Thread: Organic farm

Hay guys

Have been contacted to rid a farm of pests. Only problem is its a organic farm so lead is out but is steel ok to use?

Anything else I need to do or not use?
They allready using traps but the fruit trees are getting hammered.
Any information would be great.

Cheers
Shane

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1080 seems to be harmless, ring Nick!

What about a 17 hmr nothing left really except slithers of brass?

Originally Posted by Maca49

What about a 17 hmr nothing left really except slithers of brass?

Yeah not silly thinking. They are getting back to me in a few days with what they can find out

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Barnes Varmint grenade!

Steel shot

Are you allowed to use Dogs?

A couple of good Whippets and Foxies will clean up the Rabbits, Hares, Possums, Rats etc.

Cheers
Pete

Lead is organic. It is on the same list as oxygen and sits at number 82 on the periodic table. They wouldn't farm without oxygen so put it to them that lead is natural and very organic.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Lead is organic. It is on the same list as oxygen and sits at number 82 on the periodic table. They wouldn't farm without oxygen so put it to them that lead is natural and very organic.

Sorry but while Lead is natural its not organic nor is steel or copper. Chemical definition of an organic compound is one that contains carbon, hydrogen plus other compounds such as oxygen, nitrogen etc. Therefore Rocks arent organic so shouldnt be allowed on organic farms, but I digress as the definition of organic for most people is pretty airy fairy and means "not chemicals". Pointy sticks made from sustainably harvested forests are probably the most "organic" method.

Organic vs non-organic milk solids payout at present. $9.20/kg vs $3.90/kg.
It might sound flaky but it appears to pay the bills a lot better.

Get all the pests together, form a group hug and ask them to please go elsewhere as they are offending the land owners, theres a good lad. Now that is an organic solution and if it doesn't work then go conventional.

As any barista (coffee maker to mainlanders) will tell you any arrogant customer orders something special they would not know if you used whole instead of trim or soy or that the Latte that ordered was a flat white. Little different with organic farming where there are more stringent quality controls

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Organic vs non-organic milk solids payout at present. $9.20/kg vs $3.90/kg.
It might sound flaky but it appears to pay the bills a lot better.

This and Grass fed beef is a niche market that NZ could be world leaders in if we played our cards right.

p.s the wheels are starting to turn

Fonterra says it is "desperate" to gets its hands on organic milk supplies because it is worth five times more than conventional.

Recently, in an offer that was not made public, Fonterra increased the premium it pays to organic farmers by 25c per kilogram of milk solids, to a total of $1.75. Added to the forecast price of $3.85 announced last week and organic suppliers will receive $5.60 per kg/ms for this season.

The international retail price of organic milk powder is $14,600 per tonne compared to about $2800 for non-organic. Skim organic powder fetches $12,500.

Organic farmers doubt Fonterra's commitment | NZNews | Newshub

interesting story.

Wonder if you can use an air rifle instead ? Less lead, still effective.

Air rifles do gold plated pellets dont they? Surely that would add to the value of it!