I am researching the problem of Grass Seed Infestation (GSI) in sheep. Was wondering how farmers usually get the initial hint that some of their sheep have GSI. Is it because sheep start rubbing, scratching, or biting their bodies more extensively? If so, is there some rubbing/scratching/biting form or patterns that implies a GSI issue and not, say, a lice problem?

Hi, we recently bought 24 acres in QLD (intro in New Members section), and have a fairly good history on the property. Unfortunately, the owners prior to us did not do any paddock maintenance as the owners previous to them had done. We now have four years worth of overgrown Rhodes grass and weeds to deal with. We have slashed the horse paddocks down but this has left a large amount of dead, dry and clumpy grass all over the place. I have also had to remove my horses from the paddock as the Rhodes grass has clumped and the stubble is like needles.

Hi. I'm new to the forum but have followed for a while. We have a farm in south gippsland vic. Our land is 37.62 hectares. We are wanting to construct a dwelling on our land so we can farm the land and manage it on a daily basis. We are under the 40 hectare minimum to be able to build 'as of right'. Our council are asking for us to prove we intend to use the land for 'Intensive Agricultural use'. We agree land under the 40 hectares should be kept for farming and encourage owners to maintain the land.

I'm looking at agisting my sheep with the neighbour, where do I go to get a contract ? Are the neighbours still liable for my sheep if they escape? Thanks for any advice.

Hi there, A thousand apologies if this question has already been covered......... if it has, I couldn't find it. Complete newby to farming - a whopping big 4 months - just loving it!!! I have 130 acres split into 16 paddocks with 16 concrete troughs, all about 1000 ltr capacity with 30 cattle moving daily between them. I am very fussy with their water and when we first moved here, each trough was a hell of a mess. I've drained, scrubbed and refilled them all several times.

Hi everyone, would like to learn more about sheep farming and would like to gain experience in sheep farming In all aspects. Have a property in the Bigga NSW area and would be pleased if someone could let me "tag along"to gain further experience and knowledge. Cheers , Adam M

This may sound like a crazy idea, but I'd like some feed back on the idea of creating Silage out of all of the green waste from my local community, golf courses, mowing companies etc. I understand the logistics of it would be tricky, and timing from when grass and green waste is cut to when it is bagged should be no more than 8 hours or less, but do you think if the logistics could be sorted is this a good idea? Could I simply use all grass clippings, or would there be issues.

hello all, am looking into buying 11 acres in kin kin queensland. looking into starting a goat hobby farm, will be buying the books on this website. roughly how many goats could I work with? also need advide on how to get the wife and kids from not wanting to keep every goat we have, cheers matt

Hi, Got an offer to invest in a farm. Is there a way I can verify: -- The person is really the owner of the farm -- The exact borders (land area) of the farm The question refers to some evidence from source other than the papers the seller presents, like some governmental database of some sort. Thanks, Danny.

Hi guys, speaking to any experience chicken farmers or free range chicken farms. Do you need to flip their wings? I know their flight height isn't high normally. But if you're running 400+ birds how do you manage this? Or is it not an issue ?