Can This Farm Make More Money Without Killing Anything?

I have worked all over oz on farms and have always wondered why they don't plant like the farmers on this video Tim.
Love your clips keep up the hard work we will all watch and think maybe I could?

They are doing a great job 👏✌️

As usual, Tim.
Great video always look forward to them. Could you do a re visit and see how harvest went ?

Excellent excellent excellent
I can imagine hearing so many other indoctrinated farmers poo pooing this with their closed minds, especially in WA. It may well be different in WA but without the effort we have no idea.
Love this vid ❤️👍🏼
Also, by leaving vegetation in the paddocks, would this also help prevent the possibilities of locus plague?

They started 'future' farming 30 years ago! This will be obligated in the near future by society, governments and insurance companies. Only those who inner-stand that land managers are custodians not 'owners' and that using non petro-chemical farming is the future. Compaction through larger machines + petro chemicals has killed the spongy soil biology causing floods; land does not hold the water for slow release to fill the creeks year round. We have breast milk and sperm with glyphosate!!!! The 'green revolution' of the 1970's was a petro-chemical promise (scam). Maynards need to please do field days.👍🙏

Why cant we see the crop that was grown 2 months ago?

In the old days they started with mold board ploughs behind horses, the soil seemed always to be of a better quality with lots of root growth and worms, then cam the stump jumpers and finally the chisel ploughs that did not like too much undergrowth, the soil quality seemed to reduce each year needing the addition of fertilizers and amendments just to produce a half decent crop, I personally believe that the land needs resting for extended periods if you wish to crop and perhaps a little seeding with weedy undergrowth, then back to the old ways where the over burden of grasses and weeds is worked back into the soil, as was dome with the old mold board plough. Sure you can air seed but you need that decaying matter to increase the microbes etc in the soil. A penny for your thoughts?

Great video. But people still might be confused by the demo which shows seeding into a paddock where weeds have already germinated. As he said, the actual seeding for this method to be successful occurs at the end of summer when everything is dry before the season breaks. Contrast this to Colin Seis method called pasture cropping where he sows winter crops into green summer perennials which are going into dormancy

Keep in mind however that the soilkee machine which uses tillage to sow plant diversity into existing green pasture has the world record for carbon sequestration. So let’s not misunderstand the pros and cons of tillage.

This bloke is a bloody genius!

Not so much related to this video Tim but all your videos. I dont come from a farming background and never even stepped foot on one till i was 17 but instantly feel in love with it. I worked my ass off in Perth till i could afford some land and got 450 acres just out of Perth WA when i turned 30. Iv always had the place leased out with half crop and the other with cattle. I didnt even know what wire strainers were or which end of the cow was which but i desperately wanted to learn and take it over. After watching your videos for years i developed the confidence to start doing more, from replacing fence lines, adding in electric fencing, learning how my cattle yards work and so much more. This year i started small but brought my own Hereford cows with x Angus calves. Now im planning to put in a small amount hay for next years feed instead of buying it if i can get a few more bits of gear and a bit more information on what variant to use/if any spraying is required/ where to buy it from etc. Just wanted to say thank you and let you know your videos have made a huge difference in my life 👍

I have been watching this show for a couple of months now, and it is quite the contrast with another channel that I watch. The other channel is all about spraying, and for some crops, repeated spraying of pesticides (cotton had to be the worst) and then applying liquid nitrogen down into the soil before finally planting the seed. This is all about a lot of big machinery, making multiple passes over the field before finally sowing a crop. This method also kills much of the soil biology. The input costs are very significant, especially if the crop struggles during a bad year.
I have also noticed just how vast the paddocks are and how few trees there are. Trees do amazing things like taking in carbon from the air, which, when combined with photosynthesis, produces oxygen for humans and animals to breathe.
I don't know how aware of solar panels you may be, but one of the interesting features is being able to run sheep or cattle beneath them to keep the grsss down and save on mowing. A side benefit is that the sheep or cattle grow faster and with less stress because they are able to shelter from the mid day Sun and the rain and wind. Perhaps it is time to reconsider the idead of completely "land clearing to produce farm land?"
We have gotten so used to applying quick, but expensive solutions to field problems. That method only makes the heads of large agribusinesses even richer. That has to stop!
Mark from Melbourne, Australia

Who made the seeder ?

good to see real farming, good work boys , it would be good to see a small bio tea dripper on the back of the unit ,

Finally, a really good video worth sharing far and wide. Vegan superiority here we come, given some more improvement of course. Soon there won't be any bs excuses

How clean is the sample?

Some very common sense “clever” thinking going on here. Just because “that’s the way we’ve always done it” doesn’t mean it’s the right way! I hope other farmers are paying careful attention to this operation. Brilliant!

Crikey no fertiliser $30 a hectare . mate this is so interesting awesome content keep it up mate and be sure to go back and check in a bit later on . I’d love to do a farm tour I’d pay for it. Why would you destroy what supports you. Great moto .thanks Tim

Phwaor! Look at those rhizosheaths 👀

Thank you

Shallow, poor detail. Makes Oz farmers look like clowns, they are not.
Maaaate, put out some gross margins, let's see some of the soil test data, plus climate data.

Angry downvote for clickbait title! What about all the livestock that they slaughter? I was expecting a video on Buddhist permaculture where animals are valued for more than just their abused carcass.

Unsustainable
Within some crops and your land will be exhausted
And you are just luck that you don't have a real weed over there yet

I was lucky enough to meet and spend some time with Bruce and Charlie Massey several years ago. They are so far ahead of their time that they are still confusing people (many years after they've proved themselves.)
Part of the issue is that agronomists don't make any money out of this...

Old school sod seeding ?? Before RR-crops appeared.

What a lazy farmer - plenty of time for off-farm jobs... love it..


?? slashing / rolling, trash prior to seeding - say there were thistle or radish weed contamination.
Even duplicating the seeding rig, and using a 250HP tractor (optional 30ft, or 60 as the fields allow..)- could still be a cheap setup...

Will it work beyond the marginal fringes??

interesting. I wonder, if ...

Very brave you are. Thanks

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We used to dry seed corn in Mexico with good results. Most locals wait for rain

Sufficient planting depth is crucial in years that get light rain before a deep soil soaking rain

What's his planting depth for wheat?

Love your videos Tim, one thing I find frustrating in every video I watch (yours are better than most) is the missing detail of how it is actually done eg a closer look at the machinery,and alittle more detail. Sowing depth, closer look at machinery so a newby or total amateur can get a clue where to start. Just maybe I can modifiy my machinery, just getting the detail is hard. I am attempting to travel this path on a small scale but the miriad of information with lack of actual hands on detail is very frustrating. Keep up the great videos.

Thanks Tim, watching from Ireland. Another very interesting video. It would be great to see a follow-up. Hopefully more will follow suit.

Another wonderful story that demonstrates the benefits of thinking outside the chemical box.

Any problems with birds getting to the seed before it germinates?

Great video Tim, and you are making a mockery of the Greenies rants that Australian farmers are destroying the land. Well done Liam & Bruce. Cheers

Hopefully more farmer will be gardeners in the future

The only problem with growing 1 to 2 tonne crops is that millions of people are going to starve if everyone was doing it

awesome!!!

These methods work in some situation but the truth is that there are plenty of invasive species that effect farmers and ranchers. If they are not controlled it effects quality and efficiency. Many of these invasive species pop up on our ranch usually due to locals planting non native plants in their yard because they are pretty. I dont advocate for excessive herbicide but in some cases it is necessary. Many of these videos and ideas are more idealistic then practical.

Hi Tim, what is the brand of the machine and the model and also what model of GPS that wasn't effected, thanks for taking the time to produce your shows

I like it!.
We obviously have very different climate and markets here in East Central Minnesota.

But it's still the same story. Do it the industrial way and all you are is cheap labor for corporations to make money.

Or you can actually be dare. I say the term real farmer and grow actual food on your farm to sell to your neighborhood and do it in a manner that improves the soil. It improves the quality of their life because they're eating healthier food.

That would be great if everyone did this. My wheat might be worth something then. Just think if we cut the world production by 75 percent.

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They should talk to Biohub about adding biology to the soil.

Watching this after watching the _____show of run of the mill chemical destruction of naturally growing entities at an extended family farm tells me there is still functioning awakened souls wearing human bodies. This is amazing.

I loved everything about this, but one question was missing - is the final harvest contaminated with weed seeds?

I do this in the uk. I thought i was the only one 😂😂 good to see guys

Would this be called naturally organic? Great work.

Why don't you show the crop when it is nearing harvest time. What about weed contamination in the grain sample.