We have a new Windrower this year.
The windrower cuts the Canola and lays it neatly in rows for it to dry out before it is harvested. Some states and countries call this exercise 'swathing' but here in SA we call it windrowing.
We cut the Canola a few weeks ago and then left it to dry out
Looking back behind the windrower
Paddock in front of our house
Auto steer computer with all the fingerprints on the touch screen
The little black 'fingers' position the Canola into the cutter bar, its cut and then is propelled by conveyor belts into a neat row underneath the windrowing tractor
Neat and tidy
Left to dry in the rows. The Canola are little black seeds inside the skinny bean looking pods.
Dry pod with Canola seeds inside
This farm blog is about our family life on a dryland broad acre farm. I hope by writing about our life, friends, relatives and others will gain a greater knowledge of rural life, where their food comes from and the struggle of small rural communities to maintain their facilities and quality of life. For those in South Australia, help for farm safety and compliance matters can be found at www.broadacrefarmsafety.com
Sunday, 3 November 2013
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