Working with forestry

摘要

If there's something guaranteed to spark debate in farming circles, it is the three words we collectively know as the Emissions Trading Scheme. While the ETS has been coloured green and attempts made to align it with the nuclear ships issue, the factis best farming practice is defined by efficient resource use. Enthusiasm from some quarters overlooks that many farmers are keen environmentalists. It is the mantra of many to leave the farm in better shape for the next generation than when they found it. Farmers plant trees for shelter, soil erosion, amenity and production. Farmers know the value of trees and by working on our emissions profile as farmers, it could unlock the door to new technologies and a second green revolution. I say this as a biotechnologist and as a farmer.