westozwind said...
As mentioned before, the idiotic govt. may have lifted the ban, but the Indonesians are going to have a field day with this.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/9804514/blow-to-farmers-as-jakarta-cools-on-quick-trade-deal/
They will source cattle from other countries that don't give a S$%t about animal welfare. The practices will continue, but NIMBY.
Bollocks! This trade is about dollars, very big dollars. We produce cattle cheaper here than is possible anywhere else in the region. If you think commercial reality is likely to be swayed because of some political clap trap then you are being naive.
What do you reckon the odds are on the MLA palming off a bit of red face money out of our kitty are?
And how much sway do you reckon the cattle industry has?
Have a look on Google Earth for Walcha, just south of Armadale. It is a town of 2000 people right in the middle of nowhere. The town has had 4, yes four, banks that have never closed down. There would be about 150 farms of over 1000 hectares in the district all of which stock 1 cow to the hectare. The only other place this is possible is in the Southern Highlands.
That is 1000 calves from each farm that go north to be fattened virtually every year.
And 150 millionaires surrounding Walcha! It does't show though, pretty sad little spot in my opinion. Gets down to -12 as well but it is where I learned to kite.
I can do that too and have been complimented on doing so on occasion. Well I think they were complimenting!
. Even Barn agreed with me on something a couple of days ago. I ran outside to watch the sky fall 
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