Comments for The Farmer Magazine

Comment on Jumping junipers! The future is bright for Australian-made gin by Christine Purdy

Christine Purdy — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 02:18:09 +0000

We are also trying to grow Juniper Berries on our farm in Ballandean and I would love to get in touch with Lucy Vincent and hear about the Aussie Juniper Group. Could you plea advise how I might do this?
Thanks

Comment on Jumping junipers! The future is bright for Australian-made gin by David Crutchley

David Crutchley — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:48:40 +0000

I own a wine bar in Hervey Bay. All our wines, gins, vodka, rums etc are Australian. Interested in stocking this gin. Where can I purchase it?

Comment on The epidemic of weeds and pests continues by Sandy Higgins

Sandy Higgins — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 05:22:19 +0000

Blackberry and lantana will destroy National Parks and Reserves, and native forests without biological control.

Comment on NSW farmers head to Rosehill for Annual Conference by Marie

Marie — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:32:05 +0000

Thank you for inviting your readers to this agricultural rendezvous at Rosehill. Your storytelling prowess has truly brought the essence of the NSW Farmers Conference to life, making it an inspiring read for both those deeply rooted in agriculture and those eager to understand the heartbeat of rural communities.

Comment on Call for urgent action to halt fire ant spread by Lyn Gray

Lyn Gray — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 07:30:45 +0000

The eradication of fire ants in SE Queensland over the last couple of years has been at best spasmodic and seasonal. Officials from the QLD Department of Primary Industries decided that the fire ants needed to be eradicated in summer only. Go figure.

Comment on NSW Govt announces drought fund for communities by Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 04:37:00 +0000

The way RAA are treating some farmers we might as well sell up now they have little confidence in helping us to draught proof or maintain water for stock to improve or give confidence to the farming community. What is the point trying to improve when there are so many hoops tp jump through and the volume of paperwork to fill out it is very frustrating

Comment on Disastrous proposed changes to the Murray-Darling Basin plan by Richard Ham

Richard Ham — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:43:18 +0000

Good report. And there is so much more to this subject it is hard to know where to start. River health requires much more than excess water flows. Why is it for example that wakeboard and speedboats are permitted on our rivers, the wash on the banks is enormous and does more damage than anything else to the banks of the Murray? Why do the environmentalists not raise questions about this issue? Does it interfere with their leisure, or with the (sacred cow) tourist industry? Everybody knows whether it is Amsterdam, London or Melbourne if you are going to have constant boat traffic on a river you need to wall its banks! But not on the Murray eh!

Comment on Building soil carbon just got easier by David Michael

David Michael — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 05:32:25 +0000

Cost and revenue impact?

Comment on 1,200 hay bales coming to the Upper Hunter by Simon

Simon — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 01:01:09 +0000

I was driving in the opposite direction on the Hume that morning and was surprised and was wondering what this convoy was for.
Now I know.
Go the farmers, two thumbs up.

Comment on Putting the e into farming by Professor Patrick H M Loh

Professor Patrick H M Loh — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 11:23:05 +0000

Dear Editor and Learned Contributors,
The above information on “Natural Capital” is certainly very educational and the contents are good guidelines and thoughts for practitioners to address various issues on the ground relating to ESG businesses.