Does anyone know of a water meter for 25mm p/pipe, that can report to a house computer so the flows can be monitored on a daily basis? 2 of my padocks are watered only by troughs , and im not always on the farm to check. Have talked to various experts and none have a cost effective solution. ( one guy quoted $30k)

What is the best time to super . Most of the best rain comes (usually) in winter. But 2nd best time is summer, (storms, mostly in Feb). Has't been done for 4/5 years and most of the pasture seems to be Kangaroo Grass, But there are patches of Phalaris and various clovers. Feather grass abounds and there are scaterings of others i can't identify. 

Okay, I may be asking a stupid question but hey!

I have land that we have just purchased. It has had cereals on it for numerous years. Ground is good. Just wondering what the difference is between a scarifier and a cultivator and can you get a scarifier and cultivator combo?

I am looking at one for sale at the moment that is advertised as a combo so just needed some advice.

Cheers

Ben

Hey there!

I have a small property in West Gippsland area which we run horses on. There is a 7 acre back paddock which I'm looking at planting a pasture crop(maybe lucerne) for cutting as hay. Horses only consume money so I'm hoping I can offset some costs by selling feed to other horsey people.

It might sound like a silly question, but given one is not allowed to irrigate without an irrigation license, at what point does "watering the garden" become "irrigation"? 

Is it to do with a certain size? Or is it related to whether it is for private or commercial use?

Hi members,

I was just wanting to know how other people go about there inductions for calves (time of branding, castrating, vaccinations and what they vaccinate for) and recommendations on how to keep good records of this sort of stuff. I am based in central queensland and have a small herd of brangus that i would like to start breeding (once I understand what's involved :) )

Thanks & I look forward to your responses :)

Hi there,

Just wanted to introduce myself to the members of this great website. My name is Bec and you could say that I am a bit of  "weekend farmer", trying to get all the things done whilst having a 9 to 5 job whilst not living on the farm. We currently run a few head of cattle but i am interested in establishing a quality breeder herd. I look forward to the advice I hope to receive once a start posting in the forums.

Thanks

Hi,

I am interested to know at what age (roughly) that a dexter bull may be able to breed with my cows. The mother of the bull needed to have a ceasarian whilst giving birth to this bull and our vet has told us not to breed her anymore which is why i dont want to take the risk of her becomming pregnant again. We only have the two cows and a calf and dont want to segregate her from the other cows if we dont need to. 

Hello,

My partner and I are shortly moving to the Northern Rivers region from a city house to some country acres. Our plan is to be semi self-sustainable with a veggie patch, some fruit trees, about 5 chickens and 2 milking goats. We plan to work full time initially, hopefully pulling back to 3 days a week so this is all we think we could manage.