THE ASTRALGUS GROUP

We have planted the first 200 olive trees ..... which our resident rabbits found delicious! So we are treating this as an aggressive...

We never get tired of watching the sun set after a day's work......

We are in process of planning and commencing the implementation of PROJECT SWITCH. After 16 years of successful operation of 2 separate...

Also looking good ....

Looking good .......

It's a long story....over 18 months and lots of frustration, but we are now getting a new bore. In April.

Back at the farm 12 days after receiving my new hip. I had kept a fresh paddock for the cattle, so they were very happy to see me! I...

In keeping with our ongoing development of the farm, we have recently added a bit of colour to the front fence! This complements the new...

A pretty mild Autumn, with good rain, means happy (and healthy) cattle. I don't often put them into this paddock (G1 - 5), but it has...

We have planted several paddocks with Saia Oats, Express Oats and Forage Rape. As you can see from the photos below, the last 2 years of...

After a huge growth period in early Summer, we had to get stuck into the grass. Mulching and mowing. For weeks. It is now under...

We had to pull up the new bore, and replace the 4mm cabling (which was tripping electrical safety switch) with 10mm cabling. 6 hours,...

I am pleased to report that all our new calves are thriving. Great to see in the paddock.

We have leased ARDROSSAN IRVIN from Wanamara Lowlines for a few months. He seems to have settleed in very nicely.

Whoops. A fifth (very late) calf! Another red bull calf, who will be registered as ASTRALGUS RED TITAN.

Finally the paddocks have dried out enough that we can start mowing and mulching.

I recently came across a short video from three years ago. With Covid came La Nina, and we have had rain rain and more rain for nearly...

We have started using a drone to check the cattle, paddocks, fence lines and the property generally. Already it is making maintenance...