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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Put us now on the show.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
We've got Ben Duley, Windham farmer and a bit of
a what are your social media as well?
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Has it been?
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (00:09):
I wouldn't go as far as to say, Guru, well,
I spend a bit of time on there, but yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
I mean, what's that thing in your world?
Speaker 2 (00:16):
On the farm obviously, I guess the one topic on
people's lips are still the storm.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
How'd you feel through that?
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Yeah? We were. We were pretty good and riches speed.
Looking around at some of the damage, a lot of
other people have got around the place, yep, a lot
of branches down, a few trees down, a couple of
fences to fix, but going a bit of clear, lot
off the roof and the yards. But yeah, other than that,
we got off. We got off pretty lot. But bi
roky Shoe was a gust. We were hailing some pet
(00:42):
lambs up in the hayshie and we're given up because
we couldn't keep the oro and lit see the rain coming,
but we couldn't see the wind coming. And yeah, yeah
it came in a bit three seconds later. The year
it was full of timber and dust. Couldn't believe the
dust that came out from under the trees. But yeah,
just the way it was, it was.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Kind of like a seating storm that I saw hit
and gore it was, but it was just rain.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Yeah, it was quite.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
Angry, to be fair, picked up picked up everything, didn't they.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
It was amazing and in a bad way.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
But I look at you know, I've said this last
week too, but where we are it's not bad. But
I've sort of been venturing further out over the weekend,
but down towards the cargo when just thinking of the
main rays.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
But there's a lot of debris down in places.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
Yeah, there's a lot of a lot of massive, big
old trees down there. I certainly stood the test of
time before. But then they do keep even taller too,
don't they.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
They do.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Yeah, But yeah, there's a lot of damage to buildings
around as well. One of the main here, and there's
a couple of sheds have lost their roofs, and yeah,
there's a few houses around there are damaged and wall
sheds and everything else. So there's going to be a
few work turning up from it. Yeah, there's not much
we can do about the way there is there.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
And as the grandstand still standing at the race course,
like I think the roof went, didn't it.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
Yeah, still standing, but the roof is or most of
the roof is gone. Yeah, so I'm not sure what
they'll do there.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
It's sad to see those old structures like that, doesn't it.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
It is it really is.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
What has got hitting on farm.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Yeah, we're yeah, sort of struggling a bit at the moment.
We had a I don't mean to get tailing done
pretty early in October, and I wasn't real keen to go,
but we looked at the forecast for the week after
that and decided, no, we might take that opportunity. Yep,
just meant there was a few ambs at six or
seven days getting tailed. But there's a week for you
out there that hadn't made that up real well. But
most things are pretty good in that respect. But yeah,
(02:22):
if we hadn't got it done, I think we're just
a bit of doing it today, which is getting a
bit late. But yeah, covers are real tight. We put
a bit of your ear over a bit a third
of the farm or three or four three days ago,
which was yeah, just put the ball, decided she's time
to do it. So a little bit over a lot
method and yeah, looking forward to this next week of
(02:44):
heat or ten days.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Of surely, yeah, surely you're going to get something out
of us to get things growing. And it seems to
be one of those hand to mouth seasons. It turns
up and then it's gone pretty quick too. And just
the nature of what this spring's being, isn't it.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
Yeah, absolutely nice. She's been a challenging one. I don't
think we'll have any quality controller she's come waning.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
Though, No, I don't think you will allow.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Of course, the later things do grow, the higher chance
things turning to seed and places to isn't it.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
Yeah, And there is a risk and that's what I
thought when I was putting your ear on. I'll do
fifty kgs over twice the yerea and that should be
a bit easier to keep on top of them doing
one hundred and a few areas and just losing it.
So but it's it's just one thing that's going to happen.
It's going to go to seed, and we've just got
to work with it. There's no point trying to stop
it because yeah, it's going to happen.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
So yeah, that's right, And as long as it whether
stays good and plays the game. Yeah, a little bit
poorer quality, but feed as better than nothing.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Yeah, and we just don't know what's going to happen
over summer, So any feed we can have on hand,
Like I'm guessing there's not many sheep guys anywhere that
have even thought about where they're locking up any bailage
or hate or anything net or silid. So we've got
options if it does go. But yeah, it's got a
it's got a few ways to go before we start
worrying about it get out of control.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Well, looking at northern South and just the other day
I was up there on saiday, only a couple of
farms have actually started mowing to make silod too, which
is a lot later than the norm from what we
would have been even five years ago.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Yeah, well I had a snipcheit gave me you're a
winder the other day that h three years ago we
made I think about three hundred and fifty dollars of
bayleage on the twenty eighth or ninth of October. And yeah,
this year we haven't even gone anything locked up here?
Scare it yep, Yeah, yeah, it said south And here's
a habit of I won't say that's saying that one
(04:33):
Dan's wine stain rabbage up. But we always get a
good burst somewhere, so if we haven't had it early,
we might just get it a bit later.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Yeah, I think we're reasibly reliable. It just alters when
it comes.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
I'll just knock on somebody here spinning in a woodshead. So yeah,
recovery basis.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
There same, Hey excuse me, and currently you're it a
working beat. You've got the school Pete day tomorrow?
Speaker 3 (04:59):
Yeah, yeah, would and wouldn't. I think it's the lower materia.
Actually want to meeting dow Tutor Rail, a few others
pick there tomorrow, so you just got off. There's actually
a heap of people who turned up, so I've got
time to duck away and do this. But just getting
the show grounds tided up a little bit and get
set up for tomorrow and then makes tomorrow an a
bit easier. So yeah, it should be a good day.
I think the kids will still enjoy it. And yeah,
hey it's a day off school for them tour, isn't it.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
So it is.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
I always love that.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
And they get the show off the peak dog or
a lamb or a car for something, which is what
it's all about, isn't it.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Absolutely, And there's a lot a lot of kids these
days doing the other entries to the baking and the
sand sources and whatever else they do, which is quite
cool to see. So she's not just about the pets,
but mainly.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
That's rarely area. If it's with kidding the how's that?
Speaker 3 (05:44):
We absolutely?
Speaker 1 (05:46):
Yeah, all right mate, Hey we might leave that there.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
I'll yeah, we'll just tidy up and you'll be back
in touch with you and the next time around.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
No sounds good man, we'll catch l on. Thanks, that's up.
Put us now on the show.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
We've got Ben Duley, Windham farmer and a bit of
a what are your social media as well?
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Has it been?
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (00:09):
I wouldn't go as far as to say, Guru, well,
I spend a bit of time on there, but yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
I mean, what's that thing in your world?
Speaker 2 (00:16):
On the farm obviously, I guess the one topic on
people's lips are still the storm.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
How'd you feel through that?
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Yeah? We were. We were pretty good and riches speed.
Looking around at some of the damage, a lot of
other people have got around the place, yep, a lot
of branches down, a few trees down, a couple of
fences to fix, but going a bit of clear, lot
off the roof and the yards. But yeah, other than that,
we got off. We got off pretty lot. But bi
roky Shoe was a gust. We were hailing some pet
(00:42):
lambs up in the hayshie and we're given up because
we couldn't keep the oro and lit see the rain coming,
but we couldn't see the wind coming. And yeah, yeah
it came in a bit three seconds later. The year
it was full of timber and dust. Couldn't believe the
dust that came out from under the trees. But yeah,
just the way it was, it was.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Kind of like a seating storm that I saw hit
and gore it was, but it was just rain.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Yeah, it was quite.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
Angry, to be fair, picked up picked up everything, didn't they.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
It was amazing and in a bad way.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
But I look at you know, I've said this last
week too, but where we are it's not bad. But
I've sort of been venturing further out over the weekend,
but down towards the cargo when just thinking of the
main rays.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
But there's a lot of debris down in places.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
Yeah, there's a lot of a lot of massive, big
old trees down there. I certainly stood the test of
time before. But then they do keep even taller too,
don't they.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
They do.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Yeah, But yeah, there's a lot of damage to buildings
around as well. One of the main here, and there's
a couple of sheds have lost their roofs, and yeah,
there's a few houses around there are damaged and wall
sheds and everything else. So there's going to be a
few work turning up from it. Yeah, there's not much
we can do about the way there is there.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
And as the grandstand still standing at the race course,
like I think the roof went, didn't it.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
Yeah, still standing, but the roof is or most of
the roof is gone. Yeah, so I'm not sure what
they'll do there.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
It's sad to see those old structures like that, doesn't it.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
It is it really is.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
What has got hitting on farm.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Yeah, we're yeah, sort of struggling a bit at the moment.
We had a I don't mean to get tailing done
pretty early in October, and I wasn't real keen to go,
but we looked at the forecast for the week after
that and decided, no, we might take that opportunity. Yep,
just meant there was a few ambs at six or
seven days getting tailed. But there's a week for you
out there that hadn't made that up real well. But
most things are pretty good in that respect. But yeah,
(02:22):
if we hadn't got it done, I think we're just
a bit of doing it today, which is getting a
bit late. But yeah, covers are real tight. We put
a bit of your ear over a bit a third
of the farm or three or four three days ago,
which was yeah, just put the ball, decided she's time
to do it. So a little bit over a lot
method and yeah, looking forward to this next week of
(02:44):
heat or ten days.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Of surely, yeah, surely you're going to get something out
of us to get things growing. And it seems to
be one of those hand to mouth seasons. It turns
up and then it's gone pretty quick too. And just
the nature of what this spring's being, isn't it.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
Yeah, absolutely nice. She's been a challenging one. I don't
think we'll have any quality controller she's come waning.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
Though, No, I don't think you will allow.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Of course, the later things do grow, the higher chance
things turning to seed and places to isn't it.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
Yeah, And there is a risk and that's what I
thought when I was putting your ear on. I'll do
fifty kgs over twice the yerea and that should be
a bit easier to keep on top of them doing
one hundred and a few areas and just losing it.
So but it's it's just one thing that's going to happen.
It's going to go to seed, and we've just got
to work with it. There's no point trying to stop
it because yeah, it's going to happen.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
So yeah, that's right, And as long as it whether
stays good and plays the game. Yeah, a little bit
poorer quality, but feed as better than nothing.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Yeah, and we just don't know what's going to happen
over summer, So any feed we can have on hand,
Like I'm guessing there's not many sheep guys anywhere that
have even thought about where they're locking up any bailage
or hate or anything net or silid. So we've got
options if it does go. But yeah, it's got a
it's got a few ways to go before we start
worrying about it get out of control.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Well, looking at northern South and just the other day
I was up there on saiday, only a couple of
farms have actually started mowing to make silod too, which
is a lot later than the norm from what we
would have been even five years ago.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Yeah, well I had a snipcheit gave me you're a
winder the other day that h three years ago we
made I think about three hundred and fifty dollars of
bayleage on the twenty eighth or ninth of October. And yeah,
this year we haven't even gone anything locked up here?
Scare it yep, Yeah, yeah, it said south And here's
a habit of I won't say that's saying that one
(04:33):
Dan's wine stain rabbage up. But we always get a
good burst somewhere, so if we haven't had it early,
we might just get it a bit later.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Yeah, I think we're reasibly reliable. It just alters when
it comes.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
I'll just knock on somebody here spinning in a woodshead. So yeah,
recovery basis.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
There same, Hey excuse me, and currently you're it a
working beat. You've got the school Pete day tomorrow?
Speaker 3 (04:59):
Yeah, yeah, would and wouldn't. I think it's the lower materia.
Actually want to meeting dow Tutor Rail, a few others
pick there tomorrow, so you just got off. There's actually
a heap of people who turned up, so I've got
time to duck away and do this. But just getting
the show grounds tided up a little bit and get
set up for tomorrow and then makes tomorrow an a
bit easier. So yeah, it should be a good day.
I think the kids will still enjoy it. And yeah,
hey it's a day off school for them tour, isn't it.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
So it is.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
I always love that.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
And they get the show off the peak dog or
a lamb or a car for something, which is what
it's all about, isn't it.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Absolutely, And there's a lot a lot of kids these
days doing the other entries to the baking and the
sand sources and whatever else they do, which is quite
cool to see. So she's not just about the pets,
but mainly.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
That's rarely area. If it's with kidding the how's that?
Speaker 3 (05:44):
We absolutely?
Speaker 1 (05:46):
Yeah, all right mate, Hey we might leave that there.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
I'll yeah, we'll just tidy up and you'll be back
in touch with you and the next time around.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
No sounds good man, we'll catch l on. Thanks, that's up.
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