Knees deep in Fodder Beet

The overall winner of the Winter Feed Competion held a Field Day on his farm. There were two categories in Fodder Beet - one, dry, the other, irrigated. This one is dry and has amazing growth.

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Tony]

Not something I've seen before. Must get out and explore more. Great shot.

[Richard Sayer]

Lots of envious faces in that group - nice bit of reportage Maggiemae.

[bkb in the city]

Great group shot Maggie

[Dixie Goode]

This is very interesting.

[Simply Amanda]

What a cool funky image! Neat contest. I want beets now!:)

[Beryl Lloyd]

What an interesting shot !!

[Maggiemae]

@amandal I think its food for dairy cows only, Amanda and you definitely don't fall into that category!

[Simply Amanda]

Ahhh, fodder...I get it. When I was in middle school, some wicked boys called me Elsie the Cow...and I was tiny. Meanies!

[Maggiemae]

@amandal Good grief - typical bullies! Perhaps the worst thing they could think of!

[Simply Amanda]

@maggiemae And of course it gave me a complex. I need to prepare my girls for this garbage down the road and how they handle it.

[Maggiemae]

@amandal I think the main thing is to get the girls to tell you what has been said if it has then you can provide a comforting answer. If they dwell on it ( my mother used that word) it becomes more and more distressing.

[Karen H]

Very thick growth. How do they harvest that?

[Maggiemae]

@tigerdreamer Normally they just put up electric fences, let the cattle in and they start munching!

[julia]

Ha a gaggle of experts. Great shot.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Looks like a bunch of people outstanding in their field! :-)

[Maggiemae]

@skipt07 hahaha, Skip!

[Pat Knowles]

Love the body language here.....a typical farmer group.....the one third from right really has his thinking cap on!! Fave for me because it's my world. @amandal A cow is a wonderful beast Amanda.....the bullies have no idea...ignorant lot!

[Maggiemae]

@happypat Its either, hands in pockets, or folded arms!

[Dianne]

Love it - kiwi farmers all in a row - you have captured the feeling and scene very well.

[Maggiemae]

@dide You notice there are no females here!

[Dianne]

@maggiemae No - they were all out having coffee in the warmth of a cafe!!!!

[Graham Thresher]

Such an interesting shot.

[Maggiemae]

@dide No, Diane - there was only me with a camera and another young female who seemed to belong to a Company!

[Zdenka]

Great shot :)

[Joyce]

I just love this so typical of a group of farmer's the world over. They are all so engrossed in their serious discussion.

[Debi 🐩]

They look like they've wandered together and are lost

[Maggiemae]

@wearing0 @thistle I like both of your thoughts on this photo! Typical of a farmer's group, Joyce- deeply engrossed and Debi..... they do look confused as to why they are standing knee deep here in this green field!

[Pat Knowles]

I think you should send this photo in to the local agricultural paper maggiemae....our news correspondent on the spot!

[Maggiemae]

@happypat They did ask for one, Pat - not sure whether its the ODT or the Oamaru Mail - perhaps I'l send to both! Breakfast go OK?

[Tiedmark]

Another busy day at the office?

[Maggiemae]

@tiedmark Your comment made me smile and also made me think that my office isn't so ''**@" bad! Though there was a very cold wind here which made me wish I had brought a woolly hat!

[Nick]

Ha, nice shot.

[ShirleyB]

You have captured the farmers well. Although in the UK,. farming is also my life. I can just hear them saying 'how the devil does he get his beet to grow so well, what does he do that we don't' - ha ha. The discussion will still be going on.

[Maggiemae]

@shirleybankfarm Everything was made public - seed, fertilisation, etc. This farm was well looked after with good fence and out buildings!

[ShirleyB]

@maggiemae don't get me wrong Maggiemae, I wasn't saying anything was amiss with the competition and judging, If farmers round you are anything like ours there is always that wonder as to how someone can better them. Sometimes they can't see the wood for the trees.

[kali]

serious business

[Francoise]

Had I not read all the comments I might have thought this was a prayer meeting by a group of like-dressed cult members.

[katy]

Some of them look less than enthusiastic! One of them looks like my grandfather passed away over 30 years ago! Quite an interesting POV!

[gloria jones]

Neat shot and reporting

[Rosie Kerr]

Lots of wonderful "human interest" in this shot. You can just tell they are standing around, discussing all the things that a group of farmers would discuss. The comments are very insightful, too! :)

[Maggiemae]

@shirleybankfarm My comment did sound a bit miffy, Shirley - didn't mean to! All I meant was they wanted to share their knowledge which was good.

[Maggiemae]

@francoise Your comment made me laugh! Francoise!

[Jen Hudson]

Lots of great body language here, definitely. a blokes thing. Good capture of them.

[Phil Howcroft]

i like your blues and greens maggie

[Yao RL]

I love this composition!

[Gillian]

Great composition. And such an interesting subject.

[Irene]

I cannot imagine what they are discussing but they all look interested. Is there much to say about the soil, fertilizer, weather conditions, slope of the land , time of planting etc. perhaps there is as I've listed a few things! Good shot