April 1, 2026 • 8 mins
Peter Gardyne says fuel issues at the moment are just another curve ball which farmers will learn to negate over the next few months.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
I welcome back to the muster Pedagadine Farms over nat
Dale Way. He's got a couple of properties that he
operates and he's out on the field this afternoon. So
you hear a bit of background noise. You know exactly
what I'm talking about. Get a pete there, you going there?
Speaker 2 (00:22):
They're not bad. It sounds as I was going to
the Gannals of Savey. Oh.
Speaker 3 (00:26):
Yes's not too bad. It's we've bitlessed what it was
earlier in the week. But it's one of those days
that it's warm enough to wish. What's the first thing
this morning? It's a beautiful sunny day. Round up two
years on the Tussic this morning and then going to
be sitting on a truck later this afternoon for the harvesting.
So yeah, to me, that's a pretty good day in
my dock.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
I think today's almost been like a spring day. It's
been surreal. It's been warm. Since it's been warm since
the early hours.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
It's been awesome. And it looks like we're going to
get in northwest to pack up a bit more. So. Yeah,
it's a cracker in that rain we had sort of
last week or so, it's been amazing. It was very,
very welcome and it's gonna get us back on track again,
which is nice.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
So how dry were you getting there exactly?
Speaker 3 (01:12):
I'll been like we've been dry at that with reduced
pasture growth since the middle of November, apart from a
bliff at the end of January February when we've got
an ice drop of rain. It's been pretty hard work
the whole way through at home, but stock still seemed
to do well. We just weren't carrying much stock and
fortunately we lease some wea to land down at mcgab
(01:32):
and Pokerel, so that's been pulling its weight pretty hard.
But even Pokerel was going off the boil in the
last three weeks, which is pretty unusual for down there
because it's pretty heavy damned country down there. So it's
just it's just another season. And in my opinion, different
areas have different strengths and weaknesses, and we do very
well on the shoulders of the season and in winter,
(01:54):
but we do pay for it a we in the
middle of summer.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
So how would you rate the harvest today?
Speaker 3 (02:00):
The heart has been taken away pretty good. Actually, autumn
balley wasn't amazing, but the wheat's done pretty well. The
peas have been pretty positive. The oats that were just
into at the moment are looking pretty good. We personally
don't have any autun barley this year. Sorry spring balley,
but I think that's looking okay around the countryside. And
(02:21):
oh grassi wasn't too bad. It was a weabit burned
off on the dry spots, but no, and then we
had some hybrid vegetable seed and that was that was
positive too, But we're not actually supposed to talk too
much about that.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
Yeah, so how much have you got left to go?
Just a bit of late stuff, Yeah, just a bit
of oats.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
There's probably something to talk about we have. We're trying
some win rowing of some oats. Obviously oats, most of
there were some of our oats is the seed production,
and then the rest of it's for human production, which
is through haraways, which is pretty common for most of
the guys down this way and girls down this way.
So obviously we don't use guy for state and human
(03:01):
production crops. So there's a bit a bit of a
play late that was trying to wind row them because
some of them on the heavy country were are still
very very green. So we're probably going to start picking
them up in the next hour or two and the
verdicts out to see how that goes. But if we'd
waited for them to drive naturally, we would have been
a heck of a long time. So I think it's
(03:21):
probably the way to go in certain situations.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
As far as the diesel situation, it's not flash what
are you hearing?
Speaker 3 (03:31):
Well, from what I understand, is about a month of
diesel in the country or on the water, So that'll
get us through to the end of drilling personally, so
I think we should be okay. I think if everybody
panic buys, it's not going to help the situation. So
everyone just needs to probably just chill out a we
(03:51):
but and not cause a problem that may or may
not exist, and if it does, if it does become
a problem, well we'll just deal with it when it have.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
So you think there's a bit more being made of
this and what needs to be Ah.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
I don't know.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
I mean, I hate to say that the media needs
to have some excitement in life. And you know those
those media types Andy, you know they might create some drama,
don't they.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
It is a case of.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
Oh, there is unknown, but I think this industry is
unknown and it's just it is what it is, and
I don't know. There's so many things we can't control
in farming, and that's just part of the gig.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
A lot of people they're trying to just look, say,
four weeks ahead of where we are now, we're getting
all these different levels of diesel that are available.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
On the country.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
And make no mistake, diesel as compared to petrol, there's
a big difference in the availability around it. As you
get some more use through the gateway, Hey, what do
you do?
Speaker 2 (04:54):
What are you pushing through there? Just keep people an idea.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
It's great, it's a pair and said, we're just pushing
them in and they're getting one. I idn I think
it's called deepidy. Yeah, I've got a couple of young
ones giving me a hand and they seem to be
only using my dogs at the moment, so my dogs
listen to me more than them. But yeah, they're just
giving them along acting iodine injection because we do use
a lot of breskers on this farm, and breast is
(05:18):
sort of there's some fancy thing. I don't know the
proper name for it, but they pretty much block the
iodine absorption, So yeah, supplementing idine seems to be a
pretty good sort of an idea.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
Yeah, okay, regarding the deeds, we'll get back to that.
What are you thinking down the line though? Are you
not concerned about what winter may bring if we do
carry on with the situation in the Middle East?
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Winter usage is actually very very low on our farm,
And yeah, so we're not too stressed at this stage.
And I mean, yeah, we're going to try and keep it.
We're trying not to run our tanks too low because
their usage right now is really high. But on the
other hand, if I worry about everything, I'd probably be
in a ball and have it at home stressing out.
(06:01):
And I'm not really that interested in doing that. So
we'll just take it as it comes and whatever happens
will happen. And yeah, I know, maybe I'm a bit
too relaxed about life, but I just think that I
don't know, I don't think stressing about it's gonna help
it all. We already do things like direct drilling, which
lies our diesel use, and I don't know, we're pretty
(06:25):
resilient in the industry. We'll find a way around things.
And we got through COVID where they didn't they didn't
kill lambs for ages and that was a that was
a live of nightmare. But we'll find our way around anything.
It's all right, yeah, I think. But I just think
we'll work it out as it happens. And we're saying
(06:47):
that we will try and keep at tanks reasonably topped up.
But the problem is if you run panic boyse, it
makes a problem worse. I think we'll be okay. If
people have to walk beyond place in town, it harm
and on farm. If we have to use a bit
least jill and just prioritize their jobs, well that'll be
what it is. Deal with it when it comes.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
I think lambs away to the works, are you having
issues of space?
Speaker 3 (07:13):
Yeah, we with that. We had at least lot fotish
on Tuesday and so we were we had some lambs
still on to make the most of the feed that
was there, so we are pretty sticky for space. But
from what I can see, it's unblocking itself real fast
after easter. So I think it's just a normal Easter thing.
And if anything, potentially I might be naughty saying this.
(07:36):
Potentially their works are just using it as a bit
of an excuse to drive the prices down, which I
do not blame them for doing, because the prices have
stayed up pretty well for a long time, so it
wouldn't worry me if they push it down and weep it.
I just want to be sustainable in the long terms
the main thing, and everybody needs to make it all
on the way through.
Speaker 2 (07:56):
So you're what are you thinking for spring contracts?
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Then?
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Oh, I heard James Girl on your show the other day,
and I'm not as smart as him, so I leave
it acting up to him. And yeah, I think I
think things are still looking pretty positive A And if
they weren't, they would have shut things down more. So
I think we'll just we'll just keep taking away and
we'll take it as it comes as very much more
(08:21):
I approach.
Speaker 1 (08:23):
Hey, good on your paid until go in the background
and loving the noise, And there's nothing better on rural radio.
You enjoy the easter break catch up next time?
Speaker 3 (08:31):
Yeah, that sounds good and all the best all the
listeners out there over EASTA. And I hope you're break.
And as a cropping farmer, it's almost bad to hope
for rain to get a day off, isn't it so
we won't say that.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
Pete Guardline.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
With the hounds in the background, you're listening to the
muster up next med Board and the Beef and Lamb
slot this afternoon.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
I'm a dangerous man with some money in
Speaker 1 (08:55):
Many
I welcome back to the muster Pedagadine Farms over nat
Dale Way. He's got a couple of properties that he
operates and he's out on the field this afternoon. So
you hear a bit of background noise. You know exactly
what I'm talking about. Get a pete there, you going there?
Speaker 2 (00:22):
They're not bad. It sounds as I was going to
the Gannals of Savey. Oh.
Speaker 3 (00:26):
Yes's not too bad. It's we've bitlessed what it was
earlier in the week. But it's one of those days
that it's warm enough to wish. What's the first thing
this morning? It's a beautiful sunny day. Round up two
years on the Tussic this morning and then going to
be sitting on a truck later this afternoon for the harvesting.
So yeah, to me, that's a pretty good day in
my dock.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
I think today's almost been like a spring day. It's
been surreal. It's been warm. Since it's been warm since
the early hours.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
It's been awesome. And it looks like we're going to
get in northwest to pack up a bit more. So. Yeah,
it's a cracker in that rain we had sort of
last week or so, it's been amazing. It was very,
very welcome and it's gonna get us back on track again,
which is nice.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
So how dry were you getting there exactly?
Speaker 3 (01:12):
I'll been like we've been dry at that with reduced
pasture growth since the middle of November, apart from a
bliff at the end of January February when we've got
an ice drop of rain. It's been pretty hard work
the whole way through at home, but stock still seemed
to do well. We just weren't carrying much stock and
fortunately we lease some wea to land down at mcgab
(01:32):
and Pokerel, so that's been pulling its weight pretty hard.
But even Pokerel was going off the boil in the
last three weeks, which is pretty unusual for down there
because it's pretty heavy damned country down there. So it's
just it's just another season. And in my opinion, different
areas have different strengths and weaknesses, and we do very
well on the shoulders of the season and in winter,
(01:54):
but we do pay for it a we in the
middle of summer.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
So how would you rate the harvest today?
Speaker 3 (02:00):
The heart has been taken away pretty good. Actually, autumn
balley wasn't amazing, but the wheat's done pretty well. The
peas have been pretty positive. The oats that were just
into at the moment are looking pretty good. We personally
don't have any autun barley this year. Sorry spring balley,
but I think that's looking okay around the countryside. And
(02:21):
oh grassi wasn't too bad. It was a weabit burned
off on the dry spots, but no, and then we
had some hybrid vegetable seed and that was that was
positive too, But we're not actually supposed to talk too
much about that.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
Yeah, so how much have you got left to go?
Just a bit of late stuff, Yeah, just a bit
of oats.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
There's probably something to talk about we have. We're trying
some win rowing of some oats. Obviously oats, most of
there were some of our oats is the seed production,
and then the rest of it's for human production, which
is through haraways, which is pretty common for most of
the guys down this way and girls down this way.
So obviously we don't use guy for state and human
(03:01):
production crops. So there's a bit a bit of a
play late that was trying to wind row them because
some of them on the heavy country were are still
very very green. So we're probably going to start picking
them up in the next hour or two and the
verdicts out to see how that goes. But if we'd
waited for them to drive naturally, we would have been
a heck of a long time. So I think it's
(03:21):
probably the way to go in certain situations.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
As far as the diesel situation, it's not flash what
are you hearing?
Speaker 3 (03:31):
Well, from what I understand, is about a month of
diesel in the country or on the water, So that'll
get us through to the end of drilling personally, so
I think we should be okay. I think if everybody
panic buys, it's not going to help the situation. So
everyone just needs to probably just chill out a we
(03:51):
but and not cause a problem that may or may
not exist, and if it does, if it does become
a problem, well we'll just deal with it when it have.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
So you think there's a bit more being made of
this and what needs to be Ah.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
I don't know.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
I mean, I hate to say that the media needs
to have some excitement in life. And you know those
those media types Andy, you know they might create some drama,
don't they.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
It is a case of.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
Oh, there is unknown, but I think this industry is
unknown and it's just it is what it is, and
I don't know. There's so many things we can't control
in farming, and that's just part of the gig.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
A lot of people they're trying to just look, say,
four weeks ahead of where we are now, we're getting
all these different levels of diesel that are available.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
On the country.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
And make no mistake, diesel as compared to petrol, there's
a big difference in the availability around it. As you
get some more use through the gateway, Hey, what do
you do?
Speaker 2 (04:54):
What are you pushing through there? Just keep people an idea.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
It's great, it's a pair and said, we're just pushing
them in and they're getting one. I idn I think
it's called deepidy. Yeah, I've got a couple of young
ones giving me a hand and they seem to be
only using my dogs at the moment, so my dogs
listen to me more than them. But yeah, they're just
giving them along acting iodine injection because we do use
a lot of breskers on this farm, and breast is
(05:18):
sort of there's some fancy thing. I don't know the
proper name for it, but they pretty much block the
iodine absorption, So yeah, supplementing idine seems to be a
pretty good sort of an idea.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
Yeah, okay, regarding the deeds, we'll get back to that.
What are you thinking down the line though? Are you
not concerned about what winter may bring if we do
carry on with the situation in the Middle East?
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Winter usage is actually very very low on our farm,
And yeah, so we're not too stressed at this stage.
And I mean, yeah, we're going to try and keep it.
We're trying not to run our tanks too low because
their usage right now is really high. But on the
other hand, if I worry about everything, I'd probably be
in a ball and have it at home stressing out.
(06:01):
And I'm not really that interested in doing that. So
we'll just take it as it comes and whatever happens
will happen. And yeah, I know, maybe I'm a bit
too relaxed about life, but I just think that I
don't know, I don't think stressing about it's gonna help
it all. We already do things like direct drilling, which
lies our diesel use, and I don't know, we're pretty
(06:25):
resilient in the industry. We'll find a way around things.
And we got through COVID where they didn't they didn't
kill lambs for ages and that was a that was
a live of nightmare. But we'll find our way around anything.
It's all right, yeah, I think. But I just think
we'll work it out as it happens. And we're saying
(06:47):
that we will try and keep at tanks reasonably topped up.
But the problem is if you run panic boyse, it
makes a problem worse. I think we'll be okay. If
people have to walk beyond place in town, it harm
and on farm. If we have to use a bit
least jill and just prioritize their jobs, well that'll be
what it is. Deal with it when it comes.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
I think lambs away to the works, are you having
issues of space?
Speaker 3 (07:13):
Yeah, we with that. We had at least lot fotish
on Tuesday and so we were we had some lambs
still on to make the most of the feed that
was there, so we are pretty sticky for space. But
from what I can see, it's unblocking itself real fast
after easter. So I think it's just a normal Easter thing.
And if anything, potentially I might be naughty saying this.
(07:36):
Potentially their works are just using it as a bit
of an excuse to drive the prices down, which I
do not blame them for doing, because the prices have
stayed up pretty well for a long time, so it
wouldn't worry me if they push it down and weep it.
I just want to be sustainable in the long terms
the main thing, and everybody needs to make it all
on the way through.
Speaker 2 (07:56):
So you're what are you thinking for spring contracts?
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Then?
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Oh, I heard James Girl on your show the other day,
and I'm not as smart as him, so I leave
it acting up to him. And yeah, I think I
think things are still looking pretty positive A And if
they weren't, they would have shut things down more. So
I think we'll just we'll just keep taking away and
we'll take it as it comes as very much more
(08:21):
I approach.
Speaker 1 (08:23):
Hey, good on your paid until go in the background
and loving the noise, And there's nothing better on rural radio.
You enjoy the easter break catch up next time?
Speaker 3 (08:31):
Yeah, that sounds good and all the best all the
listeners out there over EASTA. And I hope you're break.
And as a cropping farmer, it's almost bad to hope
for rain to get a day off, isn't it so
we won't say that.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
Pete Guardline.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
With the hounds in the background, you're listening to the
muster up next med Board and the Beef and Lamb
slot this afternoon.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
I'm a dangerous man with some money in
Speaker 1 (08:55):
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