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Western Australia | I farm in the Central Wheatbelt of Western Australia 280km east of Perth . 300mm average rainfall of which 200mm is the average winter or growing season rainfall. We have a fairly short season May to September. 10 year average for wheat is 1.2 t/ha and 1.7 t/ha for barley. Not great by your standards but our returns can be very good, we just have survive the bad years were yields can be less than half of our average.
I also pull a UAN liquid cart behind the bar with rates between 20 - 40 l/ha depending on soil type, occasionaly
I will top up with more UAN if we have a wet period and crops look hungry. We have to be very carefull not to cook our crops, hence the saying thick in July then sick in September when they run out of water.
The Agcostar is an 8425 and it has been a reliable workhorse , no frills , solid engine and drivetrain. Can be a bit light on back end when conditions get tight. With 49 hydraulic tines it feels every one of them. I am really about 40 hp short. I hope that explains the environment that I farm in as we can all learn from each other.
My farm size is 6400 acres of which I crop 5700 acres with the remainder chemical fallow or used for grazing sheep.
Edited by Proby8270 12/30/2016 06:55
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