Harvest held up but season still notable

Alisha Fogden
Updated December 20 2018 - 11:45am, first published December 18 2018 - 8:30pm
Frances mixed farmer Wayne Hawkins (back left) said he remarked to his workmen Brad Keast (back), Henry Falkenberg and Joel Thomson that they should take note of this season because it was a rare occurrence to have both high crop yields and high grain and legume prices, plus high livestock returns.
Frances mixed farmer Wayne Hawkins (back left) said he remarked to his workmen Brad Keast (back), Henry Falkenberg and Joel Thomson that they should take note of this season because it was a rare occurrence to have both high crop yields and high grain and legume prices, plus high livestock returns.

TIMELY October rains and a cool spring have set the Hawkins family up for one of their best seasons at Frances. 

Alisha Fogden

Alisha Fogden

senior journalist, cropping editor at Stock Journal

Journalist at Australian Community Media newspapers since 2007.

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