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<blockquote data-quote="Farmer Roy" data-source="post: 7442894" data-attributes="member: 71668"><p>hi [USER=500]@chaffcutter[/USER] yes, things certainly look a lot better than they have for the previous 3 years. Sorghum & Mung Beans are looking quite handy & the income / cash flow will be very welcome.</p><p>We have 2 distinct cropping seasons here, roughly 6 months apart, cool season crops & warm season. We generally split it about 50 / 50, with fallow periods between to build up / capture / conserve soil moisture. The sorghum & Mungs will be harvested in the next month or so - mid autumn</p><p>Our fallow country ( ALL zero till, with all crop residues retained for ground cover ) ready for this years winter ( cool season ) crops now has a full profile of moisture ( we generally dont plant any crops unless we have 1 metre of soil moisture ), ready for our wheat, durum & chickpeas to be planted in June. Depending on the season & if there is enough soil moisture after harvest, we may well plant or "double crop" other "winter" crops straight after the Sorg & Mungs as well.</p><p>Everything here is determined by stored soil moisture, which is why zero till is the default farming system in this part of the world for at least 30 years</p><p></p><p>Have aerially baited for mice twice now ( zinc phosphide treated wheat seed, at 1 kg / ha ), no sign of fresh activity around thee holes after rain on the weekend, but still warm enough ( 30 + C temps through day, maybe min of about 15 C ) for their population to explode again. This plague activity might happen once every 10 or 20 years, most commonly following an extended extreme drought of a few years. It ISNT something we deal with every year, thank god . . . The last time I personally saw it THIS bad was 1984.</p><p></p><p>I know someone north of here ( west of Moree NSW - BIG cropping areas . . . ) who planted 4000 ha of dryland ( not irrigated ) cotton near the end of last year. He put the plane over it 3 times baiting mice & still ended up writing off 1200 ha due to mice damage . . .</p><p></p><p>having said that, apparently locust numbers are building up & there is concern about the next few months & potential damage to our winter crop plantings . . .</p><p></p><p>certainly keeps things interesting anyway <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite20" alt=":ROFLMAO:" title="ROFL :ROFLMAO:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":ROFLMAO:" /></p><p></p><p>thanks for you interest</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmer Roy, post: 7442894, member: 71668"] hi [USER=500]@chaffcutter[/USER] yes, things certainly look a lot better than they have for the previous 3 years. Sorghum & Mung Beans are looking quite handy & the income / cash flow will be very welcome. We have 2 distinct cropping seasons here, roughly 6 months apart, cool season crops & warm season. We generally split it about 50 / 50, with fallow periods between to build up / capture / conserve soil moisture. The sorghum & Mungs will be harvested in the next month or so - mid autumn Our fallow country ( ALL zero till, with all crop residues retained for ground cover ) ready for this years winter ( cool season ) crops now has a full profile of moisture ( we generally dont plant any crops unless we have 1 metre of soil moisture ), ready for our wheat, durum & chickpeas to be planted in June. Depending on the season & if there is enough soil moisture after harvest, we may well plant or "double crop" other "winter" crops straight after the Sorg & Mungs as well. Everything here is determined by stored soil moisture, which is why zero till is the default farming system in this part of the world for at least 30 years Have aerially baited for mice twice now ( zinc phosphide treated wheat seed, at 1 kg / ha ), no sign of fresh activity around thee holes after rain on the weekend, but still warm enough ( 30 + C temps through day, maybe min of about 15 C ) for their population to explode again. This plague activity might happen once every 10 or 20 years, most commonly following an extended extreme drought of a few years. It ISNT something we deal with every year, thank god . . . The last time I personally saw it THIS bad was 1984. I know someone north of here ( west of Moree NSW - BIG cropping areas . . . ) who planted 4000 ha of dryland ( not irrigated ) cotton near the end of last year. He put the plane over it 3 times baiting mice & still ended up writing off 1200 ha due to mice damage . . . having said that, apparently locust numbers are building up & there is concern about the next few months & potential damage to our winter crop plantings . . . certainly keeps things interesting anyway ;) :ROFLMAO: thanks for you interest [/QUOTE]
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