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Well, guess what? there’s been more rain! Another 30 or so mm’s… really not sure what is going on with the season: at times it’s disheartening. But there’s always silver linings and this one is one of them! We planted this sorghum crop about eight weeks ago and it has had the best start imaginable.…
DetailsCheck this beehive out! Anthony and I were quietly minding our own business, blowing the header down in readiness for the next day’s harvest and suddenly we were attacked by these bees! I got stung three times in the head — thankfully I’m not too allergic and that Anthony didn’t get stung, because he is.…
DetailsThere is a sense of urgency in the air in the Condingup/Beaumont area! After a half a day harvesting, yesterday dawned bright and warm and there are trucks, headers and chaser bins moving on most of the farms in the district. The golden glow of the stubbles that have already been harvested are taunting the…
DetailsIsn’t this a magic photo? Rob Duncan is the photographer of most of these country pic’s. He needs to be credited for the awesome panorama across the top of the web site, plus all the photos on the top right. Allan Moult, who’s my webmaster, has re-coded all these impressive photos to make the site…
DetailsThis is Rocket our Jack Russell. He’s usually the kids ‘play thing’ but since they were at school and I was sitting in a tractor by myself, carting hay, he became my tractor buddy today! Full of mischief at the best of times, he tried many a balancing act to try and get out of…
DetailsThis week I made two trips to the Beaumont Bin (which is one of the outlying silos that grain is delivered to once harvest starts) to have the moisture in our grain tested. Tarren is one of three beauties working there, testing the moisture, checking the specifications and giving the truckies a bit of lip…
DetailsFinally after 110mm of rain in five days, the sun has broken through. We’re now looking forward to carting our hay and starting harvest in the next week or two. We haven’t been able to get on the paddocks to cart the hay it’s been so wet, let alone put a header into the wet…
DetailsThis is how we raise money in the country! These two amazing calendars have been shot at different sides of the country but are raising money for worthy causes. The Pearls of Wisdom calendar was shot in Esperance by Marni Topping (our wonderful portrait and wedding photographer) who readily donated her time for this cause.…
DetailsSexy legs hey? You only get legs like these when you’re sloshing through ankle deep muddy cattle yards like Anthony and I have been this week! Mud-encrusted legs feel really weird when it’s dry, although I have heard that mud is good for the complexion … I wonder if that includes cattle poo and wee all…
DetailsAh … the weather! It often sounds like farmers are complaining about the weather, but so much of our business relies on it. It needs to rain in March/April so the ground is still warm enough to grow feed for winter. Even though it rains (or at least it should!) during the cold months, the…
DetailsSarah Palin and her crew have nothing on these Condingup basketball mum’s (and dad’s)! Well these aren’t all of them — the others are coaching, working in the canteen or bar, or just watching. These are the people who travel, sometimes up to a 90km round trip, to take their kids to basketball on a…
DetailsI was carting hay today and watching the dust billow up from the road where the huge C-Train’s have been carting the first grain harvested, to the bins in Esperance, thinking how lucky were we to have grain to harvest after this horrific start to this year. I was chatting with a mate last night…
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