7 generations of Bignells have farmed Thorpe Farm for 190 years. We are large scale, niche & boutique farmers producing high quality food & fiber.
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10 Feb 2019
Harry has been drawing to relax. He keeps up with dad and the farm via the Instagram stories and knew we had been cultivating with the big John Deer and Rubin discs (blue) at the little… instagram.com/p/BtsPPS5BiTX/…
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15 Jan 2019
Dry lightning bolts. Spectacular lunchtime show with choppers ripping around all day putting out spot fires. So glad the state has these resources to act quickly anywhere and hit these… instagram.com/p/BspNfQegACz/…
11 Jan 2019
The Thorpe Farm homestead and surrounding buildings from above. Moving sheep off the river over the bridge. Summer in Tassie @ Thorpe Farm instagram.com/p/BsesKgQAW4x/…
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18 Dec 2018
A few poppy flower pics. Always pretty and gives you a boost for Xmas. instagram.com/p/BrhkozbAtPj/…
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10 Dec 2018
My brother had many odd sayings and DJ names but this time of year it was all about “being balls deep in alkaloid” or “up to your nuts in opium”. Bit of a common theme... either way I… instagram.com/p/BrMPUIfAM1_/…
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1 Dec 2018
It’s that time of year to do the tree thing. Kids and amylbignell are hyped. Harry has informed me how many days left and the advent calendar is cracked. instagram.com/p/Bq1MTS-AXO7/…
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22 Nov 2018
The impact of ForageMax on my poppies is pretty clear from here. ForageMax is a wonder chemical that’s very new to Australia and removes a couple of terrible weeds from our rape crops. It… instagram.com/p/Bqd1Vh5ARDE/…
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9 Nov 2018
Great germination in the rape. It’s needed to fatten some lambs after Xmas! Really happy with the drilling job and weed control. instagram.com/p/Bp-chgWAXCT/…
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30 Oct 2018
#Celeriac planting is on. On time and fully prepared this year. Last year was a write off with no heads bar a box to @massimomele007 That big pivot might have had something to do with it.… instagram.com/p/BpiyrHrnL5j/…
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27 Oct 2018
Poppies in Amy’s paddock rowing up nicely. Mixed soils and a battle to prepare but it’s coming up a treat. James poppies aren’t so flash. Lost around 30ha of poppies 😥 for various reasons.… instagram.com/p/BpdGSWanhJ8/…
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25 Oct 2018
5 days later and we have the rape germinating. Love how we managed to inter-row sow it between the oats. Roundup a day before sowing and sheep off on Tuesday! instagram.com/p/BpWWriongOX/…
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21 Oct 2018
The black sheep of the family. amylbignell wants to keep it as a pet. Did you know black sheep eat less than white sheep? instagram.com/p/BpLjb3CHLKl/…
15 Oct 2018
I love watching my valleyirrigation #Vriis variable rate irrigation work it’s magic. We use the drone and EM38 data to model and figure out the initial zones and then there is a little… instagram.com/p/Bo75xH4H6t_/…
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9 Oct 2018
Bert the #kelpie #sheepdog on the job helping load some lambs onto the truck. #eatmorelamb @ Thorpe Farm instagram.com/p/BosW9zIn8P0/…
7 Oct 2018
Bit of a fly today with kylegard in his searey. So good to mess around in planes again. instagram.com/p/BooSyvSnSJn/…
3 Oct 2018
The boys a few weeks ago at shearing. It will take about a year for that wool under their bums to make it to a shop in the best case scenario but more than likely it will be closer to two… instagram.com/p/BoeHJYgnUPn/…
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29 Sep 2018
Time for a drink so I figured somewhere underground with some knitting and cross stitch paraphernalia would win amylbignell over for an early drink. #boozecruise #undergrounddrinking @… instagram.com/p/BoTYEufnpPE/…
29 Sep 2018
Bit flasher than Bothwell Servo wing-dings and a crab stick with Dare iced coffee. Cheers for the hot tip @fooderati @ The Paramount Coffee Project instagram.com/p/BoS8B9bnBxF/…