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Simon Williamson @MerinoSi

Third generation merino sheep farmer. From the Great Southern region of Western Australia. 3/4 sheep 1/4 cropping mix.

Joined April 2013
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Algea problems sorted!
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Sheep farmer with a cropping problem! Bannister oats on lupins stubble. Might average a couple of tonnes.
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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.
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Merino WA@merino_wa
30 Sep 2025
MerinoWA was at the Fremantle Wool Sale today with the WMI finishing 104 to 1681ac, a fantastic result, with the highest sale reaching 1761 πŸ™Œ. EMI finished at 83 to 1536ac. Wool is definitely on the πŸ†™πŸ’΅πŸ‘πŸπŸ’΅ Thanks for the invite @steve_noa, Endeavour Wool Exports
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Scott Crosby@Rock26Crosby
26 Sep 2025
facebook.com/share/p/1KNH2mJ… repost please

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Janelle South@JanelleSmith251
28 Aug 2025
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!
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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, πŸ™πŸ™ for some good finishing rains, and then call the bank managerπŸ’°πŸ’°. @InterGrain1
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#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.
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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
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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.
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Mick Adams@MickAda90606072
21 Jun 2025
1/2 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.
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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. 🌈 πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°
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Random text. Tempted to ring the number and ask to be a donor recipient. I give my animals lots of love and life!
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#askXag is it just me, or do many find the urea makes its way down into the furrows and very little in the interrow? Good thing, but it's just my observation! Bannister oats 20kms NW of Williams, Western Australia.
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Oh, come on, @telstra lift your game. I have come to the only spot on this farm NW of Williams to make business calls. Made three, now I can't get any signal. Just says blno network. AND you had the ordasity to send me a letter last week saying my contract price is increasing!
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Bannister oats never seen rain, established only with subsoil moisture. @Equalizer_SA 9000V and @4Farmers_ Aquifier. It's a winning combination, in my opinion.
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It's just one of those days. Stopped to fix a breakdown and looked back to see this. And then found something else!
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