Ant your sidestepping answer confirms my expectation.

No you never read any of the evidence, your belief system would not have survived the facts.

Hi Rebecca,

Thanks you for your response and comment.

I criticized your use of the expression “unprecedented extreme weather conditions”. This is a commonly used alarmist expression that we are all too familiar with.

It does not matter if this statement came from your brother because it is hearsay. I could just as easily say that my brother told me CAGW is a load of old cobblers. Both comments are equally invalid because they are unsubstantiated.

If you have a link you wish to share with us to substantiate your claim then do so.

I will offer my substantiation that you are wrong. The IPCC’s AR5 report and the UN’s SPM (Submission to Policy Makers) disagree with you. We are not experiencing “unprecedented extreme weather conditions” we are experiencing normal cyclical weather patterns.

Unless you wish to find a higher authority?

The main problem for farmers is increased costs and consumer spending habbits.

Costs, because everyone along the line, from padock to retailer has seen pay increases, while the farmer has little choice but to take whats on offer, making them price takers, not price makers.

Retailers face a similar problem, only their problem (smaller retailers) has to deal with the relentless unchecked assults from the majors and, if they have to charge too much, the consumer often buys a cheaper alternative, often being imported.

Another problem with farmers is that they often go out of their way to minimize tax in good years, meaning they find themselves lean in bad years. One solution woud be to average their incomes, if the ATO doesnt already.

One thing for sure is that farmers will continue to push it up hill, as costs will continue to grow,and while as long as cheaper imports continue, their margins will continue to fall.

Its one of the reasons why I think China are buying our farms, because they know the day is coming when we wont be able to afford to run them. But China will as they rule with a big stick approach, not our softly softly approach. But perhaps thats changing.