People and animals tell the farm’s story
This was Zoe on the Bobcat as I moved the electric tape in paddock 6 on Friday. It really was sunny enough to dig out the zinc! I’d been away from the paddock for a week and things had got … Continue...
View ArticleThe hard lessons of life on farm
Every farmer is by nature a philosopher. You must live for the big picture, cherish the little things and remember that, no matter what, the wheel continues to turn. This week, a cow died in labour and...
View ArticleHot milk
Remember yesterday’s 41 degree Celsius heat? Now, imagine you were standing outside in it being blasted by 250 1500-watt hair dryers. How do you feel now? Ready to do athletics? Believe it or not, each...
View ArticleModern farming and nostalgia
Although I was just a tween during the 82/83 drought, I remember it vividly. That was the year the school bus was overwhelmed by a dust storm and the year my parents cancelled the newspaper deliveries...
View ArticleChanging down to go up a notch
It seemed Mother Nature had played a classic nasty trick on us: the false break. Each autumn, we take a punt on when the first downpour that heralds regular rains has arrived. Too early and some seed...
View ArticleLife in the farm lane
Something has shifted in me. Standing on the footpath on a balmy Melbourne evening only last month, I was afraid. Just a couple of metres and a shallow gutter was all that separated our tender little...
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