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Diversification and Innovation Discussion Group
On behalf of the Bass Coast Landcare network we are pleased to invite you to our field day where you can come and learn more about our..
Solving Technology Problems With Traditional Methods
In a previous post “Weighing The Pig Will Not Make It Fatter”, we explained how we weigh our pigs and also how our weigh scale reads the..
You Can Lead A Horse To Water But What About A Pig?
When it comes to water, pigs seem to instinctively know how to destroy anything that holds it. If they’re not breaking under ground pipes..
Little Helpers
We have transformed the old milking shed into a place where mothers and their litters can leave the paddock and come and get out of the..
As Greedy As A ………
While feeding this afternoon I noticed a very peculiar behaviour by one the pigs. If you haven’t seen pigs eat before I will give you an..
You Can’t Fatten A Pig On Market Day
There seems to be a fascination these days with having our meat as lean as possible. Whether it be beef, lamb, chicken or pork, society..
Weighing The Pig Will Not Make It Fatter
As the title suggests this is very true but we find having the data gives you something to act on which is why we bring all our weaners,
Pig Definitions
We often forget when writing posts on our website, or talking to people who have not been around pigs that, people don’t often understand..
Choosing a location to raise pigs
We often have people ask us what is involved in pig farming and what tips we can give them on raising their own pigs. It has been a steep..
Our Landcare Story So Far
Two and half years ago when we moved onto the family farm, there were roughly 60 trees which were mostly all cypress. There were large..









