Simon Fowler

Father of three boys. Farming at Condingup. Focused on livestock production.

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

@Litoriaraniform Yes, mag oxide fine grade.

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

Steers enjoying the magnesium lick before trucking.

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

@Litoriaraniform 40% magnesium, 40% lime, 20% salt. Mix it ourselves.

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

@bradmclean18 Averaging 292kg carcass so far. Woolies grid is 215kg to 315kg.

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

@snkelsall Yep makes a huge difference to the number of dark cutters.

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

@Matthill2417 @abcnews @abclandline @ABCaustralia Agree Matt, journalists who deliberately lie to suit their own political agenda’s are disgraceful. Everyone involved should be sacked from the ABC immediately.

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

First grass steers ready to go, performed well with the virtual fencing collars in a very tough season.

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

@GeorgeBurrell97 16 months, doing over 2kg/hd/day

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

First load of grass steers ready to go.

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

Crop grazing done for the year, steers doing 1.9kg a day on Illabo. Onto ryegrass for finishing now.

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

A.I. heifers enjoying their morning feed while the lambing ewes enjoy the view.

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

@snkelsall Atomic ryegrass 8kg, Planet barley 25kg sown in March

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

Ryegrass/barley doing a good job on the steers.

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

@WNewbey @ipaddockapps Vetch is RM4, serradella is margarita

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

Vetch is cranking, ryegrass is not far behind, serradella is still slow.

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

@ScottHemley @ipaddockapps Vetch is RM4, getting its second graze now. We normally get good grazing from summer sown margarita from mid May. Didn’t start grazing until August this year.

[The Livestock Collective @livestock_the]

3/3 voyages with multiple loading/discharge ports r combined as 1 voyage -the voyage length is calc as first hoof on & last hoof off –date of loading at the first port to last animal discharged -representing max voyage length Sector is focused on improving animal welfare outcomes

[The Livestock Collective @livestock_the]

2/3 Of the 1,241,390 sheep exported on these voyages, there was a total mortality of 3,796 - giving a mortality rate of 0.31% for the annual period.

*Noting - Government standards dictate that any single voyage mortality more than 1% will be investigated.
#auspol #liveexport

[WAFarmers - Paddock to Parliament @WAFarmers]

'WOOLGROWERS LISTEN UP'
WAFarmers is conducting a survey on Pain Relief/Mulesing practices in WA & we need Woolgrowers to fill out the survey! Open to members & non-members the survey is open until the August 15th. Take the survey to help your industry!
https://t.co/jwZ2tHhquM

[Simon Fowler @SimonTWFowler]

Steers happy to be finished crop grazing and onto ryegrass.