Branded beef, agrifoodtech, Nuffield scholar, project manager, x-rugby #2, ideas girl, investor, Queenslander, 2nd-gen Ukrainian-Aussie 🖤 #oysterblade4thewin
Queensland, Australia
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Sonya Popowycz Comiskey 🇺🇦 retweeted
Today we celebrate the 111th birthday of Norman Borlaug. The man who fed the world.
Borlaug developed high-yield, disease-resistant wheat that sparked the Green Revolution, saving over a billion lives from hunger.
Happy Birthday, Norman Borlaug - hero of humanity.
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Registrations for nearly 1,000 US beef, pork & poultry plants expired on March 16. While the pork and poultry sector was renewed last week, there is no word yet from China’s General Administration of Customs regarding export licensing for beef plants.
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I wrote a proposal to @NSWFarmers a year or two ago to do this. Called it “The Crop Tour” put together a cheap and easy website with a page outlining each crop and a QR code from sign linking you to the page.
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75% of Australians support a total ban on gambling ads, and yet both major parties have failed to act.
This is a clear example of the Govt listening to vested interests rather than supporting the public interest.
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VIDEO: Top Tesla investor Ross Gerber: “I think Tesla needs a new CEO.”
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The tallest tree in Wales got damaged by a storm and was supposed to be cut down, instead chainsaw artist Simon O'Rourke found a better solution to symbolise the tree's last attempt to reach the sky.
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Hundreds of abattoirs in the United States appear to have had their export licences to China extended in a last-minute update by China customs. But questions remain for the beef trade. ab.co/3FD4KZU
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Today we have joined more than 30 organisations to launch a powerful statement calling for government action to address the mental health crisis in agriculture.
This coalition of health professionals and agricultural bodies have united to call for an immediate investment of $50 million over 5 years.
To join the coalition and support mental health and wellbeing in agriculture, contact us: 02 6269 5666 or [email protected]
For further information on where to access farmer-friendly help, visit buff.ly/U8gxVQT or call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Read the joint statement at nff.org.au ➡️ buff.ly/TPj0AMX
Sonya Popowycz Comiskey 🇺🇦 retweeted
Tote up everything France spent on the American revolution, translate into todays terms, add interest and send em the bill
Sonya Popowycz Comiskey 🇺🇦 retweeted
🚁 A global first at #evokeAG2025!
From the stage to the station, @LukeChaplain, Founder of @SkyKelpie showcased a live #drone #muster, proving how tech is revolutionising #livestock management.
🔥 Watch the full session now - bit.ly/4hh9SAc
Sonya Popowycz Comiskey 🇺🇦 retweeted
I’ve never been more proud of my country and my people 🥹
- ~6M people in Serbia.
- ~800k people protesting.
- 0 crimes, 0 fights, 0 broken shit.
- Biggest protests in Serbian history.
- One of the biggest protests in Europe.
I salute you, fellow students 🫡
Sonya Popowycz Comiskey 🇺🇦 retweeted
Halfway through the Nuffield International CSC in Auckland! Scholars have explored leadership, resilience, and networking while visiting DairyNZ & LIC, gaining insights into dairy innovation. Excited for the second half of learning and connections! #NuffieldAustralia #CSC2025
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Production records to be broken as Australian cattle herd and sheep flock decline: MLA 2025 projections bit.ly/4bB1U3w
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58 missiles and 194 drones fired on Ukraine last night.
That's how Russia "wants peace" while Trump keeps twisting Ukraine's arms.
Sonya Popowycz Comiskey 🇺🇦 retweeted
If you’re keeping count, that’s four Starship explosions out of eight attempts—an impressive failure rate.
Elon’s philosophy seems to be the same for everything: blow it up, waste billions, and call it innovation.
