Grain Carter turned East/Wester then North/Wester, now a Tanker Yanker. 30+ years and somewhere around 7-8,000,000km behind the wheel. Raised in the wheatbelt.
Western Australia
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For all the "supposed" consumer demand for warm fuzzy things like free range and animal welfare, you only have to look at what they actually buy at the shops when highly intensive animal production drives down the price
Since the 2000s we've seen a drop in red meat consumption (on a per capita basis) circa 35%. Meanwhile the consumption of pork is up 37% and chicken up 61%. Chart below shows how much the price has increased for each meat category every year, on average, since 2000. As a comparison average CPI growth each year has been 2.9% since 2000.
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Hopefully in the future we can start working on managing fatigue, and by this, I mean changing the length laws of our prime movers so we can have proper comfortable sleepers to manage fatigue, writes NRFA board member Dale McDonald ✍️
ownerdriver.com.au/sleepless…
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Hey @Coles get this out of my god damn state. This is polony town and this eastern state cultural encroachment is highly distressing. You ghouls
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Let's do a little math on that.
14,000 sheep, 60 mortalities, 40 days.
That gives a daily mortality rate of 0.011% which is better than the on farm rate.
If those sheep stayed in the paddock, you would expect mortalities to be higher.
#keepthesheep
The sheep & cattle on the MV Bahijah are being unloaded & put into quarantine. But it’s extremely concerning that it took this long & that at least 60 animals died while on the ship. The exporter must not be granted another permit to export. #auspol #politas #BanLiveExports
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For international followers wanting to know who this Barnaby Joyce fellow is that everyone has been clowning on in the last few days: a thread 🧵
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The driver was detained on the side of the road. Drug and alcohol tested. Complete log book audit found to be well under height but NOT ALLOWED to proceed through the tunnel. He was escorted over the bridge. Absolutely stupid. @nswpolice
Blink and you'll miss it! 👀
A pigeon caused traffic chaos yesterday, shutting down the Sydney Harbour Tunnel by tripping the overheight truck sensors. #9News
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None of the thousands of sheep and cattle onboard the MV Bahijah have had to be offloaded “for health reasons” according to the Federal Agriculture Department, following inspections by two independent veterinarians. Via @AdamPoulsen7
countryman.com.au/countryman…
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Just in case you’re wondering about this blokes’ authority & expertise to comment on the environmental impact of different agricultural practices - he has none.
He’s a music teacher.
