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Sam West
@tedthekelpie.bsky.social
Farmer, grain and sheep
The best tomato sauce. It’s a hill I will die on
April 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Same chart showing all OECD countries. USA is the worst of all outliers.

Which is what happens when private insurance companies run the system.
February 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Anyone running a house on a solar pressure pump?
February 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
How long has old mate been chilling in there for? #agsky #harvestclean24
December 29, 2024 at 2:38 AM
2014 called and wants it’s machinery back
December 13, 2024 at 11:03 AM
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Seen at BanhMi 7 Days Vietnamese Kitchen in Brisbane, via gamepad.club/@Vidyala/113....
December 12, 2024 at 10:10 AM
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There are not many absolutes in public policy, but do not be like America on health care is one
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
November 11, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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Rural health GP’s are cooked. My next available local appointment in a town of 21,000 people is January 8th. If urgent go to A&E 👎🏻

Screenshot 2 is a Metro practice. Every Dr has plenty of time slots, even today. Thank goodness for Telehealth 👍🏻

#Agsky
November 25, 2024 at 8:51 PM
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Glyphosate is not carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic, as concluded by the most recent scientific assessments by EFSA/ECHA. While acknowledging knowledge gaps, these assessments represent the most comprehensive evaluation of a pesticide ever conducted. www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/defaul...
November 25, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Wonder what’s going on between those ears
November 26, 2024 at 4:56 AM
Back into it after a rain delay. Hopefully the cricket is a bit better today
November 23, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Fourth generation (125 years) to farm our place in the upper great southern of Western Australia, been a mixed sheep and grains farm that whole time. Half Scottish mum immigrated here after meeting her Aussie farmer on a working holiday
10. It would be great to get some background of those new to my contact list. Looking forward to some great interactions in the same spirit as Twitter in its early years. #agsky
November 22, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Landcare project from 2022 coming along well
November 21, 2024 at 11:34 PM
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Don't be ashamed of your mistakes. Be ashamed of not fixing them.

The wisest people you'll ever meet gained most of their knowledge from acknowledging and making amends for their mistakes.
November 20, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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Critiques of agriculture often mention "dead soils," as if common farming practices can kill a soil. They can't.
Soils are difficult to kill and "dead soils" is just marketing hyperbole used to stir emotions.
How to kill your soil...
csanr.wsu.edu/how-to-kill-...
How to kill your soil
I recently saw an infographic that stated, “There are no life forms in the soil, which is sterilized…” What was it talking about? Soils on the moon?  A toxic chemical spill? Soils around Chernobyl? No...
csanr.wsu.edu
November 19, 2024 at 8:14 PM
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So far (and it's early days still) going better than we expected by a long way. Definitely due to good farming systems and prudent use of chemicals.
November 20, 2024 at 9:41 AM
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We are in the process of creating an agriculture related feed for all the ag interested people on Bluesky. Keep a look out for it coming soon and start using the #agsky when you post.
November 20, 2024 at 6:25 AM
My take home from the @episode3net.bsky.social podcast is potential lower oil prices, bad for canola. US tariffs. Bad for meat. China tarrifs =slower Chinese economy = bad for minerals, feed grain and wool.
November 20, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Harvest time my windows turn into art boards. It seems my love of Calvin and Hobbes has been passed on
November 19, 2024 at 2:37 AM
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This chart shows the percentage of global stocks of various agricultural commodities held in China, comparing 2015 and 2024.
November 18, 2024 at 4:47 AM
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My chat with Kaleb Cooper from Clarkson’s Farm for the Country Hour - amazing how different people find their way into agriculture….

(posting a few older things to Bluesky to find in future)
Kaleb Cooper from Clarkson's Farm talks with The Country Hour about farming life 🚜 | ABC Australia
YouTube video by ABC Australia
youtu.be
November 18, 2024 at 8:02 AM
So how much rain will we be getting? Timing isn’t ideal
November 18, 2024 at 6:11 AM
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The decoy keyboard is working
November 15, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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My dog Wok.
November 15, 2024 at 11:57 PM