We had a very popular Pasture Update Day on 5th March, with 95 people registering. 54 attendees submitted feedback forms, of which 47 were producers. We felt that the day went well and the feedback confirmed this (62.5% excellent, 29.2% very good and 8.3% good). We had a problem with the power point slides being projected […]
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A project sponsored by the Tablelands Farming Systems (TFS) group and funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) is investigating some new legumes that may prove useful on local farms.
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“My parents bought a farm at Wilton near Picton NSW in the late 1950’s. Originally my father, Harry Hoare, and his manager decided to breed commercial Aberdeen Angus but Herefords were much easier to obtain so that is what we bred. All went pretty well until we bought a lovely line of 12 unjoined heifers in the 1960’s at which time I was doing my Veterinary Science degree. These heifers calved one November with disastrous results – I was in the middle of my annual examinations, away from the farm and unable to help. I think all of the heifers had calving difficulties. Seven calves died and we had to cull 5 of the heifers following calving paralysis, caesareans, embryotomies and infertility.
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