Coming Down to the Wire.

by | Mar 1, 2017

Hi Wendy. Just as laugh I am having with our good friends. But I am not laughing at my fertilizer bill. Like most hill country farmers struggling with the balancing act of getting the fert on at the optimum  time and being able to afford it, It is a stress trip. I...

“THE MOST POLLUTED”Place in NZ

by | Jan 31, 2017

Yes ladies and gentlemen. The most polluted place in NZ is Auckland. Oh yes it is. There it is all over the TV on the 23rd Jan. Yes TV1 News. The NZ Herald followed up next over 3 days. Toxic water readings stun expert. Housing cannot stop for sewage. The Mayor....

The New Year.

by | Jan 3, 2017

Hi readers. It is another wet morning and I decided to write up this post. Seems to be a habit of mine. Waiting for the rain to stop, I know, lets whip out my monthly post. Xmas was a quieter affair than normal. May be it is because it was in Hamilton, or because some...

Setting the Scene

by | Nov 28, 2016

Hello readers. Sorry to miss last months post. The farm comes first and I was hard out shearing the ewes. yes I do all my own shearing, approx. 8500 thousand a yr. The ewes were quite tight this yr, meaning though going. my brother drives stock trucks and he was...

Frustration

by | Oct 2, 2016

Hello readers, Have to apologise. I try to get a post out every month, but I am having real trouble getting the hang of this new sight. Although this last week the broadband was going real slow, a problem that I believe was pretty much over a inter regional area. So 2...

Stress.

by | Oct 2, 2016

Good morning readers. It is raining, so have decided to get this out of the way. Times are getting really horribly interesting. At the prompting of a chap I have a bit to do with I read the full draft of the over arching catchment management document associated...