As we all know, farming isn’t just a job—it’s a way of life, filled with both incredible highs and challenging lows. Right now, many of us are dealing with the tough realities of a difficult season: dry conditions, frost damage, and endless “what ifs.” It’s a lot to carry, and when you add in the regular pressures of family, finances, and relationships, it’s no wonder that so many of us feel overwhelmed.

I’ve been right there with you. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about t…

Put Yourself in the Picture - Take Care of YOU in 2024

Righto, so we are already halfway through the first month of 2024! Some of you may have enjoyed a break over Christmas/New Years. Others (like my family and I), have been continuing to work through the ongoing farm jobs to be tackled. We had a soft finish to harvest around the New Year, went straight into a few hot weeks of crutching and shearing, thankfully we are finished (for now) and doing final prep to head away for our annual week at …

Shearing Wisdom: Life lessons from the shearing shed

It's the eve of our final day of shearing, and it feels like we have been shearing forever, even if it's just been a month (with a week and a few days off here and there). For us, shearing is all hands on deck. My roles vary from getting sheep in, helping drafting (my 9 year old is a gun drafter), roustabouting, and probably the most important one - making sure everyone is fed. When I was working full time as a psychologist, I used to daydrea…