Harvest is here. And it snuck up on us a little this year. We were all ready – header ready, bins in place, augers ready to go. But ‘normally’ we are struggling to find anything to harvest in late october…
Mid September, 2014
Ah yes, time is racing towards harvest now. I had mentioned previously that we have basically done everything we can for the crop. It has enough fertiliser and the weeds have been sprayed and now we just have to wait…
The Broadband Blues
There are things in life that just make you shake your head in disbelief and dealing with telephone marketers are one of those for me. However, when Telstra rang up with an offer of a new fast broadband connection we…
Mid August 2014
Well, whats happening on the farm at the moment? For those of us without livestock, things are actually slowing down. Our crops are sprayed and fertilised. Basically, we have done as much as we can – we now have to…
Week 1 August 2014 – more frosts
The last week of July into the first week of August has seen some very cold mornings across the farm. Combined with the sub zero temperatures is the number of consecutive days in which we have seen these temperatures. Unfortunately…
End July 2014
Wow, what a busy time on the Farm. With the crops racing towards their growth spurt during spring, we have been working hard at ensuring that each paddock is free of weeds and has been provided with sufficient nutrients to…
About Activists…
In recent times, Animal and GM activists have targeted agriculture trying to portray them as cruel, immoral and/or greed driven people. Recent claims by PETA and Aussiefarms have been quite aggressive, but are often hopelessly inaccurate when subjected to detailed…
Mid July 2014 – A frosty morning
It had to happen, our first big frost for the year. Ah yes, you get up on Sunday morning, turn on the Radio and hear the local weather “it is currently -2.5 C and feels like -3.5 C”. Its at…
A bleak, cold day….
Gosh, it was a cold day today. We were blessed with a few winter showers overnight, but with it came cold southerly wind. So today, it blew and blew. This is one of the few times where I might say…
End of June 2014
And so ends the financial year. I hope it was a good one for you. The days are getting colder, wood cutting becomes the most important job to do on the list and the thought of a day spent in…