Tom Robertson

Robertson Rural Services, mixed farming enthusiast, 1st gen farm owner, starting small, dreaming big

[Tom Robertson @TomRob23]

@brill_ag @theGRDC @gsandral @bakeragad @dansweenss @PattyDwyer

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@coyle_tim I wonder if @HolbrookLN have done work comparing lime from different sources @coyle_tim. They have been doing a power of liming trials over the years, but unsure if product selection was part of that work. Would be worth looking into.

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@lawbal44 @aven_agro Interested as to why it gets a bad wrap for being sown to thick @lawbal44 ? Is the complaint that plants out compete each other and end up with insufficient plant numbers ?

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@alextier177 @boodcorrigan @AuNutrien Early nutrition @alextier177 ?

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@freshy1973 Most farmers I know have a hate hate relationship with elec fencing. In my opinion it’s 100% how it is set up initially. If done correctly it will be your best friend whether it’s used on sheep, cattle, pigs ect ect ect

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@freshy1973 Speedrite portable solar unit. Once let out cattle mostly live behind single hot wire held up by Gallagher tread ins which are used to sub divide larger paddocks. Hardest part then is getting cattle to move mast where the hot wire once was to move to next grazing area.

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@freshy1973 Couldn’t agree more re electricity training @freshy1973 . We trade cattle, and have traded some very disrespectful ones at that. Protocol now when arriving is to spend 3-4 days on a dam that is fenced on 4 sides. 7 plain wire fence, 1 of the 7 being hot. Electricity generated by

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@rolfey334 @polarissports @KerinPollMerino speaks highly of the Honda Pioneers. By the looks has run quite a number of them over many years so commentary would be spoken with experience I imagine

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@brill_ag Spread via 3PL spreader Rowhan ? What spread width & seeding rate did you settle on ?

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@grassrootsag @hugh_cruikshank Is the plan to harvest anything from the MS mix ? Or spray out the lot ?

[Lawrence Simpson @lawrencesimps19]

Looking for a full time person to join our young energetic team on our mixed farming operation. Great well above award pay.Willing to give someone a go with little experience if they have the right attitude. Please re-tweet and call on 0448 189001 if interested

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@ZachMcRae3 @ZachMcRae3 Yeah mate. I think it’s the same one you got when burning piles of silo bags in the middle of the day ?

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Sowing prep 2022. Doesn’t quite feel right in December, but neither did the 131mm in the 10 days prior

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@ZachMcRae3 @coyle_tim @ZachMcRae3 how many tanks of diesel got been through the last 2 days ?

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@cropmad Thanks very much for your input John. Exited to see how it performs with next to illabo in 22.

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Tillage Radish as a companion for winter wheat. Grazing biodiversity, profile penetration of hard pans, increasing water infiltration the desired outcome. What experiences have others had ?

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@grassrootsag @caitlinmlangley Thanks for your input @grassrootsag
Based on a wheat, radish, vetch mix, what sowing mate would you be putting the vetch in at ?

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@MorrisonLachie Thanks Lachie. Which variety of radish did you use ? Any photos of the crop ?

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@mjgoodenco Thanks Michael. Will definitely do that. Have seen some pretty impressive NDVI images of NIL vs Companion.

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@lawrencesimps19 Thanks mate. What pre-ems are you utilising ?