We enter our cattle at our local Crookwell Show in February. We have usually exhibited 4 cows and calves and 2 heifers in the keenly contested Unled Cattle Section where there are usually over 50 entries. Our cattle come straight from the paddock with no hand feeding. There are other Murray Grey breeders exhibiting plus a number of exhibitors of other breeds (Angus, Hereford, Limousin, Santa’s) plus crossbreds.
Read moreWe 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 […]
Read moreWhen we set about correcting the erosion problem on our Greenrock Creek we included “rehydrating the floodplain” as a potential benefit. Many people will have seen statements from Peter Andrews in Natural Sequence Farming about similar benefits that accrue from spreading creek flows over the floodplain. The results have surprised us. The photos show the […]
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For those not familiar with biosecurity it is the management required to keep the farm and its livestock free of pests and diseases.
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We were delighted to win 2 classes in the Crookwell Show Society Pasture Competition. There were 5 classes in total with 14 farms entered. Results were announced on Monday 22 October.
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