Third generation merino sheep farmer. From the Great Southern region of Western Australia. 3/4 sheep 1/4 cropping mix.
Williams, Western Australia.
Joined April 2013
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Shearing the purchasers I bought from Angenup this morning.
Gavin & Tom doing a beautiful job as always.
Angenup merino ram sale was last Monday. Incredible result for the Norrish family.
#keepthesheep – at Williams, Western Australia
#askXag
End of boom nozzles? What are the best?
I'm looking at putting a fenceline nozzle on end of the boom next season and use the old foam marker tank to mix up a firebreak recipe for around the edge of the crop. – at Williams, Western Australia
I hate non-wetting forrest gravel. Rest of the soils are fantastic for the rain we have had.
205mls total season NW of Williams. – at Williams, Western Australia
On the hunt for 2 steel cable drum reels. Harder to find in WA.
2500mm x 2500mm.
Prepared to travel but would make financial compensation to owner less attractive.
Need to make a poly pipe recovery system. I have 13 rolls of poly pipe laying around 3 farms 150kms apart. – at Williams, Western Australia
Pumping stock water dam to dam in June? That's a first!
Without a significant large, hard and fast downpour I will have to pump the water out of this spring fed dam to 6 dams in close proximity.
I love a good paddock scale trial.
@4Farmers_ Aquifier
@PrimeAgWL Tolero
@HiTechAg HTA soil wetter
All products at 3L/ha w/ 70/ha total volume water and Cu, Zn, Mn sulphates.
Each product every third run. Over two 30ha paddocks. Bannister oats.
About 10 different soil types. – at Williams, Western Australia
Sheep farmer with a cropping problem!
Bannister oats on lupins stubble.
Might average a couple of tonnes.
Just got told by a mechanic that my 2 old TR harvesters are too old to bother stuffing around with!
I would love to upgrade. However, on my size program, I just can't justify a $200k+ machine.
The 88 has 3000 eng hour's, 98 has eng 5200 hours.
Simon Williamson retweeted
MerinoWA was at the Fremantle Wool Sale today with the WMI finishing +104 to 1681ac, a fantastic result, with the highest sale reaching 1761 🙌. EMI finished at +83 to 1536ac. Wool is definitely on the 🆙💵🐑🐏💵 Thanks for the invite @steve_noa, Endeavour Wool Exports
Simon Williamson retweeted
So excited to be part of the team helping to bring Motherland charity to WA for the first time and be hosting in our community of Darkan. Steph and our panel of speakers are guaranteed to entertain, to inspire & resonate with all rural mums. Hope to see you there!
Minnie oats.
Doesn't seam too mini to me. Absolutely powering away. I recon it pushed up 100mm this week. The third node is now visible. 🤞🤞 for a kind spring, 🙏🙏 for some good finishing rains, and then call the bank manager💰💰.
@InterGrain1 – at Williams, Western Australia
#askXag lupins this year are incredibly slow to pod up.There is no visible frost damage. I was just wondering if anyone has any experience with lupins making a late push to pod up? Normally I have at least a handful of pods per plant
Healthy no disease, no insects, minimal weeds. – at Williams, Western Australia
Minnie oats bulkup is going well. Seams to interow fill with lower leaves, good thing as it's a dwarf. For a low sowing rate, it's great competition. @AllanRattey @InterGrain1 – at Williams, Western Australia
Old Charlie Cowcher told my grandfather back in the 50's, an early crop is a good crop, an early calf is a good calf, and an early lamb is a good lamb. I agree, but a long dry period in May can do so much damage. This year is one of those years. – at Williams, Western Australia
Simon Williamson retweeted
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WE'RE OPERATING EITHER SIDE OF MILING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. ANY TAKERS JUMP ON BOARD NOW.
DALBO Powerroll 1830 - 60ft landroller This roller does not seal the surface and can work in moist and tacky soils and conditions when the conventional drum roller cannot.
They say that at the end of every rainbow is a pot of gold. I hope they are right cause there are a few thousand ewes and lambs at the end of that rainbow, and all that oats is going to be harvested to feed those ewes and lambs. 🌈 💰💰💰
