Wednesday 13th January - marketday

We sent the three steers to market today. Our grass is getting low despite the rain. We would not have made it until March/April when the rains proper should start again

It was the first cattle market of 2010 and J got a fair price for them. He is talking about buying 4 calves again after Easter.

After 3 years of drought, Hawke's Bay has been de-stocked. With our wet spring, most of the farms have surplus grass. There were hundreds of cattle sold, coming from as far away as the Chatham Islands, Taupo and Taihape. Usually stock is shipped to Taupo at this time of year rather than the other way round!