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

[hendrebc]

Well, what a bugger

Early April we had a TB test and 2 tested "inconclusive". They were re-tested today and 1 went IR again so we are now officially under restriction and she'll be killed.

I had a bad feeling about your tb test when i saw you had taken a picture of a badger in the daytime

 

[Blaithin]

Almost have no neighbours.

 

[Blaithin]

I gather that Alberta is somewhat atm?

I think that sentence is too American for me to understand

 

[Deerefarmer]

I think that sentence is too American for me to understand

Oh rats
Let me try again
I gather that Alberta is somewhat dry atm

Must have been dozing off

 

[Blaithin]

It’s very dry yes. Although up north was considerably more wet than here. Not that ground moisture tends to matter once the trees start on fire I guess.

Biggest issue is probably that it hasn’t really rained since the fires started to help them get them under control.

 

[Farmer Roy]

So - we have finished up for the moment with the biggest Contracting client, up near Boomi ( 2000 ha of dryland. Still about 200 ha to go but it was green, so will send a machine back there in a week or so ) & both strippers are back in the Moree / Bellata area. Mine is back at Phil's ( one of the 3 owners / partners ), where there is about 2000ha in the one spot. The other is working next door. No moving farms, no changing row spacings, just a regular routine on the one farm. No running all over northern NSW & southern Queensland. So, a perfect opportunity for me to slip home for a few days & plant some chickpeas.
I was going to plant half my area to winter ( cool season ) crops, leaving half for summer ( warm season ). The winter planting was going to be about 50 / 50 chickpeas & wheat. However - it is still very dry at home despite a few good falls ( 70mm & 50mm ) over the last couple of months. The only fields that have a full profile of moisture are two that I had allocated to chickpeas ( for various rotation / crop history / weed history reasons ) so that is all I will plant. 270 ha.
I will still plant wheat until late July if we get sufficient soil moisture, but I can't see that happening. Will need at least 150 - 200 mm to wet up this heavy black soil before I would risk planting anything into it.
Next option is summer crops from Sept - early Jan, so still a few options available
Will post some pics tomorrow.
Finally got everything organised & filled & calibrated, but it's a personal rule of mine to never start a job after dark, so will make a start at sparrow farts tomorrow.

Welders Dog is a local ( ok, Armidale, 200km away, but that's local to me ) brewery who make some excellent craft beers - I particularly like their IPA

Anyone heard of Robert Earl Keen ? Am really getting into his music lately. Really liking that acoustic Texan country

 

[Farmer Roy]

Not Texan, but Canadian
I love the imagery of this film clip, & of course being the lefty greeny tree hugger I am, I'm a real sucker for its environmental / climate change message
Really makes me want to visit Canada
Not the cities, but the country / bush / outback areas

 

[Farmer Roy]

Maybe @Blaithin could show me around ? Am I right in remembering that you used to do horse back tours or something ?
The more remote the better as far as I'm concerned

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Not Texan, but Canadian
I love the imagery of this film clip, & of course being the lefty greeny tree hugger I am, I'm a real sucker for its environmental / climate change message
Really makes me want to visit Canada
Not the cities, but the country / bush / outback areas

What IS IT with folk raving about "city breaks"? I'd rather see some wild nature any day.

 

[hendrebc]

What IS IT with folk raving about "city breaks"? I'd rather see some wild nature any day.

So would I but you can do a city break in a couple of days and see it all. If you go somewhere wild you'd need to be there much longer to see anything worthwhile. And city breaks are cheap.
Said by someone who has just come back from a night away in Liverpool to see some kid thing but there was loads to see for people of any age if we had more time. I'd rather stay at home tbh.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

What IS IT with folk raving about "city breaks"? I'd rather see some wild nature any day.

I would rather break my wrist again than find myself in a city - tend to avoid them, isn't that why they made the internet?

 

[Steel]

Everyone knows what the problem is.......

I recon it that was happening here we would be shooting badgers and burying the bodies.

 

[Steel]

Maybe @Blaithin could show me around ? Am I right in remembering that you used to do horse back tours or something ?
The more remote the better as far as I'm concerned

I recon it would be good to drive up through Canada to the Yukon and as far as the road goes.

 

[Crofter64]

What IS IT with folk raving about "city breaks"? I'd rather see some wild nature any day.

I used to host a lot of Wwoofers and they always wanted to see the real Canadian wilderness. Well ,you need to drive several hours to get there, its not all around , and then there is literally nothing there. Just dense bush. Luckily we live just over the border from the Adirondak state park, and although there are towns here and there, it is pretty much just forest and mountains.If you don’t like your own company, hiking and mountains,you’re better off visiting a city. Most townies are afraid ofthe countryside- just watch Michael McIntyre describing purchasing a house in the country:

 

[Blaithin]

Corb is great.

Maybe @Blaithin could show me around ? Am I right in remembering that you used to do horse back tours or something ?
The more remote the better as far as I'm concerned

I was a cook for riding tours. Won’t see much that way though, it’d take you ages to get to anywhere different.

 

[Yale]

I recon it that was happening here we would be shooting badgers and burying the bodies.

Problem is I want to keep my badgers as they are territorial and clean.

If I get rid of mine and some infected ones move in then it creates a problem.

 

[Yale]

I would rather break my wrist again than find myself in a city - tend to avoid them, isn't that why they made the internet?

I like a city break as it is a change of scene and a break from work.

I am quite picky on the cities I enjoy.

 

[fgc325j]

Not Texan, but Canadian
I love the imagery of this film clip, & of course being the lefty greeny tree hugger I am, I'm a real sucker for its environmental / climate change message
Really makes me want to visit Canada
Not the cities, but the country / bush / outback areas

Hello- definitely a big to visit Canada. Went there in 2012 and something which i really
enjoyed was the Icefield drive fom Banff to Jasper.

 

[Kidds]

Problem is I want to keep my badgers as they are territorial and clean.

If I get rid of mine and some infected ones move in then it creates a problem.

Everybody must have been able to say that at one time of day wouldn’t they?
I have always said to just put them on the general license and the problem is solved for free. Stupid feckers can’t even get poxy wood pigeons on there these days though.

 

[Deerefarmer]

Anyone heard of Robert Earl Keen ? Am really getting into his music lately. Really liking that acoustic Texan country

Interesting... and I've recently discovered Slim Dusty...