Hi Guys,

Im an absolute novice when it comes to farming, although i have an endless desire to make this new venture of my working life work and prosper.  I would love to link up with other small farmers in the local area (Sunshine coast in QLD) to learn and talk about what the fundamentals are in starting a farm.  Seeing how a successful small farm is run is one of my first steps.  We are looking at farming a variety of animals, so we can produce great organic food for the local community.

Hey everyone. My name is Ben and this is my first time here so thanks for having me. (This might cause a stir, Hope not) I am currently in Mining and I hate it, hate a lot of the people involved and their attitudes and only do it for the obvious reason to get ahead. I previously grew up on a farm and remember it being a hard but a great lifestlye and would like to return to it but didn't take advantage of learning as much as i should have while i was there but was always involved none the less.

Hi Barb,

Thanks so much for answering my question. It's great to feel that decisions I make I can run by you guys. Re the super, I was thinking I would like to get hold of some sheep and cow manure to spread before the hay mulch rather than super, What do you think? I would love to bail the lucern but considering Hartley rainfall I would give it about 50/50 that it would stay dry enough. So many questions I would drive you nuts if I asked them all!

Thanks again

Gabrielle

Hi Farmstyle,

Hi,

I have a question please for those of you in Tractorland.

I've recently begun using a Chamberlain Countryman 354.  To assist in identification, the Chamberlain brand originated in Western Austria in the late 40's until sometime aroun the 70's-80's became owned by John Deere before winding up in the mid to late 80's i believe.

Tha machine in question is a 92hp powered by a Perkins 6-354 6cyl engine and designed for broadacre farming - no 3pt linkage.

Hi and I'm one of those excited farming people.

Hi, We are embarking on a pasture raised egg business, starting with ~100 hens. At its peak, we are hoping to produce ~2000 eggs/day. Whereas, it is much more than a backyard endeavour, it is nowhere near a commercial one. My question is how is the candling done in this middle of the road scenario? It would be very labour intensive to do by hand, yet the commercial machines are very expensive. Hope someone can help Thanks Susan

Hi, Brian and I own a 160 acre property in the central tablelands of NSW. The property is called NYRANG, near Molong. We are not farmers but are very keen to learn and embrace everything rural. At the moment we run 30 beef cattle. We also have a guy who is setting up a pastured raised egg business for us (he has experience in the industry). Thanks Susan