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| Subject: OZschwitz farmers wisely reject land clearing report Sun Oct 19, 2014 6:51 pm | |
| Laws forbidding farmers from uprooting bush on their land have a scant economic effect, a leading think tank has found, undercutting claims that measures to protect threatened species damage farm productivity.
But NSW farmers has strongly rejected the finding, saying native vegetation costs farms in some parts of the state about $156,000 a year.
The report by the left-leaning think tank, The Australia Institute, will add to the debate over a review of NSW's biodiversity legislation. Senior Nationals MPs have been heavily criticised for linking land-clearing laws to the death of NSW environment compliance officer Glen Turner, who was killed on the job near Moree in July.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw-farmers-reject-land-clearing-report-20141019-117hsk.html#ixzz3GdNQ0DOg |
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