The Autumn Break is an annual event that usually occurs sometime between late March and early May, here on the Mornington Peninsula. It is defined as being either 25mm of rain in one day, or 30mm of rain over one …
What are dock weeds?
What are dock weeds? Why you need to actively manage them in your pastures.
How to tell the difference between Goats and Sheep
There have been so many times I have been told someone has bought goats to be a ‘lawnmower’ on their vacant land or paddocks, only for them to be disappointed down the track when the grass remains long and uneaten. …
How to plant trees so livestock can’t eat them!
So today I would like to share with you how I have planted some Silver Sheen Pittosporum on my 2 acre block, but done it in such a way that the cattle will not be able to eat them. As …
How to renovate a corrugated iron shed
How to renovate a corrugated iron shed…
The process of renovating our old goat shed which was literally rotting out at the base.
Fencing Fun
Fencing – lamb-proofing our lambing paddock fence so that lambs cannot fall onto electric wires, and foxes cannot come through the non-electrified wires to hurt our babies whilst they are still new and weak.
Calmer Farmer begins
So I’d like to introduce you to some of our sheep! We spent some time yesterday separating out our two rams (Dam Ram on far left and Sid with the black head, both pure dorpers) from their respective flocks of …