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27.9.2012 | Manfred bears ten babies!

Messages of congratulation from around the world have flooded into South Australia for Manfred, a goose that had lived for much of its life as a male but is now the proud mother of ten goslings. Manfred was reared as an orphan by two humans and a small dog and received a male name as white geese in the Gawler region are males. But tragedy struck the family when the small dog died. Manfred was somehow implicated in the death and the grieving ‘parentsÂ’ wanted another dog, so Manfred was sent... Read more »

Irrigation

Please use the links below to jump to specific information: Potential benefits Irrigation system prerequisites for success Design Condition Crop growth stages Weed control Soil water measurement Feel Tensiometers Installation Maintenance Neutron probe Soil moisture monitors Water application When to irrigate Feel Tensiometers Neutron probe Soil monitoring devices Quantity Leaching requirement Checking effectiveness Scheduling is the method by which a grower determi... Read more »
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