- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Quite pleased with these homebrew lambs, seem to be growing quite well. 9 weeks or so. Never really had much to do with texels and big bums so they look shapey to this Kiwi.
"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
- Thread starter Kiwi Pete
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Quite pleased with these homebrew lambs, seem to be growing quite well. 9 weeks or so. Never really had much to do with texels and big bums so they look shapey to this Kiwi.
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
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- Location
- kerry ireland
What's the plan if it gets too stemie as in how far will you let it go before you take it out as surplus.
any pics of shake it all about ?
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
In the plan is to have one paddock deferred grazing "taken out" if you like, right the way through. I am going to get onto a couple of covercrops so that will help manipulate things maybe. And I have a bit assigned for silage as well.
So, my grazing area is less and so I have more pressure on them if need be.
I think I am going to try a quick covercrop to store up some moisture and feed in case it goes dry, on about 7 acres that are just about in need of a decent smothering.
Simon says buckwheat, daikon, mustard and leafy turnip for a 60 day crop... and then it should be cleaner to put some chicory down. It will end up a sea of gorse if I do nothing.
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
- Location
- Devon
you do have some lovely looking countryside out there
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
It is lovely in the spring, that's for sure
I had a visit in the weekend from @Demolition Man, who asked, "if you had your choice, and could buy land anywhere at all, where would it be"
It stopped me for a bit.
I had to say, I did, and it is right here ...
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Does anyone know anyone using buckwheat in a covercrop?
I may have found some seed at a reasonable price.
Fear of change is the biggest obstacle to any farmer.
bloody good when your happy with what you got isn't itIt is lovely in the spring, that's for sure
I had a visit in the weekend from @Demolition Man, who asked, "if you had your choice, and could buy land anywhere at all, where would it be"
It stopped me for a bit.
I had to say, I did, and it is right here ...
- Location
- Cornwall
Does anyone know anyone using buckwheat in a covercrop?
I may have found some seed at a reasonable price.
Lots of people in that thread I linked to the other day using it by the looks of it. Most seem pretty happy with it from what I can gather. Also as a companion crop by the looks of it as frost knocks it out.
- Location
- Cornwall
Does anyone know anyone using buckwheat in a covercrop?
I may have found some seed at a reasonable price.
Direct/Strip-till drilling photo gallery
https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?posts/5646214/
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Cheers
Looking at putting in a real short-term cover as mentioned above, mustard buckwheat radish and a brassica at least
Toying with phacelia as well but just looking at seed costs and availability of all these things.
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
It is indeed. It isn't that I'm not ambitious, but I am really content, I have a lot of things to potter away at but it is already working.bloody good when your happy with what you got isn't it
It's also noticeably easy without the other wee bit around the road.
- Location
- Cornwall
Cheers
Looking at putting in a real short-term cover as mentioned above, mustard buckwheat radish and a brassica at least
Toying with phacelia as well but just looking at seed costs and availability of all these things.
Bottom picture...
Direct/Strip-till drilling photo gallery
https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?posts/5642858/
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya