Today at work

[Farmer Roy]

So, grain sorghum harvested delayed for a few days, we’ll just leave this sitting here beside the road till we get going again

 

[sjt01]

We’re hopefully going to get ours going with a front mower soon. Have just fabricated a frame to mount the bumper in front of the mower!!
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Looks an ideal job for the robot, as long as it can sense things in the field that might bung up or smash the mower. It is the sort of job that could be done 24 hours a day, as there is no need for top ups of seed, fert, spray etc.

 

[Minesapint]

Turning in 12 yr old timothy grassView attachment 1179313

Those boards don’t owe you much

 

[Levelsman]

Looks an ideal job for the robot, as long as it can sense things in the field that might bung up or smash the mower. It is the sort of job that could be done 24 hours a day, as there is no need for top ups of seed, fert, spray etc.

Battery charge up or refuel....?

 

[Hesstondriver]

Bits like this where I miss judged my marker line I am a bit ashamed about but I was suffering with my Polymyalgia Rheumatica at the time and steering with knees to give arms a slight rest didn't go to plan , main thing is I have a crop growing at the moment

thats nothing compared to mine. drilled by a snake on steroids

 

[sjt01]

Battery charge up or refuel....?

It is diesel electric, so refuel once a day.

 

[GOODYSMATE]

thats nothing compared to mine. drilled by a snake on steroids

Thank you for your kind comments,my mates around here keep pulling my leg about it

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Load off to livery yard

 

[Jerry]

Ewes and lambs into a new ley, lots of clover as well.

 

[Adeptandy]

Deer to add to the corvid following today

Job done and round 2 of dodge the train

Was pleased to make it home, 66ha on a tank full 🫣 not to shabby @ 6.2l/ha

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Encouraging the grass to grow

 

[Bert Jansch]

Finally dry enough to get the drain piped and stoned. Was expecting it to be done by 1st April, not still doing it 1st May!

Should finish it tomorrow

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

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Deer to add to the corvid following today

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Job done and round 2 of dodge the train

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Was pleased to make it home, 66ha on a tank full 🫣 not to shabby @ 6.2l/ha

Is this better weather helping your health a bit Andy? You've been doing a bit more which is good to see

 

[Muddyroads]

A bit more time at the local solar farm, distributing some over engineered steel frames to surround the 4 new inverters. Just a shame that the boss forgot to tell us that there were left and right pairs of these L frames.

 

[Adeptandy]

Is this better weather helping your health a bit Andy? You've been doing a bit more which is good to see

Thanks for asking.
It’s really slow progress, but sitting on a tractor is a job I can do
The plumbing and heating jobs still not possible though

 

[Flossie]

Quite a pleasant day really. Not as mild as yesterday, but fine. Caught, marked and ringed everything up to date, and tipped them into the 'lambed' field.
Did my rounds after milking whilst management had a do at dropping the lagoon with the umbilical (and still is). It's wet apparently 🫣

Found a ewe and lamb (marked as a twin so thought I was going to have to try catching it ) but heard a baa in the distance. Here you are

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A fair way from mum

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Success!




Until she barrel rolled it down the hill........twice
Grabbed it and chucked it in the shed after a bottle.
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Found 2 more singles then finally, one pushing one out, but struggling. Managed to grab a lamb leg before she jumped up, but sadly it was dead.
What do you know? I've got just the thing for you
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Now waiting for a call to stop the pump and pick management up, and I think the kid's pet sheep, Freda is starting lambing, so better have a look at that 🫣

What a cracking job she's doing of her adopted reject

 

[sticky]

Went this evening and tried opening up the ground (just about dry enough) to let some air in. The packer is right up but has to come off other than that I was pleasantly surprised by how it went.

 

[Pan mixer]

Making animals happy.

Except for those who have been waiting for months for a good argument.

 

[glasshouse]

Those boards don’t owe you much

Plenty life in them yet!!

 

[Farmer Roy]

Last block of sorghum ( single skip ) was going about 4 - 5 t / ha

this block, solid plant, about a month later planting date than ideal, different variety, going about 6 - 7 t / ha

both dryland ( not irrigated. Stored soil moisture / heavy clays ) zero till crops.
Liquid NPK starter at planting.
No N

Still pretty good soil moisture underneath, plan is to plant chickpeas ( currently talking close to $1000 / t ) straight into this next month