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- Fingringhoe
Will the road work as a fire break?
Farmer Roy's Random Thoughts - I never said it was easy.
- Thread starter Farmer Roy
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- NSW, Newstralya
no, apparently it jumped the road
Do wildfires do any good at all in Auatralia? Like some places in the world a fire will burn any crappy undergrowth and let new fresh growth come through and everything is better and healthier because of it. Or is it all destruction and doom 
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- Cornwall
It’s amazing to watch those guys at work! It’s unfortunate that they are needed but it would be an awesome job to do!
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- NSW, Newstralya
According to Mick, it's a real growth industry world wide ( climate change is real ) , especially the Mediterranean. . .
He has bought water bombing aircraft out of the US & Spain
He has done training in Portugal
Last couple of years they have had contracts / planes on standby in Indonesia
He doesn't see himself being out of work.
They used to be Ag pilots, but decided there was a lot more money in dropping water rather than spraying crops
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- Cornwall
I can believe it! We have to wait for the plane until April now, when he is released from fire duties. Used to be available from end of Feb on but now they keep them on standby longer just in case.
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- NSW, Newstralya
to quote Mick
" the government pays better than farmers do "
" the government pays better than farmers do "
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- NSW, Newstralya
Do wildfires do any good at all in Auatralia? Like some places in the world a fire will burn any crappy undergrowth and let new fresh growth come through and everything is better and healthier because of it. Or is it all destruction and doom
A lot of native flora are well adapted to fire, indeed, many need it for regeneration or to germinate seeds. In many ways the Australian landscape has been shaped by fire for thousands of years. Fire has been used as a management tool for a long time, but it is very misunderstood & over used. But, it is cheap & easy . . .
If you get a chance, read some of Alan Savory's ( holistic management ) comments on the use of Fire as a tool
A " cool " burn can do what you say, clear up dry oxidised material & encourage new growth
However, fires like this one are generally just bad. Much damage to animals, soils, erosion, plant species, carbon releases into atmosphere, damage to infrastructure etc etc.
Very destructive, which is why as. Country we put a lot of effort & money into bushfire control
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- NSW, Newstralya
Despite the heat & continued dry, the cotton is continuing to flower & hasn't started dropping any squares or fruit yet . . .
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
Currently, the skip row Sorghum looks better than the " solid plant "
Be interesting when we put the header ( sorry, COMBINE for the Poms ) into it
Be interesting when we put the header ( sorry, COMBINE for the Poms ) into it
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- Cornwall
They’re saying the fire in the Royal National Park was arson. barstewards!
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
Yeah, there is always an element of that, fecking cuuunts
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
Nah, the bit out the front is called the comb or the platform or the front . . .
Yeah, grain sorghum.
Too hot / dry for dryland corn growing, although corn is a significant irrigated crop
Main end use for grain is cattle & chickens, although it is also used in pet food ( dry dog food ), bio fuel ethanol & every now & then China buys a boatload for alcohol for human consumption
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
Out loading some chickpeas today. They are going to a storage approx 23km from here, freight is $10 / tonne
For anyone unfamiliar with what chickies look like
For anyone unfamiliar with what chickies look like
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- NSW, Newstralya
Well at least you know it’s the bit in front that’s the header
Combine means something different over here, it's what you'd call a ' box drill '
Called combine because they combined cultivation & sowing . . .
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
This is what we call a combine
Here that’s called an antique
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- Cornwall