Why cut down every tree?

[Bobby]

I have driven quite a lot around Australia.
One thing that I noticed was that on many farms there are
huge areas with no trees at all -
in certain places between Melbourne and Adelaide there are no trees
to be seen from horizon to horizon on both sides of the road.

I find this ridiculous as cattle & sheep actually survive better
when they have trees to obtain shade in the hot summer
and as wind breaks in the cold winter.
Trees improve the soil and have many other benefits.
Even after all the destruction that farmers have done, Australia
still has one of the highest land clearing rates in the world.

Some links here to prove this:

https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/scien ... hest-world

http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/agricultu ... oductivity


https://www.grazeonline.com/forloveoftrees


I think the Governments should force farmers to plant trees on their land.
What is your opinion?

[Black Orchid]

I agree on all counts, Bobby. Farmers should be made to plant more trees. Without trees the soil will just blow away and the result is good for nothing.

When I lived up the mid north coast some of the forest roads were kept healthy and well forested for showing the dignitaries around and boasting about our forests.

The only problem was that you only had to walk 20 metres off the roadway to see total destruction and absolute devastation. Clear felling for mine pit props. What you saw along the roadway was a lie.

Why can't they use concrete for pit props? Same goes for sleepers. They take the bigger ones for sleepers and clear fell the rest for pit props.

[Bobby]

I agree on all counts, Bobby. Farmers should be made to plant more trees. Without trees the soil will just blow away and the result is good for nothing.

When I lived up the mid north coast some of the forest roads were kept healthy and well forested for showing the dignitaries around and boasting about our forests.

The only problem was that you only had to walk 20 metres off the roadway to see total destruction and absolute devastation. Clear felling for mine pit props. What you saw along the roadway was a lie.

Why can't they use concrete for pit props? Same goes for sleepers. They take the bigger ones for sleepers and clear fell the rest for pit props.

I can't understand it BO.
Are the farmers mostly halfwits?
If they plant trees they will make more money.
Surely that's a good enough reason?

[Black Orchid]

I don't understand it either Bobby.

More trees = good.

Less trees = bad.

*shrug

[Bobby]

I don't understand it either Bobby.

More trees = good.

Less trees = bad.

*shrug

The State Govts. need to step in.
Farmers have to be forced.
They may "own" the land but it doesn't give them the right
to totally destroy that land and turn it into a dust bowl.
Make it a law - they have to plant say one tree per acre at least
and if they don't, they get a heavy fine of say $5,000 per acre.
If they don't pay that fine the farm is confiscated by the Govt.
and sold to a farmer who will do the right thing.

[Black Orchid]

No land should be barren and bare. They also constantly destroy animal habitats.

[Bobby]

No land should be barren and bare. They also constantly destroy animal habitats.

The farmers over graze the land until it's turned into a dust bowl.
Basically all the top soil blows away and the land is turned into a desert.
How can it be legal to do that?

[Black Orchid]

The government doesn't care about trees which is why they are clear felling forests and allowing land developers to also clear everything in sight.

They don't care about animal habitat either.

[Bobby]

The government doesn't care about trees which is why they are clear felling forests and allowing land developers to also clear everything in sight.

They don't care about animal habitat either.

The top priority of any Govt. is our national security.
That means ensuring that our land is not destroyed forever.
100s of years from now we will still need to grow food.
Australia is already mostly desert - we don't need anymore desert.

[brian ross]

My goodness, you both sound like, *GASP* - Greenies!