November 26, 2025 • 6 mins
Peter Gardyne looks at the evolution of farm machinery and technology.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
This interview brought to you by agriss In to South
Branches in Launville. Gore, Cromwell, Milton and Ranfilly dropped by
your local agriss In to South Branch today.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Peter Garde and Farms and Natdale and joins us once
again on the Muster Pete houseggs.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Yeah, good, good day of farm today, so yeah, not
a bad we look around.
Speaker 4 (00:23):
Yeah, what are you up to?
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Well, I did a training day for the harvesters that
we use, and yeah, full credit to the team there.
They've got a whole lot of guys from overseas here
and teaching us how to drive our our heads better.
And yeah, have been really impressed over the last couple
of years at the support that they've given us around
driver optimization and training. And my head is a secondhand hitter.
(00:47):
It's not the fanciest, newest one or anything like that.
But with harvesters, I think there's always so much you
can do better, has to do a better job, and yeah,
it has been really useful and I feel like we're
getting more out of our machine, which is a bit
of a win all round and currently a very expensive
part of the business having machine.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
How do you get on with technology in general, though
when you're driving a harvest it's quite a bit there.
You've got to get on the uptake to be honest.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Yeah, there is mine still. It's fifteen years old, so
it's a nice modern header, but it's not the fanciest
newest ones. And yeah, I think the technology things starting
to talk better, you know, in regards to tractors and
the likes. There was a while there. I think it
went through that awkward teenager phase where it was kind
of good and kind of not and some thing's talk
(01:36):
to other things but not there, And I think with
I think we're sort of rounding out that circle now
that most stuff coming out is pretty awesome. And yeah,
ice of Bust and all that's talking pretty well to
each other. And I think you'd be crazy to buy
modern stuff without that tech when ten years ago it
was sort of hit and missed, you know, half your
gear ahead at half it didn't And.
Speaker 4 (01:56):
Yeah, well, let's be honest.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
The tractors from a few quite a few years ago,
it was a sixteen mil spanner and I can to
see us see maybe some blinded twain and you're away laughing.
Speaker 4 (02:05):
These days, they hook it into a computer to fix it.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
Oh, you did right. And the other thing around that,
I mean, my oldest boy is coming of an age
where he's not far away from learning how to drive
a tractor. And there aren't those basic, boring jobs that
there was when I was at age. So it's going
to be around what do we put them on first
to keep things safe and keep them learning, but not
not put them out of their depth. Because when I learned,
(02:31):
you just had a three minute pair of hair behind
one hundred and fifteen horse power tractor and there was
no ceedar on that pair of hair or anything like that,
and it was all pretty basic. And you a do
we three meter roller? And yeah, everything's just so much
bigger and more expensive because we've sort of got to
make it all pay. And yeah, I think, how do
we get those young guys and girls into a job
(02:51):
like that that's you know, doable for them, you know,
to get them started in that side of things is
a bit of a challenge.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
When you look at the situation on farm at the moment, Pete,
how's the competer this time last year?
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Would you say, yeah, we're taking over pretty good At
the moment your ear in November, which in October sorry,
which helped. Then we probably took us around clients down south.
We only got half the rainfall that they got in
September and October. I wasn't actually a weak it was
on the rainfall front down there, we're actually I'm looking
(03:22):
for rain. At home. We are losing a little bit
of production to the dry but that's pretty standard for
us at home there, so not too bad. We are
finding a cobbolt or at B twelve levels in our
lambs is below where I'd want it to be. Their
room levels and their lambs are really good, but we
are needing that B twelve, which is frustrating. In the
(03:43):
last couple of years we've been struggling on that front.
So I think we're going to go to jabbing at
tailing as well as the cold bolt on the ground. Yeah,
so that's sort of that front. The swedes are going
in the ground at the moment. Everything else is sort
of up and looking up too bad, but just yeah,
to keep these little bits of rain coming through. So
I think we're only setting them on about twenty smells
(04:04):
of rain for November at home.
Speaker 4 (04:06):
Have you been testing for worms when you're drenching.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
Yeah, we've had the really arrange, but they've been pretty good.
We've actually ended up drenching them more to give them
the B twelve, which really annoys me because they could
have not come through the shed and not have all
that has sort of done along acting V twelve at
tailing time, so that's frustrating. We've given up drenching on
Marma Hill and we've actually seen a lift in when weights.
(04:32):
I don't think that not drenching them has raised their
winding weights. I'm not that but I do think at
least it hasn't had a negative effect. And I do
think the least pops animals come through the yards as
long as the lot in need of something. It's definitely
a big plus from a workload in an animal wealthare
point of view.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
The schedule sounds as that it's going to remain pretty buoyant,
depending on who you speak to. I've spoken to a
couple of agents who seem pretty glass half full regarding it.
Speaker 4 (04:59):
What are you hearing.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
The reports? I hear is it's pretty positive, and allegedly
it is tied to fundamentals of the dollar and overseas markets.
When we're in Aussie in the winter, there is a
genuine shortage of animals around. I am too scared to
put the official forecast and my budget, my budget is
running a lower forecast, and that because I'm not quite
(05:22):
brave enough to put those numbers in, because the seat
farmer me just isn't quite sure if we can hold that.
But either way, it's not like it's amazing. Well we've
got for dry hogits and with dry hogits and what
we're seeing a load of cattle yesterday, So it's going
to be interesting to see what the sheet looks like
on them. And I think it's the time for all
(05:43):
the guys and girls out there that have you know,
done it pretty tough the last couple of years and
kept reinventing in their business. This is the time to
make some hay and you know, make the most of
this year, this year and the following years to come.
And I just hope everybody has makes them this financial
situation that's out to you, because they all deserve it.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Yeah, absolutely, Pete, We'll let you carry on. It's a
bit windy where you are, but go back in there
and learn a bit more about GPUs IS than the
like say.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
Yeah, no, we'll be oubscured by the end of the day,
and I'll be slightly less slightly less done by the
end of the day.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Pete Guardine, Yeah, there's a lot to be said about
the old Ford five thousands, right, You've got the sixty
Mils spinner, the five point fifty six, number eight blinder, twine,
number eight wire. Sorry but a blind to twine. It's
amazing what you can fix when you needed to. Times
have moved on, I suppose, as is the show. Kerrie
Mackenzie out of Beef and Lamb we Chat next
This interview brought to you by agriss In to South
Branches in Launville. Gore, Cromwell, Milton and Ranfilly dropped by
your local agriss In to South Branch today.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Peter Garde and Farms and Natdale and joins us once
again on the Muster Pete houseggs.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Yeah, good, good day of farm today, so yeah, not
a bad we look around.
Speaker 4 (00:23):
Yeah, what are you up to?
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Well, I did a training day for the harvesters that
we use, and yeah, full credit to the team there.
They've got a whole lot of guys from overseas here
and teaching us how to drive our our heads better.
And yeah, have been really impressed over the last couple
of years at the support that they've given us around
driver optimization and training. And my head is a secondhand hitter.
(00:47):
It's not the fanciest, newest one or anything like that.
But with harvesters, I think there's always so much you
can do better, has to do a better job, and yeah,
it has been really useful and I feel like we're
getting more out of our machine, which is a bit
of a win all round and currently a very expensive
part of the business having machine.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
How do you get on with technology in general, though
when you're driving a harvest it's quite a bit there.
You've got to get on the uptake to be honest.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Yeah, there is mine still. It's fifteen years old, so
it's a nice modern header, but it's not the fanciest
newest ones. And yeah, I think the technology things starting
to talk better, you know, in regards to tractors and
the likes. There was a while there. I think it
went through that awkward teenager phase where it was kind
of good and kind of not and some thing's talk
(01:36):
to other things but not there, And I think with
I think we're sort of rounding out that circle now
that most stuff coming out is pretty awesome. And yeah,
ice of Bust and all that's talking pretty well to
each other. And I think you'd be crazy to buy
modern stuff without that tech when ten years ago it
was sort of hit and missed, you know, half your
gear ahead at half it didn't And.
Speaker 4 (01:56):
Yeah, well, let's be honest.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
The tractors from a few quite a few years ago,
it was a sixteen mil spanner and I can to
see us see maybe some blinded twain and you're away laughing.
Speaker 4 (02:05):
These days, they hook it into a computer to fix it.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
Oh, you did right. And the other thing around that,
I mean, my oldest boy is coming of an age
where he's not far away from learning how to drive
a tractor. And there aren't those basic, boring jobs that
there was when I was at age. So it's going
to be around what do we put them on first
to keep things safe and keep them learning, but not
not put them out of their depth. Because when I learned,
(02:31):
you just had a three minute pair of hair behind
one hundred and fifteen horse power tractor and there was
no ceedar on that pair of hair or anything like that,
and it was all pretty basic. And you a do
we three meter roller? And yeah, everything's just so much
bigger and more expensive because we've sort of got to
make it all pay. And yeah, I think, how do
we get those young guys and girls into a job
(02:51):
like that that's you know, doable for them, you know,
to get them started in that side of things is
a bit of a challenge.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
When you look at the situation on farm at the moment, Pete,
how's the competer this time last year?
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Would you say, yeah, we're taking over pretty good At
the moment your ear in November, which in October sorry,
which helped. Then we probably took us around clients down south.
We only got half the rainfall that they got in
September and October. I wasn't actually a weak it was
on the rainfall front down there, we're actually I'm looking
(03:22):
for rain. At home. We are losing a little bit
of production to the dry but that's pretty standard for
us at home there, so not too bad. We are
finding a cobbolt or at B twelve levels in our
lambs is below where I'd want it to be. Their
room levels and their lambs are really good, but we
are needing that B twelve, which is frustrating. In the
(03:43):
last couple of years we've been struggling on that front.
So I think we're going to go to jabbing at
tailing as well as the cold bolt on the ground. Yeah,
so that's sort of that front. The swedes are going
in the ground at the moment. Everything else is sort
of up and looking up too bad, but just yeah,
to keep these little bits of rain coming through. So
I think we're only setting them on about twenty smells
(04:04):
of rain for November at home.
Speaker 4 (04:06):
Have you been testing for worms when you're drenching.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
Yeah, we've had the really arrange, but they've been pretty good.
We've actually ended up drenching them more to give them
the B twelve, which really annoys me because they could
have not come through the shed and not have all
that has sort of done along acting V twelve at
tailing time, so that's frustrating. We've given up drenching on
Marma Hill and we've actually seen a lift in when weights.
(04:32):
I don't think that not drenching them has raised their
winding weights. I'm not that but I do think at
least it hasn't had a negative effect. And I do
think the least pops animals come through the yards as
long as the lot in need of something. It's definitely
a big plus from a workload in an animal wealthare
point of view.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
The schedule sounds as that it's going to remain pretty buoyant,
depending on who you speak to. I've spoken to a
couple of agents who seem pretty glass half full regarding it.
Speaker 4 (04:59):
What are you hearing.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
The reports? I hear is it's pretty positive, and allegedly
it is tied to fundamentals of the dollar and overseas markets.
When we're in Aussie in the winter, there is a
genuine shortage of animals around. I am too scared to
put the official forecast and my budget, my budget is
running a lower forecast, and that because I'm not quite
(05:22):
brave enough to put those numbers in, because the seat
farmer me just isn't quite sure if we can hold that.
But either way, it's not like it's amazing. Well we've
got for dry hogits and with dry hogits and what
we're seeing a load of cattle yesterday, So it's going
to be interesting to see what the sheet looks like
on them. And I think it's the time for all
(05:43):
the guys and girls out there that have you know,
done it pretty tough the last couple of years and
kept reinventing in their business. This is the time to
make some hay and you know, make the most of
this year, this year and the following years to come.
And I just hope everybody has makes them this financial
situation that's out to you, because they all deserve it.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Yeah, absolutely, Pete, We'll let you carry on. It's a
bit windy where you are, but go back in there
and learn a bit more about GPUs IS than the
like say.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
Yeah, no, we'll be oubscured by the end of the day,
and I'll be slightly less slightly less done by the
end of the day.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Pete Guardine, Yeah, there's a lot to be said about
the old Ford five thousands, right, You've got the sixty
Mils spinner, the five point fifty six, number eight blinder, twine,
number eight wire. Sorry but a blind to twine. It's
amazing what you can fix when you needed to. Times
have moved on, I suppose, as is the show. Kerrie
Mackenzie out of Beef and Lamb we Chat next
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