Our farm started seeding this year with two Canadian backpackers on our team. Three weeks later, they’d left – gone to work in Kalgoorlie. We were left feeling let down, disappointed, and overwhelmed with the work that remained. Control what you can control But we...
For horticultural businesses in Australia, one of the most significant decisions is deciding what scale to operate at, as the size of your business can have a significant influence on your profitability, efficiency, and ability to meet demand for your product. Whilst...
2023 was a cracking drought in many parts, thanks captain obvious! Figure 1. Total rainfall since the end of 2022 t (Red Line) at Carnamah, compared to previous 18-month periods (Blue Lines). It’s not always fun to set new records! Source: Climateapp.net....
On the 28th of July, 2007, when I was working with the Ag Dept, I set out with Steve Davies and others to put in three mouldboard plough plus lime trials on some sandy soil at Mingenew. I can remember the date because it was a drought year and we needed to wait until...
First and foremost, let’s recognise the human element here. While it is easy to outline some strategies to best manage late breaks from a keyboard and office, I fully recognise the debilitating process of seeing high workloads, compromised lamb survival, expensive...
