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Farming Diary
 

Farming Diary for July

The shortest day has gone but seeing young calves around and early lambs can fool you. It’s not spring and we have the rest of winter to face, so stock need to get through to spring in good order.

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Farming Diary for June

Well it’s winter and not time to hibernate! It’s time to work out what you are going to do next season, and get any major projects underway right now before the work load of spring.

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Farming Diary for March

It’s been another difficult summer with the long dry periods in many areas, going to make it necessary to have plenty of feed supplements available.

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Farming Diary for February

There can’t be many folk left who believe that climate change is a myth, after the weather in January from floods to fires. It’s going to be the future and farming and is sure going to be a challenge when you don’t know what’s coming next!

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Farming Diary for January

This summer the weather has been kinder to us than it has in many recent years and the forecast is for high temperatures and normal rainfall.

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Farming Diary for December

December this year is going to be interesting – not because of the virus and it’s affect on festive celebrations, but because of rainfall.

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Farming Diary for November

November is a critical month for pasture growth and we have to get rain, because the rain we get now dictates growth for early silage, and preparing for summer which is many regions is predicted that it could be dry if long-term trends are to be believed.

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Farming Diary for October

Are we in for another summer drought? This is now the worry every year as records show declining annual rainfall over the last three years.

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Farming Diary for September

It’s a good time to have a small block to get on with jobs outside away from TV and radio with all the misery which leads all the bulletins.

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Farming Diary for August

There can’t be anybody around now who doesn’t believe in global warming after the massive damage done in many areas in July. The cleanup will be massive and take years.

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Farming Diary for May

Another challenging winter ahead in many areas suffering the ravages of more drought conditions, with no chance to build up feed.

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Farming Diary for April

It’s been a frustrating autumn in many areas with very sporadic rain. It will be a struggle to build up any feed for winter so feeding supplements will the saviour – hoping that you have enough for what could be a very long winter.

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