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Time to get our crap sorted
Our cows like the vast majority of dairy cows in Australia live in pasture 365 days of the year. Living in the pastures means most of the cows’ manure goes directly on the pasture, providing nutrients to grow more grass. … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Dairy, Dairy Farming, Environment, Pasture, Soil
Tagged agriculture, dairy, effluent, Pasture
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Comparing Notes
Dairy discussion groups have been important for many reasons over many years in the dairy industry. Sharing ideas, learning new ways, getting moral support or hearing from someone who has gone before are all valuable parts of being in a … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Community, Dairy Farming, Education
Tagged agriculture, dairy, education
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Straight into summer
There is often a lot of tractor work to be done on our dairy through spring. Silage to be harvested, pasture renovation work, summer crops to sow and all this tractor work is usually wrapped up with the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Dairy, Dairy Farming, Environment, Pasture, Weather
Tagged agriculture, chicory, conservation, dairy, harvest, hay, Pasture, pasture renovation, silage, summer crops
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Milk.
Milk advertising has been in the media of late. It is great to see some quality milk advertising.
Posted in Agriculture, Dairy Farming, Education, Milk
Tagged agriculture, dairy, dairy products, education, milk
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A single gram of farming soil will contain more than 10,000 different species of micro-organisms.
Look after the soil physical and chemical properties and the soil biology will look after itself. That was the key message I took from a recent soil biology forum I attended. “The diversity of micro-organisms in soils is far larger … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Dairy Farming, Education, Environment, Pasture, Soil, Uncategorized
Tagged agriculture, dairy, effluent, emissions, environment, Pasture, science, soil biology
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Dairy farming, a dogs life
A dogs life on our farm doesn’t look too bad. Jess our 22 month old Border Collie seems to love farm life. She may not be the perfect working dog but I think that has more to do with my … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Dairy Farming
Tagged Border Collie, cattle dogs, dogs, working dog, working dogs
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Weather obsessions
It’s easy as a farmer to become obsessed with the weather. At times, I even envy those who have careers which are not so dependent on the weather. I’d love to be able to enjoy a cold, rainy winters day … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Dairy Farming, Pasture, Soil, Weather
Tagged dairy, Pasture, weather
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This soil is alive!
There is little doubt healthy soil is critical to a productive farm. Once you ask the question what constitutes a healthy soil and what is the best way to build soil health the debate begins. Soil health has become a … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Pasture
Tagged agriculture, manure, milk, Pasture, soil health, worms
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Rare frost.
We often get frost in the gullies and lower areas of our farm but only 3-4 times a year do we get frost over all our rolling hills. The morning was a good one, with frost lingering until about 9am. … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Dairy Farming, Weather
Tagged environment, frost, frosty morning, sunrise, weather, winter
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Busy season.
It’s a busy time of the year at Montrose Dairy, like most dairy farms in our district it’s calving season. I haven’t had much time for blogging of late, I’ve been flat out looking after our stock. We are enduring our … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Cows, Dairy, Dairy Farming, Uncategorized
Tagged calving, cows
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