Micro Fruit Tree Trellis Espalier How To. This week I look at some micro fruit tree trellises that I set up last winter. I go through the process of setting the trellis up and planting in winter and then have a look at some of the jobs I am doing in the spring and summer of the first year to … Read More

Some great new gear and gadgets for the farm this weekend! Starting with the Stihl GTA 26 electric handsaw, I check out this, a new safe break for electric gates and some stirrups for climbing steel posts in barbed wire fences. I even become a crash test dummy to try out the SafeBreak gate system. The Stihl GTA 26 surprises … Read More

Tomatoes are a rewarding staple in any vegetable or kitchen garden. However if they are not trellised right, they can become difficult to manage, pick and become diseased. In this video I develop a trellis system designed around production farms and adapt it to be built from equipment commonly available at the local hardware store. This tomato trellis allows for … Read More

Trees in a fenceline are one of the worst obstacles to overcome and can cause damage to fences. This week I look at a couple of tricks to get around trees that cannot be removed when completing a boundary fence. My Website https://timthompson.ag/ Subscribe for a new video each week! New content uploaded every weekend. My Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdtlC5DtsgZKCM8gislyDJw

This week I review some impressive first aid kits from Survival First Aid. I’m sure you have experienced poorly equipped and hard to use first aid kits in the past. This week we look at some new kits that promise to save time and effort in rendering emergency first aid. I also check out a great free first aid resource … Read More

Micro Drip Tube Setup. I’m Setting up a Drip Irrigation system for the garden like I do for the farm. This means I avoid common mistakes that make garden systems fail. Step by step process setting up pre inserted 13mm drip tube on vines and trees with important points explained and demonstrated. My website https://timthompson.ag/ Subscribe for a new video … Read More

This week I erect a great home orchard trellis that is guaranteed to be easy maintenance and fruitful using the new FS 3000 kit from Fencestay. Using tips I learned from professional orchardist Alan Upton, I replace an old row of trees with a productive dwarf rootstock apple orchard with 3m high trellis to support the trees and bird net. … Read More

This week I pull out an old orchard row and get advice from expert apple grower Alan Upton on establishing a high performing easy care dwarf rootstock fruit orchard for home. Tips on thinning branches, rules on trunk height and yield potential, how to encourage blind buds to shoot plus more. Alan gives us the tips used by the pros … Read More

Foot Care Tips! How to Look After Your Sheep or Goats and Avoid Foot rot. This week Eloise shows us hoe to spot problems with feet and treat them before they become expensive vet bills. She also goes through the gear that everyone who owns sheep should have on hand. Eloise then tries out a set of Mobishear foot trimmers … Read More

One of the jobs I really don’t look forward to has just become super easy. The Mobishear Foot paring shears make trimming feet an absolute pleasure. These powerful trimmers with specially designed paring head allow careful, fast and easy animal husbandry. My website for product details and more https://timthompson.ag/ Subscribe for a new video each week! New content uploaded every … Read More

This week I visit elite horse vet Kurt Enzinger and chat to him about a fencing option he has decided on for new paddocks he is developing. Plastic forests Equine PLUS posts are allowing him to reduce post furniture and installation costs while maintaining the highest level of safety. I chat with Kurt about the do’s and don’ts of good … Read More

This week I look at some handy little gadgets and put them through their paces. Walters fencing sent their new post lifting plate, so I try it three ways. Lift and Lock is a new slant on the block and tackle with a great safety catch allowing one handed operation. I find immediate uses for this on the farm. Last … Read More

This week I look at some handy little gadgets and put them through their paces. Walters fencing sent their new post lifting plate, so I try it three ways. Lift and Lock is a new slant on the block and tackle with a great safety catch allowing one handed operation, and last but not least comes a safer version of … Read More

This week I review an impressive entrant to the fence strainer market. Loads of swivels, features and flexibility combined with tried and trusted grippers might make these a logical edition in many tool bags. In this video I try them out on a range of applications and really put them through their paces on a range of fencing applications. My … Read More

This week I try out some of the best Electric secateurs in several different market niches. From the consumer market, budget Ryobi, through to the professional level Bahco and the Contractor grade Felcos I explore the performance features and usability of all in a range of settings from orchard to vineyard. My website https://timthompson.ag/ Subscribe for a new video each … Read More

This week we are allowed behind the scenes of Pettinella Farms, a large family business growing soft fruit in several states. Servicing both the local fruit markets and direct contracts with large supermarkets accross several states, the Pettinella story is one of innovation, entrepreneurship and intelligent business. Looking at innovations both on the farm and in the packing shed, we … Read More

Did you know that up to 50% of feed put on the ground is wasted? It’s easy to avoid this with a simple budget hobby farm size hay feeder that I build this week out of an IBC. For $50 Australian and a few hours, I build a feeder that will save you nearly half your feed bill. Not only … Read More

This week I talk with grazing property owner Tim and Carmen from Maffra Landcare about paddock trees. Keen to provide shelter for livestock and increase the paddock quality we know that paddock trees provide many benefits. We discuss why tree decline occurs, how it can be stopped and why you should. We then use a few great products from Whites … Read More

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This week I try out the gate wheel from QuikFence in Warwick QLD. This neat little product may be the solution for dragging gates that I’ve been looking for! I reckon if it works it might even help save some marriages. Check out my website for product links. My Website https://timthompson.ag/ Subscribe for a new video each week! New content … Read More

This week I talk with grazing property owner Tim and then Carmen from Maffra Landcare about paddock trees. We discuss why tree decline occurs, how it can be stopped and why you should. We use a few great products from Whites to protect paddock trees and establish a fence to create a wildlife corridor on the property. My website https://timthompson.ag/ … Read More

When a major flood event occurred just weeks after installing a Concrete Erosion Control mat, I feared a total disaster. Surprisingly the mat held up pretty well and the difference between the surrounding river bank and the section protected by the mat was stark. Join me as I go into the cause of the erosion and the results of the … Read More

This week we explore a farm dam catchment designed to reduce farm runoff, treat water from a nearby town, increase water security for a family fam and clean water for a city catchment. Sounds too good to be true? This amazing construction tries to meet all of these criteria and even host a replica train line. Seriously. Worth seeing. My … Read More

This week I put up a fence with a hard working crew of volunteers from Balzeaid Bruthen. Phil and the guys invited me out to play with some of the equipment that I have been featuring recently to field test it for their future camps. We installed a great Whites skirted stiffstay mesh and Pickex extensions on Stockposts for John, … Read More