Boyup Brook.
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:05 pm
More than just a Poetry Festival in this neck of the woods/bit of the bush.
This section extracted from ABC Rural. -
The starry-eyed 12 to 15-year-olds are visiting from the Fukushima region on a tour which might just change their lives.
It has been almost 18 months since a terrifying tsunami devastated the Pacific coast of Japan, triggered by a massive earthquake.
Cattle farms were inundated by seawater and left with dangerous levels of radiation, forcing farmers to abandon properties.
Motivated by their dire situation, Meat and Livestock Australia arranged for these Japanese school students to visit beef cattle farms in Western Australia to reinspire their interest in agriculture.
Miho Kondo, manager of Japan trade services with MLA, is looking after the kids on the tour, many of which come from Wagyu beef properties.
She says the visit to the organic farm in Boyup Brook has opened their eyes to different ways of farming.
"Because of this radioactive contamination issue in their village they are not able to raise cattle anymore, which is a really sad thing."
"So this visit hopefully will give them some hope in the future for their wish to re-build their cattle farming and the community."
This section extracted from ABC Rural. -
The starry-eyed 12 to 15-year-olds are visiting from the Fukushima region on a tour which might just change their lives.
It has been almost 18 months since a terrifying tsunami devastated the Pacific coast of Japan, triggered by a massive earthquake.
Cattle farms were inundated by seawater and left with dangerous levels of radiation, forcing farmers to abandon properties.
Motivated by their dire situation, Meat and Livestock Australia arranged for these Japanese school students to visit beef cattle farms in Western Australia to reinspire their interest in agriculture.
Miho Kondo, manager of Japan trade services with MLA, is looking after the kids on the tour, many of which come from Wagyu beef properties.
She says the visit to the organic farm in Boyup Brook has opened their eyes to different ways of farming.
"Because of this radioactive contamination issue in their village they are not able to raise cattle anymore, which is a really sad thing."
"So this visit hopefully will give them some hope in the future for their wish to re-build their cattle farming and the community."