David Thompson

Mixed Farming, Illabo, Southern NSW. Strip and Disc, full stubble retention, 12 m CTF.

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@MoojepinMerinos @theweeklytimes Go team Thompson

[David Thompson @BPIllabo]

What a weekend, being nominated for such a prestigious award was humbling. Then walk away the National Cropping Farmer of the Year winner was truely unbelievable. Congratulations to the overall FOTY winners, Nicole & Brendan Saunders, BNS Ag
Thanks to Coles and @theweeklytimes

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@cropmad 17 Wahoo, 18 Kittyhawk, 19 Planet sown 9th May. Not many good barley crops in our area this year, elevation and frost effect played a big part. Our paddock adjoining also Planet was higher and significantly better, sown same date.

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Satellite guidance for header, used October NDVI image for barley quality, blue good F3, green dodgy F3, red yellow undeliverable sheep feed. Sheep crew were in a hurry for their share.

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@agronomybrady A bit of both, blue areas rising country, red areas cold air drainage or cracking clays. Barley Test weights blue 60, green 55, red 50.

[David Thompson @BPIllabo]

@ttoose Lion 12v variable speed fan

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First test run of home made harvest loss trays. Can’t do much about yield in dry frosted crop but trying to cut losses.

[David Thompson @BPIllabo]

Poor mans Boss, old Flexicoil 6000 bar fitted with Boss SX25 single disc units. Works well in my rocks.

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Meant to be servicing windrower, but decided to take a punt today on a wet harvest and drag the airseeder out, planting a forage maize + mung bean + sunnies mix. Groundcover + sheep feed. Nov seems to be becoming one of our wettest months.

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@agronomybrady Suggested target was 1000 kg of livestock per ha. We have boxed a couple of mobs and will be a bit under stocked. Still learning.

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First try of winter canola, 970 sown 5/3/19, sheep now in and loving it.

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Just the right size.

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First harvest with the stripper front and very happy.
(V nervous cameraman, have faith in auto steer.)

[David Thompson @BPIllabo]

@korellup @alecjohn17 Looks good

[David Thompson @BPIllabo]

HWSC. Recent rain, opportunity for crop topping ryegrass and black oats in La Trobe, then chaff lining at harvest. Ryegrass growing well in rhizo patches. @WeedSmartAU

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Sheep feeder antics - wanted to see sheep and lamb activity in and around the feeders.
. @AdvantageFeeder

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Fiery redheads. Beneficials working away in the Canola crop.

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Finally put together some sprayer footage from 2017 over the summer break.

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Ready for action.