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Wagyu Bulls means no bobby calves.....
Wagyu are a Beef cattle introduced to Japan in the 2nd Century, they are renowned for tenderness and marbling in the meat and have low...
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Jun 15, 20241 min read
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Bruce checking on the winter crops......
Bruce is growing well and after a fairly dry summer even for us in Norsewood, where we get an average rainfall of 1500mm a year. Our...
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May 31, 20241 min read
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Nearing the end of the milking season...
We dry our ladies off the first week of June and they get a well deserved rest from early June through till early August. This gives them...
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May 16, 20241 min read
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Meet our newest farm member....
Bruce is a full Huntaway pup with both parents working huntaway's from another farm. Huntaway's are breed for their loud deep repeating...
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May 7, 20241 min read
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Walking our ladies to the shed to be milked.....
How you walk your cows to the cowshed is called cow flow and its very important that they arrive calmly and quietly and stress free. This...
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Apr 29, 20241 min read
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Nitrogen Optimisation.....
With all the publicity in the news I think its important to show there are good farms out there....We are currently sitting at -36 of...
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Apr 22, 20241 min read
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Teat/Udder spraying
Spraying the cows udder and teats after milking helps maintain a healthy environment and is proven to prevent/kill 50% of contagious...
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Apr 15, 20241 min read
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Lucerne.....such an under rated crop
We put about 4ha of Lucerne crop in nearly 7years ago now, if you look after it, you can get up to 10 years if you're lucky. We put it in...
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Apr 10, 20241 min read
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The Farmer and the 2IC
Tractors are essential on a farm and Shayne the farmer would clock around 800 hours a year feeding out to the cows and maintenance work...
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Apr 8, 20241 min read
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Weekly Farm Life....
Weekly farm life is and can be quite varied, currently we are getting ready for a shed inspection which generally takes two hours of time...
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Apr 5, 20241 min read
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