Destroyed by MIS

Bob Loone

WHILE drought stricken farmers languish our top farms being destroyed by MIS Corporations.
What about subsidising the relocation of drought stricken farmers instead of indirectly financing the destruction of farms by MIS plantation forestry corporations?

Here is something positive and long-term we can do to help struggling drought stricken farmers. This ongoing drought is atmospheric pollution causing Global Dimming resulting in slower water uptake and thus lower average rainfall. It is most unlikely that we will ever see pre 1975 average rainfalls again. We must accept that the drought affected areas of our state will remain just that, long term.

I suggest the best way to help these great people who are excellent farmers is to encourage the amalgamation of drought affected properties and offer to relocate those who wish on to farms in higher and more reliable rainfall areas. I am sure this would be a far better outcome than the present government policy of giving 100% tax free incentives (costing $600M annually) on “investments” in unsustainable plantation forestry. The result is ongoing destruction of highly productive farms, economic activity, groundwater availability, rural communities and agricultural production.

We need to really help our courageous and valuable farmers and keep in sustainable production what’s left of our highly productive farms in the higher and reliable rainfall areas producing sustainably. It is an ongoing tragedy that already over 1,000 highly productive farms, many involving prime agricultural land have been destroyed by MIS forestry.

To offer to help relocate drought stricken farmers on to farms in the higher and reliable rainfall areas that are being lost to MIS plantation forestry corporations is I suggest a far better outcome than Governments pumping huge amounts of money onto both only to achieve ongoing heartbreak and disaster.

Bob Loone
Chudleigh