Food, Shelter, Friends and Space – It’s a Free Range Pig’s Life

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It’s really exciting watching our pig herd evolve. I haven’t had a lot of exposure to large groups of pigs before. To watch a group of pigs in natural surroundings is like watching a group of kids in the playground at lunch; some are sleeping under trees or trying to hide in the bushes, others are chasing...

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Our Escape to the Country

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It’s funny you know, we started the business with idea that we could get the best of both worlds; the city and the farm. Reality is its more city than the farm for the minute (except for Dad who really only leaves the farm when he has to!), but Alison and I did make a trip to the farm a few weeks ago… We...

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The Great Milk Price War – Where Do You Stand?

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I have been watching with interest the great milk price war we have going on at the moment. I’m sure you are all across the story; generic brand milk is being sold below cost at $1.00 a litre. Aussies love a bargain so at $1.00 a litre we are stampeding the supermarkets, and driving right past the corner shop where...

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It’s a Good Season for Farming and Finding Love

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It’s a cracking season at the farm; the hot weather has dried things out a bit and the lambs, pigs and cattle are doing well. With the better season I am very happy to say that we will start with local lamb supply again next week. We continue to bring our pigs down when they are ready to see the big lights of Sydney…...

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The Pigs Have Arrived at Blue Hills!

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My dad Pete has many hats; father and family man, farmer, truck driver, meat salesman extraordinaire, fall back guy, and now, Free Range Pig Farmer! The old bloke headed over to the Free Range Pig Mecca on Rob Roy Road, Inverell recently and picked up our pigs, and from all reports they have settled in well and are getting...

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Why we Choose to Produce Grass Fed Products

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Quite often I get asked why our meat isn’t organic, and the reality is that organic farming systems are not necessarily suited to all environments or all farming enterprises. Our farm is situated in an area with high summer rainfall and hot days, which are the perfect environment for grass fed beef and lamb, but these...

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A Load of Hogwash

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Firstly, let’s call it H1N1 for the pigs’ sake. Our politically correct pigs delivered to us from Melanda Park are about to march on parliament house in protest, as they believe they have nothing to do with this ‘hog wash’. And the reality is they don’t. As of today, the renamed H1N1 virus has not been reported in pigs...

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