However, there is disquiet and uncertainty in sectors of the dairy industry but angst has not been directed at representative bodies but more at individual processors.

The pork industry has been beset with oversupply and the impact of cheap imports, however, any comment has been positive with a shoulder to the wheel approach.

In the beef industry, there is a hushed silence about collusive buying –  claims that were front and centre of complaints that headed as far as Canberra.

The record or near record prices being paid are now being accepted gratefully and without a whimper.

It would be hard to argue against that claims of collusive buying are only generated in a struggling market.

Even the Australian Beef Association that has a running war with Meat and Livestock Australia seems to have demilitarised, probably due to the fact that carcasses are walking off the shelf and export cattle are virtually self-loading onto ships.

The wool industry, that traditionally has been a battle of the sectors, is strangely quiet as wool prices have hit new levels.

Australian Wool Innovation head Wally Merriman can probably show and sell his rams at sales without being hit around the head.  

As for prime lamb, the only impediment is the value of replacement ewes.

Those with self-replacing flocks or even Merinos are grinning.

South Australian-based irrigators and those upstream into Victoria and NSW are screaming out about the cost of power to lift water out of rivers onto their properties.

And life is surely not going to be any easier as they turn to diesel powered pumps which we all know would be pure joy for the environmentalists.

Yes, it would be a little hard to pump with alternative energy if the sun don’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow.

Be advised that a moisture stressed productive plant cannot wait for a drink until tomorrow.

However, the greatest crime of all relates to the water that has been removed from Victorian and to a lesser extent from NSW irrigation areas and sent down the river.

This water was stripped from some of the world’s most extensive reticulated systems, where water flowed directly to farm at no cost to the environment just the wonder of gravity.

In breaking news, the Queensland energy minister has blamed farmers for their high electricity bills saying they needed to switch to better rate plans. How stupid.

He said they could save millions by paying attention to the market.  

This was after his government lifted energy rates to irrigators by over five per cent.  

Sounds a bit like United Kingdom opposition leader Corbyn who openly wants to take from the rich and give it to the poor.