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Category Archives: Soil
Winter milestones
Winter can be hard work on a dairy farm, wet, muddy, cold, windy and short days. It’s not all bad though, I love the crisp winter days and I must admit part of me enjoys the cold fronts which … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Dairy Farming, Environment, Pasture, Soil, Weather
Tagged agriculture, dairy, environment, Pasture, weather
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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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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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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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Water ‘n Poo
Today I’ll be setting up to pump effluent onto some recently grazed pastures. Every time I do this task I can’t get one song out of my head it’s Will Gilmer’s Water ‘n Poo. This song has been around for … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Community, Dairy, Dairy Farming, Environment, Pasture, Soil
Tagged effluent
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