Luke McKay
@lightning_lukem
Farm Manager in the Kimberley. Development and farming in Northern Australia. Waiting for the Wallabies to come good. 2018 Nuffield Scholar
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Corn: How many bushels are needed to cover expenses in 2025 vs previous years? This is a very interesting look at what is happening using national averages. It's easy to see the profit years. Those appear to be long gone as costs have risen quickly. Will yield ever catch up or…
ABC Landline went to Kununurra to cover the rise of the cotton industry. abc.net.au/news/rural/pro…
We continue to hear that “our environmental protection laws aren’t working”.. How about we actually proactively manage our conservation areas rather than just locking them up and walking away? Here’s one for the rewilding enthusiasts on our boundary with the NP today 🔥
The ABC Landline Market Report was filmed at the new Kimberley Cotton Gin, WA Big thanks to Nathan Dyer 🎥 Here it is 👉 abc.net.au/news/rural/pro…
Growers have welcomed the opening of the Kimberley Cotton Gin which will begin processing around 90,000 bales this season, with the facility expected to create more than 1,000 jobs over the next decade in a new billion-dollar industry for northern WA. ow.ly/b84r50WFGcA
Six #CaseIH Magnum 340 #tractors + Early Riser planters = 3,500ha of #cotton planted. It's the biggest crop in WA’s Ord Valley history. Farm manager Luke McKay tells the story. #FarmingAustralia #Magnumtractor #CaseIHAus
The Kimberley Cotton Gin officially opens today I’ll be broadcasting the Country Hour from here at lunchtime, you can tune in online here: abc.net.au/listen/program…
“It is totally unacceptable that a foreign entity, emboldened by significant tax advantages should be allowed to accumulate significant volumes of farmland and cannibalise Australia’s food producing capacity” @GrainProducers Mormon church spends $500m afr.com/property/comme…
A 🧵on Midwest Farm Profitability: There's a lot of talk these days about how Midwest farmers are losing their shirts. Thing is, this narrative isn't supported by the data so let's unpack it. 1/n
Bit of storm activity across the continent, action from Broome to Bega!
Northern Territory cotton.... processed at Katherine.... exported from Darwin.... bound for #Indonesia 🚢 My story today about this week's shipment: abc.net.au/news/2024-09-1… @sokitomi @CottonAustralia @csd_cotton @AdamKayCotton @lightning_lukem @BrosnanSue @AdamCoffeyNT
The ABC Landline Market Report was this week filmed in the Kimberley’s Ord Irrigation Scheme 🚜 abc.net.au/news/rural/pro… @CottonAustralia @lightning_lukem @ordsomefarmer @csd_cotton @ICAC_cotton
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From the ABC Rural vault 📻 On the dawn of the 2012 Kununurra Agricultural show, the local rural report revealed a scandal that shocked the world I still can’t believe #4corners never signed me up… abc.net.au/news/2012-07-1… ping @ordsomefarmer @lightning_lukem @robmailer
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It’s called energy density. There is more, electricity was never just about power PRODUCTION, but always about TIMING & LOCATION too. Nuclear ticks ALL 3 boxes. It is incredibly potent (= resourceful) and located & dispatched where and when consumption requires it. Hence, it…
The simplest way I can say it is this: Nuclear can supply all the developed worlds base load energy demand with the minimum of land, materials, and labor. It's expensive because of bureaucracy. End of discussion.
A great article explaining what’s happened to our Bureau of Meteorology. Forecasting just not important for farmers but a lot of other industries as well.
An atrazine haiku Stupid bags blow away Froff ejects from sprayers top Passionately, I hate
The simplest way I can say it is this: Nuclear can supply all the developed worlds base load energy demand with the minimum of land, materials, and labor. It's expensive because of bureaucracy. End of discussion.
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