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Welcome to an unusually wet spring for 2016. The region has officially recorded its wettest June ever and the wet has just continued. What a change this has been since our last Farm magazine – in autumn, we were hanging out for rain after the summer had dried the region out. But winter was a wet one – springs have been reactivated and paddocks drenched with the water having nowhere to go on some occasions. The good news is – with the occasional warm
day the grass is growing nicely and pastures are quickly picking up, meaning good feed ahead. Local agronomist Stuart Burge gives a rundown on the state of play in this edition. Also featuring in this edition are previews of upcoming ram sales as our Merino breeders gear up for the annual round of sales. New vet to town, Zach Lederhose has given us some advice on working dogs – their diet, their care and how to help them if they start to show signs of arthritis.
There is also advice from our Local land Service veterinarians, for both sheep and cattle. There is also information on Chilean Needle Grass and advise from our local Rural Fire Services, as the grass growing now will dry out sooner rather than later, making for an interesting fire season. With interesting weather still prevailing as we go to press, the coming spring and summer seasons could bring anything - but such is the Monaro.