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Possibility of visiting Adelaide Hills small farm

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Mon, 10/10/2016 - 13:28 #1

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Damien Best
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Possibility of visiting Adelaide Hills small farm

Hi I'm new to 'Farmstyle'! My family and I are looking at establishing ourselves on small average in the Adelaide Hills. The first step was to relocate into the local area which we have done. We're now on the look out for the perfect plot of land to start our farming lives.
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Zero turn ride on mowers

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Sat, 10/01/2016 - 13:50 #1

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Kalin
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Zero turn ride on mowers

We have just bought a small 4 acre property and have been looking at zero turn ride on mowers. Of course every seller says there's the best but would like to hear from others good or bad experiences.
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Order of operations for pasture improvement

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Wed, 09/28/2016 - 13:51 #1

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patdwyer
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Order of operations for pasture improvement

Hi there, I am new to this forum. We have a hobby farm in NSW northern rivers.

I have a south facing slope in the cattle/horse paddock which has been overrun by blady grass and weeds. I have spent the last couple of seasons selectively spraying broadleaf weeds and slashing. With spring here I plan to oversow the area with Rhodes grass and Millet. The point of the millet would be to get up quickly for some early summer feed and shade out the weeds. Will it also shade out the establishing Rhodes grass too much?

 

My plan was (to minimse labour):

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