Jonathan Mulligan

Just playing in the dirt...

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@WheatWatcher @stationmum101 No ban, it’s a product that seems to do what it’s supposed to, safely from what I can see, like many other tools we use in Ag. Whether it’s necessary is debatable, but if other methane reducing alternatives mean smaller herd numbers or new taxes… Ag loses.

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@Gazzagunna Depends whether you consider a “day” as a rotation or a time based event.
The time it takes to orbit the sun isn’t changing nearly as much. 0.03% over the last 4.5 billion years.
I have enough on my plate without worrying about errant dwarf planets 😜

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@drianwright I guess what you’d have to ask yourself is would you be happier if it were tomatoes or potatoes utilising whatever the final amount of water is that govt allocates. I suspect some just don’t want development of any kind, cotton being a convenient target.

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@EuanRitchie1 @noisywomanMP @katew5000 @tanya_plibersek No, that’s not true Euan…cotton can be grown purely as a dryland crop with some very successful examples already in the NT…of course anyone granted access to water would want to use it to increase yield and reliability.

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@Glenevo I’m not sure the evidence backs that up Glen😳

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

Well, that’s a first…

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@JacksonByrnes Run mine on a JD 8400 easily enough.

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@FullCostRecover @WheatWatcher Yeah, I understand. So if we compare floodplain grazing for instance, how do the numbers stack up on gross per ML?

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@FullCostRecover @WheatWatcher Can you tell me more about the difference feedlots pay for the water they use vs croppers?

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

Nice camouflage…

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@JimMcFa45948698 @Kate_McBride_1 @EthicalJobs You get both with a cotton crop, about 1.1kg of seed per kg of lint. The fibres grow out from the seed.

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@JimMcFa45948698 @Kate_McBride_1 @EthicalJobs Perhaps you aren’t aware of cottonseed(which is food)?

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@JaneCaro I’m not sure what you’re getting at, farmers are allocated resources solely by govt departments. We must assume those various depts take on board the environment, and that allocated water to farmers is then meant to be used productively. It’s not a farmers call.

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@sabbott02 That’s changed too…limits and measurement requirements have been applied.

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@vacy_vacy @SensibleJoel23 @CentreMehi It’s quite likely that you are, albeit in as a small percentage. Australian cotton is used in blends with other cotton to improve the overall quality of the thread…
There are some 100% Australian cotton products to support too, a quick internet search is all you need 👍🏻

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@rickygervais Wish I hadn’t read that 2 mins after emptying the mousetrap…😳

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@ColinJBettles But sitting outside a liquorland🤔

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@SustainableDanG @Kate_McBride_1 @MarkOgge @nswirrigators @NSWCSE @whereisdaz People like me are the reason so many people are alive 👍🏻

[Jonathan Mulligan @rojo8410]

@SustainableDanG @Kate_McBride_1 @MarkOgge @nswirrigators @NSWCSE @whereisdaz Science actually doesn’t say “don’t do this”.
Science provided a guide, it’s up to decision makers to weigh up the pros and cons of implementing those recommendations in part or in full.

Irrigators are bound by their licence conditions, they are doing nothing wrong.