exactly and thats why they need to be educated on how to produce products in drought prone areas. The technology is there, its just a process of education and implentation. In the mean time, many of them a dirt poor because they rely on their farms to survive, so thats where the handouts go (its pretty much the same as the dole etc anyway). Having a farm isnt a free ticket for charity money - despite what some people think.Graney said:Noones blaming former generations for this. They worked hard, and did what was best according to the information available at the time. But with our current knowledge, we can see that much of this land should never have been cleared, and it's madness to continue stripping the land of it's remaining nutrients.
Many of them I know are employing management skills to revitalise the soil.Evilo said:exactly and thats why they need to be educated on how to produce products in drought prone areas. The technology is there, its just a process of education and implentation. In the mean time, many of them a dirt poor because they rely on their farms to survive, so thats where the handouts go (its pretty much the same as the dole etc anyway). Having a farm isnt a free ticket for charity money - despite what some people think.
And thats why people are against the giveouts. But most people want to change, because it sucks major ass being poor.katie_tully said:A lot of the older farmers though are too ignorant and stuck in their ways to employ better farming practices.
The hand outs are a bit useless though, to be honest.Evilo said:And thats why people are against the giveouts. But most people want to change, because it sucks major ass being poor.
I guess someone who's gone into saving the lives of others everyday...katie_tully said:So who does?
2007 MotoGp World Champion. Pretty fantastic. As far as i know you dont have to help other people directly to be YAOTY. But i am no expert.katie_tully said:I mean, what has Casey Stoner done thats so fantastic? See, it's circular argument.
I was making a point.blakegman said:2007 MotoGp World Champion. Pretty fantastic. As far as i know you dont have to help other people directly to be YAOTY. But i am no expert.
Is what he saidI think awarding AOTY to the head of or an organization who dedicates themselves to saving lives is a better option.
Chris Riley.katie_tully said:So who does?
You are ridiculously right-wing. Sorry, felt the need to state that.chicky_pie said:no i don't think he deserves it!!
lets build islamic schools over farming properties instead :apig:
Then again there are pretty clear cut benefits of, you know, making food and whatever as opposed to toying around with teh monies on teh stock market.withoutaface said:So they saw a situation, sunk all their money into it, and it didn't pay off. You know when this happens on the stock market, it's called "stiff shit".
If I restrict my stock market toying to companies like Kelloggs, Golden Circle and Cadbury Schweppes the analogy remains valid.Nebuchanezzar said:Then again there are pretty clear cut benefits of, you know, making food and whatever as opposed to toying around with teh monies on teh stock market.
i think Lee Kernaghan has done so much for Australia, and yes in particular the people that live in rural areas, such as farmers. to the person who said "why should we support our farmers if they cant support themselves" hav u ever lived on a farm in a drought?? hav u ever worked so hard for a piece of land to come even or even get just a lil ahead? where do u think the groceries that u buy at the supermarket cum from?? if the farmers of australia go under, and all our produce is imported, prices of food will go thru the roof and nothing will be genuinely fresh.withoutaface said:Why should we support our farmers if they can't support themselves?
Razzah said:You are ridiculously right-wing. Sorry, felt the need to state that.