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...