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Hard News: Fact and fantasy, in reply to Farmer Green,
Well it’s a win all round then : lower stocking rate = reduced nutrient leaching + increased profitability+ better animal welfare. There may be other benefits as well.
The native flora & fauna? seems to be missing from your equation.
Not that I’m picky, You've probably buried it in there somewhereIt may not have occurred to you that the increased stocking rates were an attempt to achieve viability in the economic sense.
Oh I had noticed.
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There are farmers lowering stocking rates right now , and enjoying greater individual farm profitability from the reduced production.
Umm I wasnt talking about anyone’s profitability. We are not all about money.
Or hadn’t you noticed? Seems a farmer’s life is getting easier. Greater from less…my!So what is the populace prepared to forgo in response to the reduced national income?
Why dont we ask them? could be a long conversation
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Seems this will be an issue that will require more debate as time rolls on. The way we all live on this planet is something we all should be turning our attention too. (Expecting our current govt to take the long term view really is a smoke dream.) And putting those currently living on notice, this wont go away because it isnt convenient to deal with it right now. Maybe when this movie premiere thing is over it might be dealt with in a reasoned way. Here’s hoping…anyway.
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Great pics Murray. Are there more?
I learnt that the music business was a hard grind
Funny I havent heard Rachel warn the contestants on that piece of shit show about this yet. But one look at Ali C and you can tell those long hours waiting around...... well. Or is that just post success indulging
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I dont have personal experience, or any friends or relatives in ChCh. But watching from the "media" informed sidelines as it were. It may as well be knocking cats off tables as far as Brownlee &Co are concerned down there.
Sooo when do we get the stadium, the provincial championships, the tests matchs?
of this newly inaugurated, soon to be national pastime if someone has their way. -
You have created a great site and attracted many good people.
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The US election just passed me by, glad I missed the hoopla this time, and glad Romney & co didn't get in.
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Up Front: Staying In, in reply to Paul Williams,
one of the near unique features of this blog/community is the uniformly high quality of contributions making it worthwhile reading every comment, your’s included.
Thanks Paul tho I am still overawed by the wit, strength and intelligence shown by contributors and commenters.
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Up Front: Staying In, in reply to Bart Janssen,
Not dissing those who use a psuedonym, there are very good reason for people to use psuedonyms,
Or bad reasons. Mine? I'm a bottom of the heap nobody and I dont think anyone really cares about what I say. Still, I try to make sense.
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Whatever you think about yourself, and if you are anything like me, it can go all over the place. (Roller coaster rides have nothing on my mind)
You are an incredibly brave person