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@ipaddockapps Is why Ag is so much fun, decisions decisions and glorious uncertainty

@originalstinger I bought a mbp yesterday for cooch on a new block, its a 2 edged thing. Save on N but I worry using fuel plowing now that we might need to sow the crop

So in the edge case that urea doesn't land in Au this year: Brainstorming strategies to reduce N requirement &/or increase yield under constrained N. Is it a year to burn stubbles? Tillage (with what fuel!) ? What else?

@CasFarmerCD @andrew_thaler @logue_phil Spot on with the fish and chip smell, reckon my lunch box wouldn’t last the morning with that sort of aroma.

@andrew_thaler @originalstinger @logue_phil Yeah, old inline injector pumps with a fuel oil heater, start and stop on diesel. Very easy to do, smells like a fish and chip shop. You can also just blend straight canola oil with diesel.

If you crushed 500 tonnes canola to get around 200,000L oil then farms could become fuel self efficient, ingredients oil methanol and caustic soda and you have biodiesel. @logue_phil and some glycerine by product

@Oscarthefarmer @kfoster_DPIRD @logue_phil Was an example if the shipping was shut down/interrupted for a longer period of time the lengths the industry would have to go to in order to continue to operate. Attached photo is from Grandad and Great Uncle Charlie Bee’s farm in 46 at Babakin - gas producer on the tractor

@Oscarthefarmer @kfoster_DPIRD @logue_phil Spot on, the reason diesel is imported is because it is cheaper. Maybe not at current prices right now though.

@RTuncks @logue_phil Can you run a team of 500 to pull the 60 foot DBS bar?

@originalstinger @logue_phil Yeah no! horses give a better return on energy in, energy out they only use 1/3 of the area for their "fuel" requirements. Giggy up!

@bentags @ipaddockapps Nitrogen in the burnt residue would be lost to the atmosphere but a change in the C:N ratio would reduce tie up of nutrients requred to break said residue down, but a fair bit of the ‘residue’ is root material which if it is not legume is still higher C:N

@ipaddockapps Can't remember specifics exactly, but I saw some numbers on here recently suggesting that with a heavy residue, burning stubble took the early season N balance from -20kg to +20kg N. Our something like that

@HoolyMcg @logue_phil Given a lot of aussie canola is made into biodiesel in Europe anyway…

@originalstinger @logue_phil What about 2.1mmt of WA canola …

@HoolyMcg @logue_phil We could probably cover agriculture needs but when i asked AI about volumes we would only be able to cover 20 odd percent of total diesel consumption in Oz when you take in transport and mining and cars etc

@Tucsy438 Have been experimenting with biofuel for a few years now, can get a bit over 92% ethanol which can run a car in the event of an apocalypse- or drown my sorrows if there is no fuel….

@originalstinger I’ll take some of the value added products from that bag

Taking offers, no low balls

@bouta_nt @darryn_browne @AdamCoffeyNT Probably get a bit tough if overcooked, keep it a bit medium rare and maybe hang to dry age in the coolroom for a bit first would be my thought.

@originalstinger @darryn_browne @AdamCoffeyNT Got plenty

Gday gang Before I just shoot them and feel the wrath of my wife and daughter, has anyone had the success of trapping guinea fowl @AdamCoffeyNT

@bouta_nt @darryn_browne @AdamCoffeyNT Got a good recipe?

@darryn_browne @AdamCoffeyNT Eat them

According to the vessel tracker which I use, this is a comparison of the volume of diesel imported in the first quarter to last year. 18% higher than last year.

@WheatWatcher @Meat_Watcher Correlation and causation? Global financial crisis and covid cause supply interruptions driving price higher. Not to say the same might not also happen but is it technically energy prices driving or supply demand interactions?

Glyphosate - also a future issue? The production of glyphosate and it's inputs is highly energy intensive. These charts show pricing comparisons against coal/gas.

Below are two graphs looking at the change in lime requirement with soil texture, nitrogen application and grain removal in a 325-450 mm rainfall environment. Further information can be found here – Estimating maintenance lime rates: soilqualityknowledgebase.org.au/resources/esti…

@tofar1 @darjeelingfarm @bouta_nt @PORTABLEAIRSYD Plenty of shed jobs to do

@tofar1 @darjeelingfarm @bouta_nt @PORTABLEAIRSYD How are you enjoying the nice cool change today?

Beautiful weather today at Trigg beach. Got a walk in before 6, then a surf and now back again. This is what a perfect holiday should be

@Tedthekelpie @CR9090JK @HoolyMcg And do we know how canadian tax addresses depreciation of machinery? Might affect the outcome as well

@originalstinger @CR9090JK @HoolyMcg It seems to me that the guy buying it pre depreciated with ~200hrs on it is the winner. I’d like someone to show me otherwise though

Preowned CR11 getting checked over before if gets delivered to its new farm. #yellowcombines