Sam Fetherstonhaugh

Agronomist turned farmer in Esperance WA with Orandeen Farms.

[Sam Fetherstonhaugh @SamAgroFethers]

@LiddellClaying It’s a real shame, especially in current government environment. Getting renewables and carbon capture forced down our throats and then you have to burn ~50,000t of pine seems crazy. You want carbon capture? Why not have a market/incentive for the resource they want us to grow

[Sam Fetherstonhaugh @SamAgroFethers]

@todd_venning @agromons Unfortunately we have no other option.I have offered those pines to the market for free and there still isn’t anyone that is willing to commit to harvesting them. What a waste of a product, posts, timber etc. The fact that we are seeing pines getting planted in SW makes me cringe

[Monica Field @agromons]

Lots to learn from our F&G Fleabane camera brew trial. Reiterating how much of a beast it is to control. Some clear good options but no magic bullet. Fantastic to rate a bloody good trial and learn from it 🙌🏻🙌🏻 Special mention to this cute lizard that showed up for every rating

[Monica Field @agromons]

NRI tour complete. What a privilege to host over 50 NRI agros from Aus wide in my backyard. Share experiences, push boundaries and learn from each other, what else are we here for 👌🏻👌🏻

[Sam Fetherstonhaugh @SamAgroFethers]

@bradmclean18 @johnfetha @redekopmfg @BertolaJosh 1230 vario

[Sam Fetherstonhaugh @SamAgroFethers]

@trav15stewart @andrewdunx @johnfetha @redekopmfg @BertolaJosh @BertolaJosh is your man Milney. Ground crew not allowed near the air conditioned cab of TEDs header.

[Sam Fetherstonhaugh @SamAgroFethers]

@MarkBastian7 @andrewdunx @johnfetha @redekopmfg @BertolaJosh Predominantly ryegrass. The side benefit we are finding is also the destruction of sieve losses (ie wheat/canola) is reducing a need for a summer spray and reducing the food source for mice all summer

[Sam Fetherstonhaugh @SamAgroFethers]

@andrewdunx @johnfetha @redekopmfg @BertolaJosh Claim up to 98% seed destruction. Even if it 90-95 It’s still a hell of a lot better than doing nothing, in it for the long game. Reliable harvest weed seed control was what we were looking for not something that we had to turn off due to conditions like I’ve seen on other mills

[John Fetherstonhaugh @johnfetha]

Pretty impressed with how the @redekopmfg SCU is handling the non desiccated truflex canola in damp south coast conditions at night time

[Monica Field @agromons]

Snail bait degradation trial is underway this week. Trying to learn more about weather events and effectiveness to try make better decisions about controlling snails into autumn.

[George Bungey @GeorgeBungey]

About time for my maiden tweet.
We’re on the lookout for someone to join our crew. Re-tweets appreciated.

[Sam Fetherstonhaugh @SamAgroFethers]

@JhCarmody Best farm tracks in the district! I think your neighbour might give you a run for your money 😂

[John Fetherstonhaugh @johnfetha]

@Killarneyag what’s this blue shit above the cooker was beginning to think you didn’t get it over here?

[John Fetherstonhaugh @johnfetha]

Moving the boys back to mungy to test out the road house cheese sausages and the snake pit

[Monica Field @agromons]

Happy National Ag day from the F&G Agronomy Team (minus @GMcMeikan & @SamAgroFethers )
This was us yesterday having a whale of a time counting ryegrass panicles in lodging wheat.

[Sam Fetherstonhaugh @SamAgroFethers]

@Killarneyag Hopefully your gravel starts washing downstream and blocks this up so we can get trucks out Monday Gaz 😂

[Giles @GMcMeikan]

Mallee mattock got a workout chasing these Safflower roots. Have been concerned about whether the tap root would get through these hostile subs. Looks like these plants made their way through the dome clay and down into some moisture. Rainfall really tapered off since August.

[Monica Field @agromons]

For those interested in blackleg in our F&G F1 F2 trial: Trophy in a high pressure canola wheat canola rotation showing high aerial blackleg pressure, looks worse in the F1/F2 blends. Trifecta affected also but not as bad

[Monica Field @agromons]

F&G Canola Hybrid F1 F2 update. Big vigour, flowering and podding differences apparent between treatments

[John Fetherstonhaugh @johnfetha]

Debut shearing day for Orandeen in Gairdner. Well done to Lleyton for getting the 13 done @niccybert