A Plain Perspective

Some thoughts on the vagaries of station life and the world we live in. Like everything in life this blog is a work in progress.

Saturday, 25 May 2013

Cattle in Indonesia or people in Bangladesh?

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What is more important - cattle in Indonesia or people in Bangladesh? My industry - the cattle sector in the north of Australia - has ...
Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Positive Media for Livestock

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It is easy to get downcast in the livestock industry.  Not only do you have to cope with low prices, high costs and increasing Government ...
Monday, 1 April 2013

The Farming Gene

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I think we all have the farming gene in us somewhere.  For many people the gene is latent and remains that way for their whole life.  In o...
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Saturday, 23 March 2013

Improving Productivity

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At a recent ABARES conference in Canberra it was noted that the rate of productivity growth in Australian agriculture had been declining. ...
Friday, 15 March 2013

The Amazing Dung Beetle

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One of the great advantages of living in the middle of nowhere is that you can marvel at the wonders of nature.  There is nothing like see...
Monday, 11 March 2013

Hilmer Report 20 Years On

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It seems that 20 year anniversaries are often widely celebrated.  One 20 year anniversary this year which will probably not receive much a...
Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Opportunities in Asia

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The recent Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) conference in Canberra highlighted some of the ...
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David
I am a pastoralist in the Kimberley region of Western Australia running a herd of 10,000 cows.
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