Mark Fowler
@mdfowler100
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Farmer at Williams & Harrismith (Western Australia). Ex-lawyer (BDW, A&O) & army officer (RAAC/ARES).
Joined September 2014
@timmort_ This is where I have got to. I’ve put a fair bit of our own know-how in here so my hope is that others are as willing to share so we can all benefit.
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Much-loved Woogenellup farmer Mark Adams has been named as the 62-year-old man who went missing off Albany’s coast on Tuesday while fishing, with his family writing a moving tribute after his disappearance - with @newbs63
https://t.co/jC9mJIuBjD
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Official GPA Levy Review shows that around 80% of WA grain growers support: (1) a reduction in the GRDC levy; and (2) more regular, grower-informed adjustments to the GRDC levy. https://t.co/eWA3vYgLAZ
abc.net.au
Australian grain growers have overwhelmingly said they want a reduction in the compulsory levy they pay for grains research and development.
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Also query how much seed is ending up in large admix, resulting in %adjustment ⬇️ for (heavy) canola seed. Impractical, if not impossible, to pick every seed out.
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HunterRR seed too big for large admix screen making large admix hard/slow for samplers. @cbhgroup
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Two webinars TODAY about this. Please join in & VOTE. In WA: 8am (now) 4pm https://t.co/K6U0gyfXHE…
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This is a challenge for our economy and our children!! For businesses, maximise the AI efficiency gains now or invest for the future? But, even if you invest for the future, it may be pointless if most other businesses don’t. 🤔
Now that AI is absorbing entry-level roles and graduate job postings are shrinking, the traditional path into professional life is under threat. What does this mean for today’s university graduates? What should businesses do? If you’re curious about the forces reshaping early
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If you support a deeper cut than the amount proposed in the survey, then the “additional comments” section is the place to say so. It will all be put to the Minister and she can cut deeper than the survey proposal if she chooses.
@WAFarmersGrains This is what I have added in the “additional comments” section. Feel free to copy and paste into your own survey if you agree.
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We implore all grain growers to have their say via this process While we think that the GRDC levy should be cut MUCH more deeply to ⬇️reserves & re-align to RD&E priorities, we recognise that this is in the right direction and would set an important precedent for regular reviews
The components of grain producer levy rates haven't changed for 17 years. Growers are being asked to vote and guide how they want their levy funds allocated. - biosecurity -RD&E - National Residue Survey Find out more -> https://t.co/IMwoGsfk2s
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If your roadside spraying contractor doesn’t understand this, then change contractors. Don’t pay them for ANY spraying that is after that critical time. Use pre-emergent herbicides that minimise new germinations (imazapic, bromacil, etc).
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Does anyone have any photos of one-way kangaroo gates that they have installed on vermin-proof fences? #askX
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Listen to @mdfowler100’s interview about this subject on yesterday’s WA Country Hour: https://t.co/Hm8c0JNB6z
abc.net.au
WA's three main grain grower lobby groups have written to federal agriculture minister Julie Collins calling for an immediate 50 per cent reduction in the grower levy paid to the Grains Research and...
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@WAFarmersGrains, @WAPastoralists & @WAGrainsGroup have sent a letter to @JulieCollinsMP calling for: 1. GPA to conclude the RO levy review ASAP 2. GRDC to suspend its proposal to spend an EXTRA $60m/yr 3. the Minister to implement the RO levy review findings ASAP
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I also take exception to being required to agree to terms and conditions to lodge a form that I am required by law to submit.
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Been trying to do an EPR harvest declaration for months now. The @NGR_aus platform consistently fails not permitting us to proceed or glitches and has now closed off without warning. Seed companies don't answer their phones. Do better @AusCropBreeders
@InterGrain1 @agtbreeding
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Critical article by Senator @DavidPocock in @SatPaper highlighting complete lack of scrutiny & accountability of nefarious lobbyists, let free to roam Parliament. Way over time to regulate & limit their access, which so undermines democracy. LibLab so complicit allowing this
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💯% yes The best way to regain control over our own sustainability narrative and sovereignty around our farming practices, and to reduce bureaucratic duplication & overreach, is to design and implement (and invest in) an Australian sustainability scheme that is RED compliant.
ISCC: Is the overseas-owned certification an overreach? 🇪🇺 vs🇨🇳 China provides an opportunity to review ISCC. Read more on the link below, free to view 👇🏻 https://t.co/I5gn9ggwp9
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This was @WAFarmersGrains contribution to the Federal Government’s Productivity Roundtable, which was presented by @GrainProducers at the agricultural round table before @JulieCollinsMP.
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Australia’s farmers have been extremely effective, not just at growing their crops, but at growing their productivity. Michael Brennan (CEO of @E61Institute and former Chair of the Productivity Commission) explains why Total Factor Productivity growth in Australia’s agricultural
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What happens when #windturbines meet wheat fields? Learn how #RenewableEnergy is transforming agriculture across Western Australia. Podcast series. https://t.co/kD88bvC82E
#AgAus #Sustainability Supported by #WADroughtHub through funding from the #FutureDroughtFund and @GGA_WA
farmanco.com.au
What happens when wind turbines meet wheat fields? Across Western Australia, more and more farmers are being approached by energy companies with big ideas - and big infrastructure. But what does it...
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