No 372 - Monday's Club Notes

The “Club Notes” for Monday, the 25th of November, 2024.

By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast

Our failings with the knife

I hope you all had a great weekend. I saw a tweet on X that got me thinking about some of the skills we have lost on the Farm. This is what a Farmer from Canowindra in NSW said: "Another of my many failings as a Farmer is the lack of dexterity with the knife. I can do it, but badly, so I've relied on a Butcher mate in Orange to help me out. He's given it away, so I got Jeremy and his team in. They did a great job and highly recommend them". (Read the full tweet below in the "Sheep and Wool" section below). He got the mobile Butcher in to do something that most Farmers would have done themselves a generation or two ago. I know growing up on the Farm I remember the old man killing and cutting up the Sheep for the Deep Freeze. I helped out, but I didn't adopt those skills to the point where I could do it myself. During my generation was the time when we outsourced the "Sheep killing" thing. How many of these skills have we lost, and at what point do we outsource these things? I am going to answer my own question here and say it's a combination of not having enough time and also the lack of skills to do a competent job. Milking the Cow is another one we have retired from. There's a bit of, I'm not very good at this, and I'm not going to embarrass myself by doing it situation. It's not a bad thing; someone else has filled the void. It's much more convenient, and they do a way better job. What are some of the skills that have been lost on your Farm? Reply to [email protected] or 0427 011 900

15-slab or wine equivalent draw

Get yourself liquid for Christmas. Our next competition is our 15-slab or wine equivalent draw. 1st prize is 10 slabs or wine equivalent. 2nd prize is 5 slabs or wine equivalent. The total value of the draw is around $1000. You walk into your local bottle shop, select your poison of choice, and we pay the bill. The draw is for any paid subscriber who is currently signed up or signs up before 3 pm EDST on Friday, the 6th of December. For further info, contact Dwain at [email protected] or 0427 011 900.

What’s in the paid section today:

Story 2 - A bit of scenario playing about the decimation of the WA Sheep Flock and the ongoing effects of that…….

Story 3 - Gina Reinhart says the federal opposition has to have hit hard policies leading into the next election. We unpack that…..

Number of articles and images - It’s been an action-packed weekend in the Ag space. In a bumper edition, we have 73 snippets of information and news, including 21 funnies.

Number of Farmer replies - 3 in total. Including a snapshot of a rural social event I want to go to….

The Farmers Club - For Ag Enthusiasts

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