Here at Willarah Farm, we’re really feeling the impact of the dry conditions. So far, February has only brought us 23mm of rain, with the heaviest fall just 10mm in one day. That’s well below the historical February average of 56.5mm over 6.4 rainy days. Our rolling 12-month rainfall total is also sitting noticeably lower than usual at 694mm, compared to the long-term annual average for the area of 1514.6mm.
Read moreArtificial insemination, more fencing and preparations for spring sowing.
More fencing was completed over Winter, we have now finished the repairs to the boundary and divided more paddocks up to allow for longer rest periods.
Read moreFarm Update - Beef Week, Pasture improvement and the end of Autumn calving at Willarah Farm
Beef Week, Pasture improvement and the end of Autumn calving at Willarah Farm
Autumn is a very busy time - it’s a lot easier to get jobs done in autumn compared to the cold winter months! This season we finished calving, started repairing fences after the town was hit by a once-in-a-generation storm, sowed pasture for some winter feed, cut up lots of firewood and made sure our steers were finished off in time for processing (and snuck in a trip to Rockhampton for BeefWeek 2024).
Gippy Dryland seed mix
Around mid April we decided to lock up our worst performing paddock and sow some Gippy Dryland from Graham’s seeds. Our aim is to improve the persistance of the more palatable species of grass into this area of Willarah Farm.
Read moreFarm upgrades April 2022
Public Holiday weekends are for working on the farm not holidays away, right?
Last weekend we were very busy installing some more cattle troughs, welding up some new gates for the Hay shed and making some track upgrades before winter.
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