COVID19We are not sure how the Pandemic will affect us. To date (May) we have been able to get most jobs done, although for 6 weeks we could not get anyone to atten...
Mechanical issuesWith all the cropping attended to, we can start the annual machinery maintenance programme. JD mowers fixed, but it seems I need some new parts for the CLAAS.
First cold weatherWe had left some lovely feed in the paddock adjacent the shed .... the cattle greatly appreciated this new feed when the first hint of winter arrived.
Cropping never stops ....As soon as the cattle had fully grazed the front two paddocks, we hoed them and planted forage rye grass and oats, plus we had planted a 'sneaky' sorghum cro...
Awesome sorghumWe had our best ever sorghum crop in February / March, which the herd greatly appreciated when we let them in for grazing.
JD harvesting mowersThis picture demonstrates how we use our two JD 350R reverse discharge mowers to catch the mown grass from the front paddocks and place it in the top feeding...
This is what 2 hours work looks likeTwo of the bull calves were too big for my banding gun (I had let them get too big), and one had an undescended testis. So I needed to call in our wonderful...
BEEF WEEK 2020Every time we have participated in BEEF WEEK it has been a day over 40 degrees. This has tested our resolve somewhat. Anyway, it is an interesting day and w...
Cleaning up the shedWe spent a few days cleaning up the Berwick shed.....12 years of rubbish. We filled a huge 12 square metre bin.
And then the bushfire smoke reached Melbourne.Thankfully both farms are far away from the bushfire zone......the worst bushfires ever experienced in East Gippsland and southern NSW. But eventually the s...
Trying to get the sorghum out of the ground.It was the driest hottest December on record, during the driest hottest year on record. December was awful. Here we are trying to get the sorghum seeds up ...
Cranking up the cattle trailer.With cattle deliveries about to start it is time fro brake checking, electricals adjusted and a general tidying up of the (now 12 years old) cattle trailer. ...
Berwick looking gorgeous ....Spring in Berwick is wonderful, with lots of growth. The young hazelnut trees are coming along nicely.
2020 Sorghum sown.Due to the late emergence of the oats crop (which is wonderful ... just a month late), our sorghum has been sown a few weeks later than preferable. So we ar...
A neat and tidy (and full) shed.We are on full mowing / sowing / husbandry mode at the moment, so we need everything working at 100% efficiency. The shed looks full, but it is ordered and ...
BEEF WEEK 2020We shall open the Gisborne farm again for Beef Week Open Day on Sunday February 2nd, 2020. Come along and have a look around!
Finally ..... the crops are maturingAfter a very long and difficult winter, hand feeding for several months, our cropping programme is finally maturing with wonderful growth in our brassicas, o...