Cross Slot Conference 2015

#crossslot #epag Almost 2 months since the 2015 Cross Slot Farm Tour and I haven't 'flogged my blog' with the photos from the tour on Eyre Peninsula.

It was an interesting, informative event and hubby and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting everyone, thanks for visiting this part of the world Cross Slot owners. We'll see you in the UK next year with any luck!

Modra Seeds, Ungarra

 

Lunch at local Clubs - this one is the Ungarra Sports Club

 

At our place, Garry talking about our liquid setup

Tuna Steak cook off at the Boston Bay Winery, Port Lincoln

Visiting Bruce Morgan, Board member of SANTFA

Scott & Cassie Siviour's place at Wangary

Farewell Dinner at Port Lincoln Hotel, Me with John Baker

The Kiwi's love the Karaoke!!!

Spreading

Once the Canola is sown, we set about spreading snail bait to try and keep on top of the little critters.

It's a pretty basic operation, pour the snail bait pellets into the little spreader bucket and drive around. It spins and spreads them out over the ground.

 

Hopefully the little buggers come across a pellet of bait and eat it. Apparently they are not exactly attracted to the bait, they just randomly come across it and chew!

 

 

Little green pellets are snail bait 

Soil Throw with Cross Slot

Canola going in a couple of weeks ago

People often ask about Soil Throw with the Cross Slot.

 

Barley looks good

Our 1st year with a @crossslot seeder bar and we're happy with the result so far.
Its been a crappy season though with flooding in June/July and only 14.5mm over Aug/Sept & about 3mm in late Oct.

 

The Barley still has some greenery to it at this late stage. 

 

 

 

Barley looks quite heavy so fingers crossed it will yield well. 

 

We will finish windrowing our Canola tomorrow. Unfortunately the Canola is not very exciting this year with our odd seasonal factors and the possible presence of Beet Western Yellow Virus. So we are counting on the Barley to bring home the bacon! 

 

We didn't grow Wheat this year due to a Copper deficiency in our soil, but will have another go at it next year. Especially now that we have implemented our liquid trace elements system.

  

Cross Slot v Tyne

Wheat pulled from a Cross Slot crop compared to a Tyne crop

 

 Same soil type, 100m from each other

 

   4 years of Cross Slot                Tyne Wheat crop

           Wheat on Canola stubble             Wheat on Lupin stubble

 

   Tyne Wheat                                            Cross Slot Wheat

 

 

 

Photos courtesy of Scott Siviour, Wangary