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Making hay while the sun shines - sigh. And the one million lambs/year target.
Making hay is not want I wanted on this farm. In this high rainfall environment, the risk of rain ruining the quality is very high, but...
Wayne
Nov 5, 20203 min read
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Peak spring, lost opportunity.
We have not received any rain since the first week of October and we are starting to see the deep white sands and shallow soils browning...
Wayne
Oct 29, 20202 min read
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Peak spring is nigh - and first ram purchase at auction.
On our 185ha, we currently have 4,111 ewes, weaners, lambs and trade sheep, plus hopefully >1,000 unmarked lambs and 212 late joined...
Wayne
Oct 11, 20202 min read
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More photos and videos - Sep 2020
I mentioned in the previous blog about the 5-paddocks we've been using in the rotation for the green tag ewes (maidens) and their lambs...
Wayne
Sep 26, 20202 min read
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September 2020 update
Time has flown and I have missed doing regular pasture growth measurements with my dogometer. My apologies for that. Hopefully the...
Wayne
Sep 25, 20203 min read
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Extra fertiliser, plus rain, plus daylight = lots of pasture
It's been a wet August. As of today, 14th August, we've received 147mm. It has been cold and cloudy, but the pasture has been growing...
Wayne
Aug 14, 20202 min read
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