We have a serious problem defending agriculture and its activities in Australia and Victorian senator Derryn Hinch has been hitting the airwaves stating that live exports from New Zealand have been banned.
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He has not been challenged on one occasion.
Live exports from New Zealand have not been banned and millions of dollars worth of breeding stock head overseas every year.
In the case of slaughter stock, sheep, cattle and deer, an application can be made to the government to ship.
The regulations are extremely onerous and the facility is not being used.
The cost of shipping from New Zealand to the Middle East compared to Freemantle is a large financial barrier.
It would be prudent if the good senator stuck to things he knows about and to the platform on which he was elected.
One also has to question the rural media and farm representative bodies for not picking up on all of the facts.
Burger
A leading burger chain has added wagyu burgers to its range.
You can bet it is not pure wagyu at a price tag of $400 a kilo - that would surely bring market resistance.
No it would be F1 or first cross and may even be a second cross, wagyu, for sure, but not pure.
However, if the product entices the populace to eat more beef then it is a great thing.
