NSW to Qld to NSW

We went back to Queensland for a bit.....to see the farm green and lush when most of Queensland is still in drought was lovely. It just shows that regenerative farming pays off. We have plenty of feed and even though we thought we had plenty of stock, we have in fact been quite lightly stocked! We're in a very good position going into our dry period, but a little more rain soon would cap it off! 

When we left our rental in NSW, we encountered a few issues with the Landlords - number one being that they are total tossers! Anyway, we are very lucky that we discovered the rental advocacy to help us out. The only problem being that we have to remain living in NSW until it's sorted, which could take up to 6 months, going through the bond court. Luckily we have good friends who have a granny flat and we can take the opportunity to travel round a little, using this as a base.

I have a few ideas for posts up my sleeve with regards to the farm and some of the regen ag activities we do or would like to do, so hopefully I'll get to that over the coming months. 

Moving cattle to another paddock. I was in the lead, Kim on another quad behind and Chloe on the horse with her dogs, doing most of the work!

Fixing up the fence - there's been a few odd jobs to do.

So much grass - This is green panic on a pretty ordinary bit of ground. You won't get grass like this unless you remove cattle and let the country rest. The most fertile soil is under trees, but people think you can't grow grass and trees! When cattle are set stocked (leaving them in the same paddock all the time), they keep the soil under trees denuded, because it tastes the best. Allow rest and grass grows, and yet, too many graziers kill the tree thinking that will solve the problem.

We put a contour in quite a few years ago - we would do it differently now, but this was mainly designed to help run water into a dam, so it's not really a contour, but a drain. It's working like a swale though, as it holds the water up and lets it soak through to the other side - good grass on both sides.

Another paddock with plenty of grass - this is looking out the car window.

Seedlings that I've planted as soon as we came back - for planting in Chloe's garden.