Farmer Roy's Random Thoughts - I never said it was easy.

yellow belly · May 28, 2020

In Llandudno they had a pile of mine waste they wanted to build a car park on in 1987
the had to do an Archeological assessment of the site
started digging and kept digging after moving a lot of waste found the tunnels the miners had dug then found some animal bone tools
after a few years digging they have found miles of tunnels dating back to the bronze age
turns out it was the biggest copper mine dating back 4000 years the foundation or farming in Europe
all rediscovered because we have struck planning rules
staggered Australia does not have effective regulations

Kidds · May 28, 2020

They were 4,000 years old, the ones in Australia were 46,000 years old that they knew of.

Farmer Roy · May 29, 2020

hendrebc said:
Quite cool seeing that on the other side of the world. I've said it before but it's made only a few miles from me and some of my friends would have helped put it together.
Still there are better trailers than them though some of them aren't put together right or straight. Can't believe that there isn't anything similar being made nearer to you already.

oh yeah, there are heaps of local trailer manufacturers here, from the smallest box trailer up to the largest semis, B Doubles or Road Trains. That’s why I was so surprised to see it. I couldn’t believe something like that would be exported so far away or that it would be price competitive with the local stuff.
Never occurred to me that they would even be over here . . .

Farmer Roy · May 29, 2020

Australia is run by the mining companies

they are girls, no excuses

Farmer Roy · May 29, 2020

cows sh#t me to tears · May 29, 2020

Don't panick !! Everything is awesome ? ? ?

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Farmer Roy · May 30, 2020

I’ve ridden a postie bike ( Honda CT110 as used by our postal service for in town deliveries ) the length of the Plenty Highway. Camped a night at Tobermory as well . . .

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Farmer Roy · May 30, 2020

Hey @Kiwi Pete - thanks heaps mate for your donation. I’m thanking you here publicly in case anyone else wants to donate

- also a big thanks to @holwellcourtfarm for your donation. I really do appreciate it & it’s for something that I have a personal interest in, but also affects so many people.
Love

you guys

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Kiwi Pete · May 30, 2020

Farmer Roy said:
Hey @Kiwi Pete - thanks heaps mate for your donation. I’m thanking you here publicly in case anyone else wants to donate - also a big thanks to @holwellcourtfarm for your donation. I really do appreciate it & it’s for something that I have a personal interest in, but also affects so many people.
Love you guys

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Get fit, have fun and learn about mental health

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No worries at all

If we're going down that road, then I'll publicly thank you for saving my bacon by being a virtual 'big brother'. Cheers mate.
That's a huge effort for a bloody good cause.

Farmer Roy · May 31, 2020

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Kiwi Pete · May 31, 2020

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Kiwi Pete · May 31, 2020

A Lady Whiteadder special

Kidds · May 31, 2020

A bit of role reversal, it is as dry as a witches tit here.

Farmers get that sinking feeling with bogged headers and soggy seeders

There's plenty of bogged banter being shared on social media after rain in inland New South Wales turns dusty fields into a muddy dilemma for machinery.

www.abc.net.au

I am carting water to my apple trees in an ibc in a hope of keeping them alive. I have never watered mature apple trees in all my life.

cows sh#t me to tears · May 31, 2020

Kidds said:
A bit of role reversal, it is as dry as a witches tit here.

Farmers get that sinking feeling with bogged headers and soggy seeders

There's plenty of bogged banter being shared on social media after rain in inland New South Wales turns dusty fields into a muddy dilemma for machinery.

www.abc.net.au

I am carting water to my apple trees in an ibc in a hope of keeping them alive. I have never watered mature apple trees in all my life.

Its dry here now.

Steel · May 31, 2020

cows sh#t me to tears said:
Its dry here now.

Could do with 50 mm. Hopefully get 10 mm tomorrow

Do you have any experience with silaging early Barley.
I have a paddock I sowed on the 20 th March for grazing and grain they sheep have hardly touched and it’s not for off going to head. McLean’s are going to look at silaging it as it might put the head emergence back far enough not to get frosted.

Chae1 · May 31, 2020

Farmer Roy said:
Took a day off from the Council job to do a little contracting job.
Planting 40 ha of wheat ( for grazing cattle on ) for another neighbour

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After they've grazed it will they terminate it, or continue to grow it as a cereal crop?

cows sh#t me to tears · May 31, 2020

Flannigans are doing oats East of Berrigan now. Probably Alexander's? Suppose it would work...

hendrebc · May 31, 2020

Steel said:
Could do with 50 mm. Hopefully get 10 mm tomorrow

Do you have any experience with silaging early Barley.
I have a paddock I sowed on the 20 th March for grazing and grain they sheep have hardly touched and it’s not for off going to head. McLean’s are going to look at silaging it as it might put the head emergence back far enough not to get frosted.

Quite common here to silage barley. Bit different context to you over there though it's usually sown for silage not that there is any difference. I've done it a few times try not to let it get too dry as the heads will go through cattle if it's too dry. Sheep tend to sort it a bit too much if there are heads in it and refuse to eat the straw as it tends to be quite mature by then. Rats love it Not sure if that's any help to you.

cows sh#t me to tears · May 31, 2020

hendrebc said:
Quite common here to silage barley. Bit different context to you over there though it's usually sown for silage not that there is any difference. I've done it a few times try not to let it get too dry as the heads will go through cattle if it's too dry. Sheep tend to sort it a bit too much if there are heads in it and refuse to eat the straw as it tends to be quite mature by then. Rats love it Not sure if that's any help to you.

It will be fine chopped and in a pit.

hendrebc · May 31, 2020

cows sh#t me to tears said:
It will be fine chopped and in a pit.

Yes I didn't think of that I've only ever baled it. Would be much better in a pit I agree.

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