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Welcome Again

Hello and welcome to another edition of the Square Leg Files. Boy did this weekend go quickly, I’m not sure about you but I thought that it went like a rocket. Anyway I haven’t been back to the village for a month or so, this means that we haven’t really been up with all the info, but we will see how we go….

The MCC march for the finals

The Marnoo Cricket Club is powering towards this year finals after an emphatic 1^st inning win against cellar dweller Beulah/Hopetoun. They bowled the combine out for 30 on the Beulah turf and then were bowled out for 70 and at the end of the day Beulah/Hopetoun were 1/20. Now there is still plenty of cricket to be played in this game as Marnoo need to win outright (on 2^nd innings) to make the finals, but they are well and truly in the box seat. All the best boys, we will be watching with great interest.

The weather hostess with the mostest

Everyone’s favourite weather girl Jane Bunn visited Marnoo last week and I saw a photo on facebook of her good self in-between two living legends of the district Armand “Herbie” Duxson and Stewart “Smacka” MacPherson. Talk about a rose between two thorns.

She actually knows her stuff

Jane Bunn is not only a pretty face but she actually knows here stuff and her talk was really interesting according to “Smacka”. And a tip from the lady, well she is saying there still could be a flood event or two to come yet.

Field Day time

It’s that time of year again, Wimmera Field Day time and our very loyal sponsor The Farm Trader will be there. They said if you are at the Field Days make sure you call in as they are in the Alan Heard pavilion. I reckon that they will get a huge crowd this year as there is some real positivity in Agriculture at the moment. You mark my words but I think that Ag is in for a very exciting decade as the world starts to focus of food security and how we are going to feed ourselves in the future. Exciting times ahead…..

Monday’s Expert

Our valued sponsor www.thefarmtrader.com.au is starting a new interview series to be run on its Farm Talk platform. They get an expert in and they interview them with a series of questions. This Monday (28^th) they are talking Carbon Tax and the affect it is going to have on Agriculture with Michael and Louisa Kiely from Carbon Farmers of Australia. Just tune into Farm Talk from 8pm www.thefarmtrader.com.au/farm-talk

It’s goodnight from me and goodnight from him

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Hello Hello

Welcome to another week of the SLF, I am writing today’s edition from the South Coast of NSW where the weather is showery and a little on the cooler side. Have a little unit on the beach, I’m sitting on the balcony peering over the laptop screen at the ocean. Nice spot but only a short trip, home tomorrow. Anyway that’s enough about me….

Pink day raises $1600

Cricket ground across Australia turned pink on Saturday as clubs raised money for the McGrath Foundation. It’s a great initiative whereby the McGrath Foundation donates $500 with of cricket equipment (eg pink stumps, wrist bands, keeping gloves and pads, hats etc) and the club gets to keep the equipment if they raise some money (can be any amount) for the foundation.

Marnoo Victory

The MCC had a comfortable win against Charlton during on the weekend and they now have to win the last game outright to make the finals. Now, they play cellar dweller Beulah/Hopetoun and will need to bowl first, get them out cheaply, then whip up the runs quickly (preferably get 100 in front) then send them back in again and get all 10 wickets as cheaply as possible. Sounds like a plan to me.

Sheep on the up and up

Has there ever been a better time to be in sheep? Marnoo is an Australia wide renowned sheep region and we can expect unprecedented interest in this years round of field days and ram sales later in the year. Mutton prices are as high as they have ever been, lamb just keeps going up on a weekly basis and wool, yes good old wool is at a very high level. We will watch with interest.

Field Days next week

The Wimmera Machinery Field Days are on again next week and it looks like being a must attend event. It starts on Tuesday and finishes on Thursday.

Rodney Rude out of luck

Gun Wallaloo East farmer Rodney “Rude” Reading had a smashing good time at the Yarrawonga Country Week tennis held last week. But he did have one disappointment, he didn’t get to ride on the Dwain “Daryl” Duxson’s barby boat. You see the starter motor shit itself, which meant it had to be sent away to get fixed. Rude had a hefty crew of 14 ready to take to the waters of Lake Mulwala when the pin had to be pulled on the job. I think he was a little bit disappointed.

A word from the sponsor

GM of The Farm Trader Dwain “Daryl” Duxson was telling me that they are getting more and more Product Tenders on each week and it’s now turning into a market place where farmers can sell to other farmers. Take for example, there is one requirement for 400 ton of wheat straw (PT #124), another one for Feed Barley (PT #123) and another one for 40 tons of seed lupins (PT #121), So if you have any of the above item here is a real opportunity to sell at your price. Just go to www.thefarmtrader.com.au/product-tenders or email dwain.duxson@thefarmtrader.com.au or call on 0427 011900. Also we will be at the field days next week in the Alan Heard pavilion, so make sure you come and visit.

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Hello again

Welcome again to another edition of the SLF. The Marnoo area managed to miss the rain last weekend, up here in Yarrawonga we had 80mm and the paddocks are all saturated with water lying everywhere. Although the harvest has finished here the farmers I have spoken to are a bit nervous that it might get to wet come winter…. Now that would be a turnaround

La Nina here to stay

My favourite markets man Kerry Lonergan from ABC Landline said yesterday that the La Nina could hang around to the end of the year. No wonder my farming mates up this way are nervous about it becoming to wet. We will have to wait and see.

Rodney Rude hits town

I had a call a week or so ago from gun Wallaloo East farmer Rodney “Rude” Reading who said he was going to be here for the big tennis tournament that is taking place this week in Yarrawonga. I have organised for him to take a few of his tennis cronies out on the barby boat. I also caught up with him on Saturday night at the RSL club, we managed to have a frothy or 6 before it was time to go home.

Winebar 2

Also spotted in Yarrawonga over the weekend was Nigel “Winebar” Slee. He was heading to a party at Rutherglen and called in to a Yarrawonga supermarket where we caught up for a chin wag.

MCC on the march to March

Everyone’s favourite club the Marnoo Cricket Club is just a whisker away from making the finals. They are currently in a good position against Charlton and need only 40 runs next week to snatch first innings points. The last game is against Beulah Hopetoun who are holding up the ladder and if they manage to beat them it’s a crack at the finals in March. So go the Noo…..

That’s all for this week

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Welcome again

Hello and welcome to another edition of the Square Leg Files. Well I’m guessing the district dodged a bullet with the rain late last week and over the weekend. Anywhere North of the district had quite a bi of rain, you probably know that Mildura and District had up to 10 inches in the old. Fires in WA, Cyclones in Qld, it has certainly been some sort of summer.

Gilly hits half hundred

This week I did something a little different, I took 3 fellow Yarrawongians to Bendigo to a 20/20 game that boasted names such as Gilchrist, Warne, Taylor, Hughes, O’Donnell etc etc. We were joined by all the male Nisbets, namely John (Fruiterer), Tim (Pie Guts) and Andrew (Upstart), they organised all the tickets which they presold 5000, so the Kangaroo Flat ground was packed. The game started of with Gilly getting bowled in the second over of the night, only for the umpire to call no-ball as Gilly started to trudge off the ground. It was disappointing for the local fast bowler but the quick thinking umpire made the right decision as Gilly went on to slap up a quickfire 50 odd with several towering sixes and really did display how powerful he is.

Rain halts play

Rain disrupted the play at the turn of the innings with an estimated 2 inch deluge, of course that meant that play was over for the evening with many looking forward to witnessing the great Shane Warne send a couple down. At least Gilly entertained us.

Let him in

A bloke at the cricket was telling me that the great Shane Warne pulled up at the gate in his flash black Lexus only to be denied entry by the security guard, now he was one very game cookie making SK park way out with us plebs several streets away……

Cheap tractor for sale

Our sponsor, www.thefarmtrader.com.au has a cheap tractor advertised, it’s an older Case 2094, but it goes like a beauty I’m told and is only $10,000 + GST. Type this link into your browser http://www.thefarmtrader.com.au/classifieds/804-tractors/805-2wd/case-2094 . Also don’t forget to plan for this years cropping season by tendering out your fertiliser, fuel, chemical or seed. We now have a wide range of suppliers that are keen to quote on any of the above requirements. Just join or login and go to the Product Tender page and click on list something……

That’s all from me