Category Archives: #worldorganicnews

Episode 313. More rain and a Good Sign

This is The ChangeUnderground for the 17th of October 2022.

I’m your host, Jon Moore

Decarbonise the Air, Recarbonise the Soil!

During the last fortnight we had two major rain events. The first one brought 83 mm and the second 189mm both over the weekends. There’s another one due next weekend. Life under La Nina can be very predictable, up to a point. We know more than the usual rainfall fall is to be expected, especially if you throw in the Indian Ocean dipole being positive, it’ll be wet.  Continue reading →

Episode 312. Springtime!

This is The ChangeUnderground for the 3rd of October 2022.

I’m your host, Jon Moore

Decarbonise the Air, Recarbonise the Soil!

Varroa update: 70% of hives in the exclusion zone have been euthanized. No new detections. Almost a textbook response to a biosecurity threat.

Spring

As we enter Spring in the southern hemisphere in general and in Tasmania in particular, things are ramping up on the ground.  Continue reading →

Episode 311. Doable Decarbonisation

This is The ChangeUnderground for the 26th of September 2022.

I’m your host, Jon Moore

Decarbonise the Air, Recarbonise the Soil!

Some good news!

The western world is about net zero by 2050. The question is how? A recent podcast from the ABC: Who’s Gonna Save Us which has run the gamut from legal actions against oil producers to household level changes focused thier last episode (Link in the show notes.) on the latter. Continue reading →

Episode 310. Avian Flu and Food Security

This is The ChangeUnderground for the 19th of September 2022.

I’m your host, Jon Moore

Decarbonise the Air, Recarbonise the Soil!

Varroa update:

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Sunday 18th of September

There was 1 new detection of Varroa mite today, within the existing red eradication zone in the Newcastle area – that brings total infected premises across NSW to 100.

A beekeeper called in the result after completing surveillance at home – thank you for letting us know. Continue reading →

Episode 309. Climate Change Crops

 

This is The ChangeUnderground for the 12th of September 2022.

I’m your host, Jon Moore

Decarbonise the Air, Recarbonise the Soil!

No new varroa detections in the current outbreak in NSW. Corners may have been turned. Vigilance is key.

Indonesia hopes to have its FMD outbreak under control  by year’s end. Woohoo. Good news is welcome.

From the Guardian, 20 August 2022, by Cecilia Nowell a piece entitled: Diet for a hotter climate: five plants that could help feed the world Continue reading →

Episode 308. Droughts, Hydro Power and Food 

This is The ChangeUnderground for the 5th of September 2022.

I’m your host, Jon Moore

Decarbonise the Air, Recarbonise the Soil!

First off, a big thank you to jeaylove for buying me a coffee through the Buy Me A Coffee link on the website and in the show notes. It is most gratefully received and was happily consumed. 

Now to matters. 

Varroa Mite Update 4 September 2022

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Varroa mite emergency response daily update

No new detections

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So that’s a thing going well. Continue reading →

Episode 306. La Nina Times 3

This is The ChangeUnderground for the 22nd of August 2022.

I’m your host, Jon Moore

Decarbonise the Air, Recarbonise the Soil!

A quick varroa update. 

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🐝 Varroa mite emergency response daily update Saturday 20th August 2022🐝

🐝 The Varroa mite eradication focus is now moving into the euthanasia and disposal phase of the response having successfully conducted extensive surveillance around the perimeter of the zone. Continue reading →

Episode 304. Varroa, FNM, Reduced Methane & Duckweed

This is The ChangeUnderground for the 29th of July 2022.

I’m your host, Jon Moore

Decarbonise the Air, Recarbonise the Soil!

Hi all, it’s been a while, I know. As many of you know I work in a disability service and we’ve been smashed this month with the Omicron variants. I’m up to date with boosters so I’ve been pulling so many shifts, I’ve almost forgotten “normal” life. Staff and clients have been out of action but no one has been hospitalised, so that’s a good thing. 

Anyway, I’ve continued to monitor and collect stories so this episode will attempt to squeeze a month’s worth into one. Buckle up, it’s been a hell of a month!

Varroa

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