Finally! The APVMA suspends dimethoate use on berries. A classic case of "better late than never," but the real scandal is that a chemical this risky was ever approved for our food.
#Regulation #Dimethoate #Health #AusAg #blueberries #bigpharma
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-12/apvma-suspends-dimethoate-use-on-berries/106001530
My new side quest: making on farm data natural to use/useful.
A model/OS/industry agnostic tool for thought powered by your existing LLM.
Multi farm, mobs/animals, local data, reports. Works with other tools, research/bpm, shares nothing without permission.
More to come✌🏻#ausag #Agriculture
It's two decades since Tasmanian vegetable growers led one of Australia's biggest agricultural protests to Canberra. The tractor-powered Fair Dinkum Food Campaign pushed for an overhaul of food labeling and for consumers to buy locally grown produce. While labelling improved, farmers say 20 years on, local growers and manufacturers are battling for survival, forced to compete against the rising tide of cheap imports.
#SupportLocal #BuyAustralian #TasmanianFarmers #AusAg #FoodSecurity #coles #Woolworths
Environment Centre Northern Territory (ECNT) has initiated legal proceedings to challenge the Northern Territory government’s approval of the largest fracking project in its history - Tamboran Resources Shenandoah project.
#NTpol #Darwin #ausag #agchatoz
https://1earthmedia.com/legal-challenge-against-nts-largest-fracking-project/
Attn: Northern Territory & WA farmers!
Charles Darwin University wants 'citizen scientists' to test groundwater & bore water to establish baseline data - before your neighbour starts fracking
#NTpol #Darwin #WApol #ausag #agchatoz
Free test kits available:
https://1earthmedia.com/groundwater-baseline-data-needed-before-fracking-begins/
8 animals & 5 plants added to Australia's Threatened Species List this month.
Fauna: 3 freshwater fish, 3 lizards, a frog & turtle.
Flora: 1 rainforest tree, 2 flowering shrubs, a daisy & orchid species
#auspol #NSWpol #Qldpol #ausag #agchatoz #SpringSt
https://1earthmedia.com/8-animals-5-plants-added-to-threatened-species-this-month/
Southern Murray Darling Basin Water Markets Lose Nearly $2 Billion in Value Despite Government Buybacks.
The report offers insights into the market’s performance in 2023-24 and provides a cautious outlook for the coming year.
#auspol #ausag #agchatoz
https://1earthmedia.com/murray-darling-basin-water-markets-lose-2-billion/
New blog post: https://garaksapprentice.blogspot.com/2023/09/alpaca-in-australia.html
I give a very brief overview of the alpaca industry in Aus, focusing on fibre (I'm a fibre nerd after all, but in the future I would like to look more into where things are going with meat production. Ditto their use in regenerative farming systems).
Blogger broke when I tried to add a photo of this cutie, so here have an alpaca pic too.
Farmers urged to get ready for likely supercharged El Niño
Farmers for Climate Action is hosting a webinar “El Niño explained” next week, bringing together a range of speakers including BoM & Birchip Cropping Group
#agchatoz #ausag #auspol
https://1earthmedia.com/farmers-urged-to-get-ready-for-likely-supercharged-el-nino/
11 July 2023 - With a possible El Niño on the cards, farmers are being encouraged to get on the front foot. Farmers for Climate Action spokesperson Peter Holding, who farms at Harden NSW, said many farmers were concerned about the possibility of warmer, drier conditions and increased weather variability for eastern Australia this spring
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