Life on the farm

It’s a good job we can’t see into the future. This time last year we were starting to get sick of the rain but it was only just beginning. Now we are praying for a downfall. Its a great thing that farmers are so resilient or we could not remain on the land. It is a struggle at present. Dust everywhere and dams getting very low. We have sold off surplus stock and feeding almost everything else. Cattle are going to be a big worry if we don’t get some run off soon. Ram sales were mediocre this past year but can you blame people when lamb prices are so good but in saying this the wool market is on the rise and the sheep meat market is very handy. Leo has started to breed a few polled sheep. Hope he can stay alive long enough to see them grow and […]