RuralBusinessSupport CEO Brett Smith opening the 2019 #GrowingSA conference this morning. #saag

Chinese CPI (food). The cost of food in China is increasing rapidly. #oatt #agchatoz

10,000 tons release will help but shortfall will be officially 10 million tons & new government comments suggest #AfricanSwineFever will result in loss of upto 27 million tons, 25% of global production #ASF #pork #pig #China

Less than two weeks until voting closes for #AWIBoard election. Vote for change, not more of the same #JanelleHockingEdwards For more info visit tinyurl.com/HockingEdwards Doing things differently.

Brett Smith RuralBusinessSupport CEO explaining how RBS supports ag via rural financial counsellors and linkages with other organisations.

Great turnout at our breakfast event for Mid & Upper North and Pastoral stakeholders this morning - keeping communities up to date with our services and how we can work together to help farming families impacted by drought and financial hardship. ruralbusinesssupport.org.au

Dear Frank Pangallo & Peter Malinauskas..................I’m not sure what to write actually. Stunned & gutted sums up my reaction to your antics today. Absolutely disgraceful act, holding SA farmers to ransom. Grain Producers SA keep your head up; SA is behind you #backthegmbill

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There is still a long road ahead for #KangarooIsland but there is still plenty of unaffected areas. Don’t get in the road but don’t forget to come.

South Australia's Kangaroo Island is betting on a tourism boost as the fire-devastated community prepares to host this year's KI Cup Carnival. skynews.com.au/details/_61338…

In this time of uncertainty for small business owners, this workshop has been developed to help you to define priorities in a crisis, identify future risks and plan for continuity. REGISTER NOW: ow.ly/Tt3t50zEHdD Russell Trainor

Erica McAvaney from ⁦RuralBusinessSupport⁩ discussing how to be bank ready at a District Council of Karoonda East Murray farming and small business finance day

SA Small Business Commissioner John Chapman has ribbon cutting honours to celebrate opening of new RuralBusinessSupport KI office this morning.

3 main Vic tributaries now doing 28,100 ML/day and rain forecast to come. L Victoria > 90% full. Surely time for supplementary event, MD Basin Authority & WaterNSW ? GS irrigators have waited out dry phase for 2 seasons, and you are inhibiting access to now-much-improved resource?

NEW BLOG/THREAD: It’s clear the firehose of misinformation around livestock’s impact on climate is ramping up. When I see misleading headlines on perceived credible media, it disappoints. My new blog brings context that is often missing from this convo. clear.ucdavis.edu/blog/bogus-bur… 1/

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It’s frustrating to see that the climate goal that is often discussed (i.e. 1.5C) is not based on science and really unachievable. It causes great anxiety in many younger folks to know that we are about to reach that point. Read on to learn how it came about.

Opinion: Activist tactics being used to discredit livestock scientists | Beef Central beefcentral.com/news/opinion-a…

The Dublin Declaration of Scientists on the Societal Role of Livestock Livestock systems must progress on the basis of the highest scientific standards. They are too precious to society to become the victim of simplification, reductionism or zealotry. aleph2020.org/the-dublin-dec…

Guardian Environment No, they're not. Current 'plant-based' alternatives, designed as substitutes for animal-source foods, often fall short of replicating both the sensory experience and nutritional content of their counterparts. As a result, public acceptance of these products remains low. These