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Sunday, November 10, 2013

Australian farmer has pragmatic response to frost ruining his crop

A farmer in Goulburn, New South Wales, has used a slasher and some artistic flair to show his response to recent frost damage in the state's south. Frost ruined about 150 hectares of Oscar Bell's best canola, but he hasn't let it upset him. Instead, he's written the words 'shit happens' into what's left in the paddock. He says it's sometimes the best attitude to have when facing major challenges on the land.
"I have been known to write things when slashing," he laughed. "And after the crop was frosted we were lucky enough to be in a position where we could feed-it-off to our stock. We were slashing some paths for them so they could get in there and yeah, I was sitting on the tractor and thought I'd have a bit of fun towards the end."

Oscar told his father, Geoff, who flies an ultra light plane, that the paddock needed to be 'checked' from the air. Geoff, who's also a keen photographer, flew over to discover the incredible literary sight. "The whole paddock basically had interesting squiggles in it because there's no method to where the sheep go, so Oscar followed suit," he said.
"But suddenly I could see these words appearing and there it was. His deep-felt sentiments. It was an excellent way to express it really. Then it was a matter of reaching for the camera and getting it on record. I've got to say actually, Oscar's handwriting, I find hard to read, but this was magnificent! He didn't use GPS or any electronics, it was purely from the head. So I'm very impressed."

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