsletter from Dow AgroSciences.
This is a one day course in two locations - 3rd Nov 'Kilmarnock' & 4th Nov Gabo. Please note on the attached information sheet that an RSVP is required. Attendance is a must for those who haven't been to this type of course yet & Bill Gordon is a world leader in this field.
Winter crop gross margins. You can alter the information as you see fit. There are hyperlinks in the spreadsheet to move you from the gross margins to the summary sheet which will be underlined in blue or purple. In the summary page only fill in the yellow squares to generated changes in the 'hectares' etc.
These Maps have all been produced by connecting the free Udig ( download here) Desktop Mapping Sofware connected to the Geosciences Australia Web Mapping Service. Click on the Thumbnails to see full scale versions.
These are the the highly reccomended free software programs for Summer 2006.
Some are especially important if you are creating content for the website, others are just plain useful or amazing. A CD with these programs is also available from Rod Grant or Pete Mckenzie if you have trouble downloading them.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is an essential program for reading preformatted files that will look the same on any system that they are viewed on.
Pasture Agronomy – an experienced pasture agronomist provides farm visits based on your nominated time requirement. Agronomic advice is supplied with your production system in mind while constantly challenging your pasture production boundaries.
