Pete Arkle
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Great to be representing @GrainProducers at the @GrainTradeAus @GrainsAustralia Grain Storage and Protection Conference! @theGRDC grain extension team showing off practical science to protect Australia’s $33bn grain industry!!!
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Great to catch up again with @JulieCollinsMP today capping off a productive time in Canberra, representing Australian grain producers & advocating the priorities of our members @TasFarmers_ @NSWFarmers @WAFarmersGrains @WAGrainsGroup @AgForceGrains @GrainProducerSA @VFFGrains
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A very good thread. I am learning to hate the ABC. A one eyed publicly funded activist organisation that is untrustworthy.
1. A 🧵 on forest. It would seem that we can't manage to see the forest for the trees. The @abcnews story yesterday on deforestation was inflammatory & vilifying of 🇦🇺 farmers. There was an implication that @CattleAus were trying to create their own definition of forest.
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"The assessment for terrestrial vertebrates assumes 100% of food obtained from the treatment area on day of application" - the key line from the @apvma docs - not realistic 4 a # of reasons - @GrainProducers is on this, any farm bird info & harvest loss info helpful! #savenotill
@OskaArcher @pete_arkle A little... and some weird perspectives about farm biodiversity and hypothetical vs realised impacts... https://t.co/6uwYyRGghm
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We’re off to Canada this afternoon, PMRA 2015…….what do they think on the bird risks??? The full doc is at: https://t.co/A1AzEsdjBd
@GrainProducers
@HoolyMcg @cropmad @agrobaz @pete_arkle @GarethScholz @farmersgrowit @ColinJBettles @GrainProducers @APVMA This entire review rest on the false premise that biodiversity in cropping paddocks is viable or contributes in any meaningful way national ecological outcomes. It does not... It's not about drift, off target, residual secondary biproduct... no.
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5.22 The Committee considered that the risk to birds was an outstanding risk...The Committee considered that, based on the balance of risks to birds to benefits, the maximum annual and single application rate of 600 g ai/ha (1.66L/Ha of 360) would be appropriate.
@HoolyMcg @cropmad @agrobaz @pete_arkle @GarethScholz @farmersgrowit @ColinJBettles @GrainProducers @APVMA This entire review rest on the false premise that biodiversity in cropping paddocks is viable or contributes in any meaningful way national ecological outcomes. It does not... It's not about drift, off target, residual secondary biproduct... no.
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The Committee acknowledged the perspectives provided by submitters which suggested that the risks to birds seemed unlikely to exist, however they noted that the modelling undertaken by the EPA still indicated a risk.
@HoolyMcg @cropmad @agrobaz @pete_arkle @GarethScholz @farmersgrowit @ColinJBettles @GrainProducers @APVMA This entire review rest on the false premise that biodiversity in cropping paddocks is viable or contributes in any meaningful way national ecological outcomes. It does not... It's not about drift, off target, residual secondary biproduct... no.
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New Zealand Re-evalution 2019 Outcome at https://t.co/WkXxHN7tNv - 5.20 The Committee considered the issue of ecotoxicological risks to birds. The Committee noted that there was a potential disconnect between the theoretical risk and the actual risks for birds.
@HoolyMcg @cropmad @agrobaz @pete_arkle @GarethScholz @farmersgrowit @ColinJBettles @GrainProducers @APVMA This entire review rest on the false premise that biodiversity in cropping paddocks is viable or contributes in any meaningful way national ecological outcomes. It does not... It's not about drift, off target, residual secondary biproduct... no.
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@VirginAustralia thanks for the trip home! @RexAirlines and ex-ReX crew ❤️, @Qantas how u growing with local cheese?
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I’ve flown a bit on @RexAirlines over the last decade, and sure, a bumpy ride at times! The return leg on the main line north, didn’t feel quite the same today! Reckon we can do better in terms of keeping our skies competitive @acccgovau @CatherineKingMP @AlboMP
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@pete_arkle @agrobaz @Oscarthefarmer @cropmad @HoolyMcg @farmersgrowit @ColinJBettles @GrainProducers @APVMA Great to hear that @GrainProducers is on the front foot on this. If you could find some evidence that refute their changes so we have a solid base for our submissions to counter these changes that would be fantastic.
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@GarethScholz @agrobaz @Oscarthefarmer @cropmad @HoolyMcg @farmersgrowit @ColinJBettles Hi @GrainProducers is on this, there’s been a lot of feedback, shock & concern from around Oz! We’re digging into the @APVMA Tech Reports, but it seems to be environmental issues (birds etc), more than WHS concerns - there’s a lot at stake here, so we will unpack it all!
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@agrobaz @Oscarthefarmer @cropmad @HoolyMcg @farmersgrowit @ColinJBettles @pete_arkle I hope the reasoning is somewhere in that 170 page document. Otherwise we should be provided with the evidence to justify these changes. .. can someone please read the full document and let us know😮💨
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A huge congratulations to @belj12 on stepping into the a/g CEO of @NSWFarmers - you’ll make our members proud in making a difference on the things that matter most!! #nswag #ausag #leadership #30by30
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Big steps forward with the #TNFD, proud to see Australian company Forico leading the way on a global stage with integrated reporting across nature and climate!#ausag #naturalcapital Start from where you can!!!
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Some good ag bean counters who’ve looked under the hood of a lot of #Ausag businesses unpacking opps for #naturalcapital - having this value on balance sheets is a key step towards a fair discussion on who benefits and who pays? @NationalFarmers @NSWFarmers
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Congratulations to these two legends @coastfarmers and @harrison_alicia who have worked tirelessly to do what we do @NSWFarmers, all the best for what’s next!! #nswag #ausag
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