Latham grower Dylan Hirsch said like most of the Wheatbelt, the season is progressing well. "It was logistically a scramble after the cyclone to get canola seed, replacement fertiliser and some late arriving seed equipment to get the crops in the ground," Mr Hirsch said. "The photo is of some Jurien lupins sown on April 21 on 600mm wide rows they are growing nice and tall which should make for a pleasant harvesting experience."
SO far this season has continued to deliver great growing conditions for crops across the agricultural region.
Farm Weekly readers have reported strong growth in crops thanks to good rainfall.
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In North Cadoux, the season is progressing well. As of last Wednesday, Shaun Kalajzic has received 18 millimetres of rain for July and 241mm in total for the year. "Canola is just starting to flower, all crops are at tillering stage apart from a couple of later ones," Mr Kalajzic said. "We're very happy and can't complain, it's been a dream start even with a few frosts the other week." Bella the labrador cross retriever couldn't help photo bombing the first flowers.
The season is tracking along nicely in the Nungarin and Trayning shires for Brad O'Meagher. "We are hoping for average rainfall from here on and fingers crossed the frost stays away," he said.
Duke the kelpie checking on the canola crop. The conditions this season have been very unusual compared to the past few years on the Letter family farm at Tambellup. "It's great to have water in the dams and a good amount of sheep feed in the paddocks," said Brooke Miln. "The crops that are established are doing well, but the later crops are suffering slightly from the wet conditions."
Illabo wheat has been lapping up the rain in South Yelbeni. Photo by Ruth Parkhouse.
Textbook growing conditions have led to great crop establishment in Dandaragan, with the only issue being able to find a break in the weather for spraying," said Lachie Brown. Going into the flowering stage with a full profile of moisture was a good sign for the future of the crop.
