Girl dad, farming with family and friends in Midwest WA. Science and economics nerd.

Joined April 2011
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As someone who suffers from partial deafness, #Auslan is great. But ideally we could have some sort of written words on the screen with a button on the remote to turn them on and off @abcnews
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Lupin stubble (low mouse numbers) vs cereal stubble (high). Same germination date, cereal stubble initially germinated better.
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Hantavirus update 🐁
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Wild radish appears better controlled by either glufosinate or glyphosate applied as stand-alone. Mild antagonism observed with the tank mix.
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Bye bye lupins 🐭
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Snip snip
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Agricultural businesses in the northern Ag region of WA are under serious threat. In my experience, label rates of registered baits are not enough to control a population that has gone exponential. Recent inspections of baited paddocks show significant removal of planted seeds despite recent baiting after seeding - in fine weather. Growers will need to apply baits more than once, which is costly. The common sense approach would be to have registered mouse baiting products that have a rate range on the label, where higher rates can be used for higher pressure. Emergency permits required asap. @APVMA @GRDCWest @theGRDC
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Dunno why everyone is complaining about the price of parts these days. Just bought a new set of crawler tracks and rollers for $75
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Only 8.5mm since February here. On one hand feel like we missed out compared to rest of WA, but on the other I feel blessed to have just enough to get a few canola out of the ground. Farming systems have come a long way. 3mm go a long way to help their roots into the subsoil
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Went for a fox hunt tonight. Established that there is a pretty high level of food for them in the paddocks. Like I was astounded to see the mice numbers.
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This little fella has taken out about 10-15 little canola cotyledons, but also consumed a baited what seed before he/she took more
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Regional fuel distribution trucks can’t deliver fuel because they can’t access fuel at port. I’m not saying we have a supply problem, but it kind of feels like a supply problem.
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Fuel crisis? Never heard of her. #ausag #auspol
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Diesel update. Anxiety is setting in as we head into seeding. Our main supplier has delays. About to pull up deep ripping which will likely mean sending staff on unpaid leave. Filling contractors trucks delivering fert as they can’t source from normal depots between us an port
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Growers often ask if SnailCam could map mouse burrows in paddocks. I ran some tests, and the results look promising. The system can detect burrow openings and map them across the paddock. This could enable variable-rate mouse baiting instead of blanket spreading.
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CBH Diesel - Established 2028. Commencement of tanks 2027.
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Did somebody say pub dinner?
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Since it’s Christmas time, let’s revisit Trump’s generous gift to Charlie Sheen.

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Have watched 10 minutes of Winter Olympics and Australia won gold. It’s always like this right? Canada not happy #Olympics2026
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IBC challenge
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