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PICTURE PERFECT: Natimuk farmer Carl Sudholz in his lentil crop overlooking picturesque Mt Arapiles. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
‘Dream run’ W
BY SARAH MATTHEWS
immera-Mallee farmers are looking forward to reaping the rewards of a favourable cropping season thanks to timely ‘money making’ rain throughout spring.
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Farmers got off to a reasonably early start this season and although winter frosts might have slowed growth, timely spring rain has many of the region’s farmers anticipating a bumper harvest. While growing conditions usually differ considerably north, south, east and west of Horsham, farmers in all directions are smiling. Campbell Ellifson, who farms at Laharum, believes this season is ‘up there’ among the better ones he has experienced on his property.
He said a dry winter and wet spring had provided a ‘dream run’. “Rain events during spring might cause a few issues, but that’s a good problem to have,” he said. “I don’t think you’ll find any angry farmers around.” Mr Ellifson said Laharum farmers had enjoyed a ‘very good run’ for the past 10 to 20 years. “It’s a normal season for us, really,” he said. “Commodity prices are good, interest rates are going down – you can’t get any better.” Murtoa farmer John Delahunty said a ‘nice, cool finish’ would help the region’s growers reap rewards this harvest. “It looks a picture at the moment. It’s as good a year as last year, potentially,” he said.
“Everything is still so green at the moment, but it will turn soon enough. “We were very lucky to get the rain at the right time of the year, because it was such a dry June and July as well. “Most of the district looks fantastic. “Even up in NSW it looks like they’re shaping up to have a really good year – all of the east coast really, which is great. “Everyone’s itching to get into harvest here, which will probably be here in four or five weeks.” Natimuk’s Carl Sudholz expects to windrow his canola crop overlooking picturesque Mt Arapiles in the next two to three weeks. “After that, we will harvest from midNovember onwards,” he said. Continued page 6
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