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

[holwellcourtfarm]

in the desert ( Birdsville in the far SW corner of Qld, on the edge of the Simpson Desert, is now cut off due to flooding )
this is water that has come down from Nth Qld via the Channel Country & is now flooding the desert
hopefully I'll get out there in a few months time on the bike & see the frenzy of life & growth & vegetation in the desert that follows events like this
nature is just fuuuucking awesome

@CornishTone - hopefully we can catch up for a beer at Birdsville pub Aug / Sept. Be great to finally meet you

Would LOVE to see that myself

Nature truly is awesome, a rare true use of that abused word

 

[Farmer Roy]

Would that desert hold enough moisture to grow a crop once water has went into soil?

Could nip up with the drill!

nah - sandy soil, not much water holding capacity
even if it did hold moisture, the extremes of heat would hammer anything
desert life forms are all about a frenzy of fast & excessive reproduction in the shortest possible time frame
even if you could grow a crop, freight costs would kill you & it wouldn't be worth it. 1500km Birdsville to Brisbane ( the closest port / major population ) or 1800 km to Adelaide
not to mention that all that land is either National Park, Conservation Reserve, Aboriginal Land or Pastoral Lease - so the question is irrelevant.
best thing is natural herbage / shrubs / grass that have evolved & are suited to that environment & carefully managed grazing

 

[CornishTone]

If we get mobile on the bikes, then we will potentially be anywhere from western NSW, northern SA, south west Qld or even eastern WA - so I'm sure there will be an opportunity somewhere

I really want to do the Birdsville Track at some point, but with number 2 on the way in July, I’m not sure how practical it will be in the sort term. Will play it by ear! I’d get to the Flinders that might be an option?!

 

[Farmer Roy]

The Flinders could just be part of a southern loop to ( or from ) Birdsville for us

 

[Crofter64]

I really want to do the Birdsville Track at some point, but with number 2 on the way in July, I’m not sure how practical it will be in the sort term. Will play it by ear! I’d get to the Flinders that might be an option?!

This thread is just bursting with new life.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

A study of England’s farmland has found key earthworm types are rare or absent in two out of five fields and has led to the majority of farmers affected vowing to change the way they farm.

The results indicate widespread, historical over-cultivation, and may explain observed declines in other wildlife, such as the song thrush, that feed on these worms.

https://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/e...IS-pD_e6lfhls_D1p2y9md1xhbROftHC4hhtwHUvJz1c8

 

[Blaithin]

Baby hit the ground this morning! (Moms a terrible photographer so may have to wait for tomorrow and better photos )

 

[Crofter64]

Baby hit the ground this morning! (Moms a terrible photographer so may have to wait for tomorrow and better photos )

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will they remain outside? Is that a heifer?

 

[Blaithin]

will they remain outside? Is that a heifer?

Calf is a heifer, cow is six.

They’re in the barn now but it’s not heated. Have to put fosters on the cow so depending how quick she takes them will dictate how seen they’re released from barnland.

 

[Yale]

Baby hit the ground this morning! (Moms a terrible photographer so may have to wait for tomorrow and better photos )

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She looks like she’d have a go at you if you got closer.

 

[Blaithin]

She looks like she’d have a go at you if you got closer.

No she’s good. Nice and quiet.

 

[Yale]

No she’s good. Nice and quiet.

Hmm...famous last words.

 

[Two Tone]

No she’s good. Nice and quiet.

It’s the same cow as the one shown on your avatar, isn’t it?

 

[Blaithin]

It’s the same cow as the one shown on your avatar, isn’t it?

Yes. She’s an ex dairy cow. Even @FonterraFarmer never got chased by her and Fleckviehs hate him

 

[Bury the Trash]

A study of England’s farmland has found key earthworm types are rare or absent in two out of five fields and has led to the majority of farmers affected vowing to change the way they farm.

The results indicate widespread, historical over-cultivation, and may explain observed declines in other wildlife, such as the song thrush, that feed on these worms.

https://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/e...IS-pD_e6lfhls_D1p2y9md1xhbROftHC4hhtwHUvJz1c8

Also Song thrush nests are easy for cats to get at and hold of fledglings

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Also Song thrush nests are easy for cats to get at and hold of fledglings

And easy to kill with kindness, most of the local sparrows were wiped out by salmonella spread via visiting birdtables in winter.

 

[FonterraFarmer]

Yes. She’s an ex dairy cow. Even @FonterraFarmer never got chased by her and Fleckviehs hate him

Excuse me!!! Never had any problems with Fleckviehs




Simmentals, that's another story.

 

[Blaithin]

Excuse me!!! Never had any problems with Fleckviehs




Simmentals, that's another story.

I’m sure theres posts here that say otherwise!

 

[FonterraFarmer]

She looks like she’d have a go at you if you got closer.

With in reason, I'd think you would have no problems getting closer as long as she didn't perceive you as a threat to the calf, that's the nature of the cows from the herd that she came from, eh.

 

[glasshouse]

I really want to do the Birdsville Track at some point, but with number 2 on the way in July, I’m not sure how practical it will be in the sort term. Will play it by ear! I’d get to the Flinders that might be an option?!

Did you hear that they dug up Flinders body in london recently while digging a crossrail tunnel?