Agriculture
4 June, 2023
Light falls come in nick of time
RAIN is needed to support germination of early sown crops across the Loddon, according to soil analysis released last week by Agriculture Victoria. Wind and frosts have dried the surface since good rains fell across the region in April. About 20mm...
RAIN is needed to support germination of early sown crops across the Loddon, according to soil analysis released last week by Agriculture Victoria.
Wind and frosts have dried the surface since good rains fell across the region in April. About 20mm was recorded across the Loddon on Thursday and Sunday - the highest since mid-April.
Josh Turnbull and Jeremy Sait are among local farmers watching forecasts for more substantial rain.
They were last week preparing a paddock at Glenalbyn for sowing.
“There’s not a lot of moisture under the ground at the moment,” said Josh who is leasing land in the Wedderburn district and at Koondrook to sow wheat, barley and canola crops.
“Paddocks have dried out a lot since the rain in mid-April.”
A probe of soil at Raywood last week recorded 51 per cent available plant moisture.
The Agriculture Victoria analysis shows a likely drier rainfall and likely warmer temperatures for the next three months.