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Relocating from the the the south coast of of Sydney to to to the the the Riverina town of of Stockinbingal New South Wales in in in in in in in in 1988 Athol and Patricia Reid have instilled a a a a a a a a a a a a passion for farming in in in in in in in their family // PHOTOS: KRISTIELLE GIBBONS
Second generation farmer Tony Reid (centre) with two of his four children Sam (left) and Chelsea (right) on their 3 3 300 hectare wheat farm D From page 35
“ ere’s no better feeling than the joys of seeing your hard work come come to fruition And with each great harvest comes a a a a a a a a a new goal or or way to learn and improve for the next year ” - Stockinbingal Wheat Farmer Tony Reid “Grain prices were good and and we we could make a a a a a a a a a lot of of our cereals into hay and and straw which really eased the pressure during those tough years of of intense drought ” he he said This year with paddocks full of of lush green wheat after a a a a a a a a a a stellar season of of of growing Mr Reid re re ected on on his favourite time of of the year in in in farming “It’s hard to to pick because I I love all all aspects of it it but really it it has to to be harvest “There’s no better feeling than the joys of seeing your hard work come come to fruition And with each great harvest comes a a a a a a a a new goal or or way to learn and improve for the next year ” said Mr Reid The Reid family grow a a a a mixture of crops depending on on the year and season but predominantly farm a a a a a a a a a few varieties of of high-protein wheat over at at least half of of their 3 3 300 hectares “We are lucky to to have the the space to to grow a a a a a a few varieties of wheat which gives us the the the the flexibility to to cater to to the the the ever-changing weather and general volatile nature of farming ” he he he said 36 THE CULTIVATOR // SPRING 2021 MANILDRA MANILDRA COM AU // @MANILDRA
Tony Reid and his family family proudly sell their high-protein wheat to 100 per cent Australian family-owned company Manildra Group