Farm Notes
December 2015
The Nor-west conditions have continued into December with only 4mm of rain for the month. Can it get much worse? Its now 18 months since our last significant rain.The sheep...
December 2015
The Nor-west conditions have continued into December with only 4mm of rain for the month. Can it get much worse? Its now 18 months since our last significant rain.The sheep...
January 2016
It rained, and rained, and rained… from a famine to a feast in one month! First 53mm at the start of January, then a further 47mm in the middle of...
January 2016
It rained, and rained, and rained… from a famine to a feast in one month! First 53mm at the start of January, then a further 47mm in the middle of...
February 2016
After the welcome rains in January February turned out to be a very hot month. We were able to cut 20 hectares of lucerne for silage which we have made...
February 2016
After the welcome rains in January February turned out to be a very hot month. We were able to cut 20 hectares of lucerne for silage which we have made...
March 2016
The heat in February proved to be too much and with only 33mm rain in February and 23mm in March things have dried up again. We are not panicking yet...
March 2016
The heat in February proved to be too much and with only 33mm rain in February and 23mm in March things have dried up again. We are not panicking yet...
April 2016
It just gets drier…with only 14.5mm rain in April things are now looking desperate as we head towards winter.Nights are noticeably cooler and there is a dew on the ground...
April 2016
It just gets drier…with only 14.5mm rain in April things are now looking desperate as we head towards winter.Nights are noticeably cooler and there is a dew on the ground...
May 2016
Well the rain has finally come – too little and too late for autumn growth, but it’s a start. We received 75mm in May over three separate events each of...
May 2016
Well the rain has finally come – too little and too late for autumn growth, but it’s a start. We received 75mm in May over three separate events each of...