Do these scientists get out of bed in the morning and come up with a statement just to keep themselves employed mostly at the farmers’ expense, without really thinking? Food and water are the most important things in life. If Australia has no food we are at the mercy of the other countries we import from.

Remember the Chinese milk contamination scare? We also have communities who work and generate income through food manufacturing, transportation and so on. Where do these people work in the future? And who looks after the environment in the future?

The public servants?

I think it is way past the time for Australians to start asking whether they want high-quality local food or high-risk imported food.

It seems the scientists don’t care and you can’t eat money.

When there are no viable farmers left to do all the environmental maintenance they do now for free, are the governments going to ensure enough dollars for the public servants to kill the weeks and shoot the feral animals?

I don’t think so.

BARRY TOOHILL,

Nanneella