Tag Archives: Sustainable Land Management

Integrated Agro-ecological Systems Land Use vs the ‘dis-integrated’ industrial machine

Posted on December 3, 2021 by cjkperley

There is a difference in kind between complex, integrated, low input, free range systems of land, soil, organic matter, fungi & macroinvertebrates, plants & animals, and …. ….. industrial high energy input feedlot systems which abuse each of those – … Continue reading →

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Industrial Farming: The Deeper Roots of Animal Cruelty

Posted on December 3, 2015 by cjkperley

My father was a gentle stockman, and he cared for people the same. He taught us how to hunt up and how to use presence and eye when mustering, and how not to push cattle too hard. He had a … Continue reading →

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The Trans-Pacific ‘Partnership’ and Our Environment

Posted on October 31, 2015 by cjkperley

The very idea that the Trans-Pacific ‘Partnership’ (TPP) is good for the environment (Craig Foss MP Hawke’s Bay Today 26th October) is arrant nonsense.  More than that, it is wilful distortion. While Mr Foss might have the privilege of knowing what clauses … Continue reading →

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