Keith Pembleton
@keithpembleton.bsky.social
Lucerne enthusiast, farming systems scientist, educator and weekend farmer
Installing bat audio monitors in darling downs Perennial pastures and annual crops for my colleague @vanessagorecki.bsky.social to collect baseline data on bat presence in these agricultural landscapes
June 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Installing bat audio monitors in darling downs Perennial pastures and annual crops for my colleague @vanessagorecki.bsky.social to collect baseline data on bat presence in these agricultural landscapes
A night time visitor on the mountain. These thinks are little armoured tanks.
June 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A night time visitor on the mountain. These thinks are little armoured tanks.
Planting Koala food trees on the mountain
May 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Planting Koala food trees on the mountain
The wheat crop has emerged
April 26, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The wheat crop has emerged
Its been a big weekend on the mountain. Hay baled and in the shed and the winter wheat crop planted.
April 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Its been a big weekend on the mountain. Hay baled and in the shed and the winter wheat crop planted.
It is that time of the year that we cut out perennial pasture grass for hay. This is the most profitable block on the farm. #Perennial plants allow establishment cost to be deferred over multiple years and the risks with planting every year are eliminated. Also plenty of soil benifits.
April 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It is that time of the year that we cut out perennial pasture grass for hay. This is the most profitable block on the farm. #Perennial plants allow establishment cost to be deferred over multiple years and the risks with planting every year are eliminated. Also plenty of soil benifits.
Just lovely on the mountain this morning
April 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Just lovely on the mountain this morning
The best part of being an academic is seeing your students graduate. Congratulations Dr Suman Gajurel
April 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The best part of being an academic is seeing your students graduate. Congratulations Dr Suman Gajurel
Flooding of the river that runs past my parents place
March 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Flooding of the river that runs past my parents place
Night time hay making on the mountain
March 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Night time hay making on the mountain
More night time hay rakeing on the mountain
March 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
More night time hay rakeing on the mountain
They are just starting to come up
January 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
They are just starting to come up
Its really coming down now
December 30, 2024 at 4:58 AM
Its really coming down now
The rains are here
December 30, 2024 at 4:51 AM
The rains are here
Rain is forecast for tomorrow so we are planting mungbeans. This field has been in fallow for 3 years so it will be interesting to see if there is any long fallow syndrome
December 29, 2024 at 5:06 AM
Rain is forecast for tomorrow so we are planting mungbeans. This field has been in fallow for 3 years so it will be interesting to see if there is any long fallow syndrome
Well that pulled us up
December 24, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Well that pulled us up
A lucerne room, but where is the lucerne?
December 22, 2024 at 9:13 PM
A lucerne room, but where is the lucerne?
Diversity of #lucerne #alfalfa flowers colours here from white to dark purple all in the same cultivar. This species is fascinating as it is a complex of 8 sub species. It is seriously underrated for what it contributes to farming systems in terms of #soil health, resilience and profitability.
December 22, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Hay now cut. Now it is time to incessantly watch for rain
December 22, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Hay now cut. Now it is time to incessantly watch for rain
The first break in the rain long enough to make hay. Quality wont be as good as it would have been 3 weeks ago but it will make up for it in quantaty. Make hay while the sun shines.
December 22, 2024 at 2:41 AM
The first break in the rain long enough to make hay. Quality wont be as good as it would have been 3 weeks ago but it will make up for it in quantaty. Make hay while the sun shines.
Got fed up with it raining every time we go to make hay so I planted our next crops today. Guarentied to make it stop raining now.
April 13, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Got fed up with it raining every time we go to make hay so I planted our next crops today. Guarentied to make it stop raining now.
@lwpembleton.bsky.social this is apparently what out mother thinks is an appropriately sized steak
March 2, 2024 at 8:13 AM
@lwpembleton.bsky.social this is apparently what out mother thinks is an appropriately sized steak
New life on the farm today
January 21, 2024 at 12:44 PM
New life on the farm today
Fascinating presentation by Dr Damber Bista on the effect of habitat disturbance on Red Pandas and the trade offs they make to co-exist with humans for todays Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems research seminar
October 11, 2023 at 8:51 AM
Fascinating presentation by Dr Damber Bista on the effect of habitat disturbance on Red Pandas and the trade offs they make to co-exist with humans for todays Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems research seminar