Perky's Blog Spot

Farming has been an essential part of food production for centuries and it is still one of the most important sectors in the agricultural industry. However, providing adequate water for...

You can’t make your reputation on what you’re gunna do. That age old saying rings true in the shearing industry, especially when history and experience show us that the biggest...

I like wool. Wool I like. “Do you wear wool” I asked Sam. “Absolutely” said Sam “I am”. That Sam Neill, that Sam Neill, I think I like that Sam...

I remember back about thirty odd years ago, when I was doing my second tour of duty shearing in Aussie (Victoria) and being quite astounded by the stories from the...

You can’t make your reputation on what you’re going to do is surely one of the great truisms of life, backed up by history, reality and personal observation. The great...

There are two ways to change an established way of thinking: One is to theorise, philosophise and put forward a strong argument to support what you believe to be true....

You can expect to have to replace the screw in your Perkinz Solar Submersible pump about every 6 months depending on how much it's been running, and the quality of...

As the world population grows, so does the demand for food. Livestock farming has been an essential part of food production for centuries, and it is still one of the...

When the Black Ferns won the Rugby World Cup recently, the thing I enjoyed most was not that they won (which was great of course) but how they changed many...

Few professions are tougher than shearing sheep (how many workers take towels to work just to mop up the sweat?) and world record attempts are rightly seen as the pinnacle...

A brief and broad introduction to water powered and solar powered pumping.

So, you want to find an easier way to crutch sheep? Well, as my dear old Dad used to say, “Always look for the best and easiest option first.” So...

Shearing is a great industry, the people are the salt of the earth and all involved can and should be justifiably proud of working in what is often called one...

There is an old saying "The rooster may crow but the hen delivers the goods" and in these uncertain times we could paraphrase that by saying "There are many sectors...