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@@garrygriscti5880 ha, it might still be there! I have no incentive or personal connection with any of these sellers, so I do actually like what I say I like. Crossing fingers you’ll be able to join the macadamia culture one day Garry.

Zinc & boron for flowering & fruit setting. K for fruit growth

@@albuilds2727 I agree - those are the main ones - perhaps calcium too.

English please Lao!

I have had two hail storms with the first being strong winds where the rain was nearly horizontal, older trees are still loaded

I’ll put my $2 on Aluminium levels in the soil

Hi Mike! Daniel here. You're not out of turn at all - thank you for your observation. The rehab on my farm is a work in progress. My particular agronomist knows about the phytophthora but in the order of things, we're getting the soil right first and then attacking that disease once the nutrient and pH balance are sufficient for the trees to resist it on an ongoing basis. Otherwise a phos acid spray will just be a temporary band-aid. I know there are altenative views about the order of doing this but I'm trusting my expert on this one. As for drainage - probably a waste until we get some pruning done and ground cover restored. Again it's more a question of order, I'm not arguing with you at all. Admittedly, looking at the video makes me wince but it's more because my A16s are a complete mess and need some general tidying up.

@@mattikelby5571 my soil tests say no $2 for you!

@@nutkinfarm I have had this discussion with others, I haven’t seen your soil test of that area so fair call but it seems odd that they all have it, shame I could of used that $2 given no work in 3 months.

@@mattikelby5571 I did do a video on the results of the soil tests after my Macadamia Show with Mark Duncan where we took the samples - some from block 2. Will try to turn it up for you.

@@mattikelby5571 thanks Matti. For the benefit of others, you’re talking about the Casino region of NSW.

@@nutkinfarmRichmond valley yes, not sure how west or south of casino are going

@@nutkinfarm just a random thought, did the excessive rains earlier on this year leach calcium from the soil making nutrients such as boron less plant available?

@@mattikelby5571 calcium can wash away but I don't think it really leaches. Boron leaches.

@ google boron calcium association

@@karendecosse2580 Hi Karen. Sad to read that. Could I ask which area your farm is located?

Thanks Golden. I always have fun making this report. Inevitably I go and see a few farms that I can't show as nothing's visible from the roadway and I don't trespass, but we managed a few glimpses this time. Hope you're well?

Hi Tim. I thought the trees at Brush Box were in superb shape. A bit harder to see what the main blocks were like at Crawfords Lane from the road, but gosh the land around there is fertile. Really appreciate your perspective on this.

@ a farm close to ours sold last week and it had been on the market for a number of years

Thank you kindly sir... this particular one does take me some time so I'm pleased you like it.

Justine, that was truly the most lovely feedback! Thank you. Hope it helps you.

Hi Bob. I can't claim to be any kind of expert on harvesters but I'll help if I can!

@@esmanurakyol8524 you’re very welcome!

@@kdegraa essentially you could sue in Sth Africa and try to recover there. In theory SA recognised plant variety rights before Australia did. Enforcement of a judgment is another matter though. And SA is the entry point from which other African nations source their varieties.

Thanks for posting! In answer to your question, it seems that H-10 and Queen Ann are informal breeding efforts from Florida but there's nothing available about what they were bred from. That's no reason by itself to doubt the cultivars if they work for you. California actually has an old and little known history with the macadamia. According to one academic article, nuts were brought to your state from Queensland in the late 1800s, at roughly the same time as they were brought to Hawaii. Unlike Hawaii though, there's no sign of production or breeding, although some old trees may still be alive somewhere? In any case there was nothing more until about the 1980s, when two varieties - Jordan (426) and Beaumont (695) were selected for growing in California as ornamentals. Seems like you can still get those varieties today: www.louiesnursery.com/plants/nut-trees/macadamia-trees/ clausennursery.com/sub-tropical-trees-miscellaneous/fruit-bearing-subtropical/jordan-macadamia-nut

Thanks Golden. I hadn't shown the inside of a nut before on any video, so that's a tick off the bucket list eh?

Hi Karen. It's not a good sign although other insects (flies, moths, even ants) can help the process. If you have only a single tree, bear in mind that macadamias do best having another tree of a different variety to cross-pollinate with.

It isn't a bad theory. As you can see, there's a variety of feedback in the chat from people who've noticed no change. Around Fernleigh, where Bruce is, pasture isn't a major component in the farming land although there IS some in range (around Nashua etc) that could support the idea. My main fear is still varroa mite but if true, it's not a widespread breakout this season.

Hi Brett. My annual macadamia farm market review is coming soon.. I will be addressing those questions in detail there. But - in general terms - the higher the price, the more farms move from marginal to profitable and the investment value starts to climb. At $4 a lot of farms can make a profit, if done conservatively.

Thanks David. You're in a lovely diverse area and I bet that adds to bee resilience long term.

Interesting Karl. I'm tempted to get a single native bee box and see if I get the knack of those, but not European bees unless I really have to.

@@nutkinfarm from what I've heard, listening to bee keepers and reading online it sounds like honey bee hives will have to be regularly inspected for the varroa mite and there will be ways to remove the mite if a hive is infested with them. There were a lot of honey bees around my farm before. One tree in the garden, I'm not sure what sort of tree it is, usually is humming with the sound of bees in spring and summer. There are both European honey bees and smaller insects that I assume are native bees swarming this tree. There must be feral honey bees in the area as I don't know of any bee hives around. It will be sad if the feral honey bees die out.

@@kdegraa there is some hope of bees overcoming varroa by themselves - see eg these strains in the Netherlands that have naturally evolved some immunity: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00218839.2017.1329797#:~:text=In%20The%20Netherlands%2C%20two%20resistant,mite%20resistance%20are%20still%20unclear.

Hi Matti. Yes it is! Drop in one day and see.

@@mrspike48 well I called them pieces - and specifically said NOT chips and crumbs - but yes, I agree I should probably should have called them (mostly) halves not pieces. Thanks for the clarification. Here’s the official classification of 4L (not L4 but I know what you meant): macnut.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Style_4L.pdf

@@JohnShirm I suspect so John. What it may depend on is whether Marquis and others have any nut left to sell at these higher prices?

Hi Patrick. Why is Australia a more expensive place to grow and process maca nuts? Is it primarily the cost of labour or another factor causing high prices? I tend to think the cost of farm land itself must be a factor leading to higher costs.

@@patrickrushtonAussierider I agree Patrick. Markets can get a bit out of balance and the farmer can often pay that price, but we can benefit too - I’m hoping for $4 as well. Cross fingers.

​@@kdegraa Hi Karl, yes labour is one of the biggest factors/costs to growers. Pretty much everything from fertiliser, chemicals, equipment/parts, fuel and insurance has had price rises year on year. I brought a mower deck belt the other day, in 7 years of ownership since new, the belt has nearly doubled in price! The nut price hasn't helped compensate growers for the increased cost of production. The poor farmer loses out once again. I believe that with the long term outlook of the nut price and the costs to produce said crop, factoring in climate change affecting the weather as well, The only farms that are going to remain sustainable and profitable are the farms that have undertaken significant IOM (integrated orchard management), To increase and stabilise their yields while reducing costs. The days of farms making money with dark, tall, skinny trees that are producing no more then 2.5 tonnes per hectare are over.

Very good analysis. Thank you.

@@gavinstrang181 appreciated the feedback, thank you Gavin!

@@bigbenz1701 that’s great to know - perhaps the pockets are isolated to certain areas rather than widespread. A wait and see game I suspect.

@@mattikelby5571 good to know Matti.

@@nutkinfarm yes I am hearing there was a hum here during main flowering

@@mattikelby5571 yeah that’s when you’d expect the hum. I wasn’t in Rosebank then although there is some buzzing today around my A16s. I think we should all wait and see.

Relieved to read this - thank you! I was worried for the mid north coast as it’s closer to the varroa infestations.

@@patrickrushtonAussierider thanks Patrick - always treasure hearing from someone up my way! Thanks for that contribution - it all seems one way confirmation of the issue - I somehow wish it wasn’t.

Because us beekeepers are fed up with the spraying we don't get paid to pollinate an the amount of honey an the price it's at not worth the risk personally I feel safer with my colonies on the almonds

Also other factors sun plenty of sun up the isles with bit of clover an ground cover draws the bees up the gutts of the isles. trees to close together to shadey bugger all flower these trees in video are badly in need of pruning let the sun in you get more flowers more bees photosynthesis

​@thomaspower8093 We haven't had any bee services on the property now for 3 or 4 years. When we did get some hives years ago, the orchard was already sprayed prior to the arrival of hives. Spraying post flowering didn't commence till the hives left the farm. Not all farms can follow that same practice, which is disappointing and I can see why it would upset the bee keepers. With the way this year's flowering went, being a super short and condensed flowering period, it wouldn't of aided many bee keepers to get hives on farms. Some of our flowers opened and finished in 4 to 7 days, with little to no follow up of flower. I suspect in the future to cover the costs of maintaining hives due to varroa mite, the bee keepers will be charging for their services. Your definitely right, having a bright sun-lit orchard floor with a variety of different ground covers will help encourage bees and natural predators into the guts of the rows, aiding pollination and reducing pest pressure.

Thnkx for your reply iv grown up on macca farms my old man managed farms growing up now beekeeper and yrs of experience in the riverina on almonds citrus ect I can tell you all macca farmers have dropped the ball the placings end up to close . When the trees are young the placing is ok but when they are 30 50 100 yr old trees they need staghorning or kneecapping . Yes big job big bomb fire but has to be done .. the bees can't do it all we have to do the wrk ready for them . Also not blaming you all for spraying but the wild nabour over the hill is most of the time to blame

@@jasonscott7803 that’s interesting Jason. I wonder what’s behind all this. Thanks for contributing, it’s valuable.

I guess the nut size may increase and hopefully partially compensate for numbers. Hell may even help with prices.

@@GR19611 anything’s possible Golden. Over the sea it seems Sth Africa’s honeymoon with amazing production is falling back into a more average line, so actual production vs forecast will be interesting to watch. Prices will then follow accordingly.

I’d be guessing so Paul. The Northern Territory has a very reliable “dry season” that lasts well past a mango’s flowering period. Sounds perfect to me.

@@nutkinfarm I was thinking this recently as they thrive up there. Wonder if macadamias do?

@@paulfri1569 they are trying them in North Queensland. For the NT I think heat stress might get to macadamias too much, but it’s possibly worth a try. The late dropping varieties would be harvestable in the NT dry season, but not the early Hawaiians.

@@nutkinfarm Would be awesome for Australia if they could get a genetically modified type that does well up there as Australia has huge tracks of land that could be used for growing Macadamia trees 🌲 Fingers crossed 🤞

@@paulfri1569 I agree. The envelope on where they’re grown tends to get pushed when maca prices are high and available land runs out or gets too pricy in traditional areas. So there isn’t much pressure now, but I hazard a guess there will be.

@@murugarsamy6540 hi, thanks for the comment. Nutkin Farm has many varieties although the ones you’re seeing in this particular video are 333, 344 and A16.

Thank you brother, i am new to macadamia farming, in recent days macadamia farming is getting popular in india, inspired by some youtube videos i have planted around 200 seeding plants in my farm, the seller who sold the plants to us said its macadamia tetraphylla 816. And assured the nuts can be harvested from 5 year. Hoping for the best.

@@aixzi_official thank you!

@@sandiprxz Hi Sandi. The climate you’re describing is a lot hotter than the native origin of macadamias here. The only varieties I’ve heard of that actually “like” the heat are A268 and MCT1, but above 40 degrees I would be concerned about heat stress for any macadamia. The weakness is the root system being able to support the water consumption needed. The only short term approach for you is to try a few trees and see what happens. I don’t think you’d need a particular variety for that test although I would not have chosen 816 - it’s a fussy tree. Definitely choose grafted over own-root or seedlings.

​@@nutkinfarmthanks for your in-depth response man. Just last week I came across a person who is experimenting with the air layering method in Macadamia. I am planning to visit his farm soon. I am sure I will be asking you some more favours ( I mean questions or doubts) regarding Macadamia. I hope you don't mind 😊

​@@sandiprxzcould you plz share your contact details? Or mail id ? I am also from south india and I was looking for similar clarification. Thanks , Venkat

​@@nutkinfarmThanks Dan, I was looking for the same clarification. All the best for your farm.

I suspect your agronomist's view is based on the fact that these fungi spread by rain, and that your small trees are isolated enough to have canopies that won't cross over and allow disease transmission. My latest two videos do show some babies flowering, although I missed the prettiest stage sadly. Based on flower alone the stars this year would be 788, MCT1, P and 246, in that rough order. Which are your most prolific bloomers this season?

@@nutkinfarm they have all had decent go!

Hi - that was a previous owner who was trying to let more light into the orchard.

@@ParadiseGardenOrganics Iran! Wow. You must be a true believer - I’d love to know more of your story about how you came to grow macadamias there. Very impressive!

@nutkinfarm As for the macadamia trees, they have been planted in Iran since some decades ago, and sadly, they are nearly all planted from seeds, and you can't find good quality grafted plants here. Our trees are about 15 years old now and we it is the 4th year that many of them are bearing fruits. It seems they are from several varieties, which sadly I can't tell which is which 🤦🏻‍♂️ but some have really big and hood quality nuts. Our trees blossom usually twice a year, which is not necessarily a good thing, but it seems they like our mild autumn and winters.

I wrote my answer in 2 messages today but can't see the first one here. Anyway, in case you haven't received it, let me know and I will write it again. 🙌🏼💐

@@ParadiseGardenOrganics it all seems there to me - thanks again. You seem to be doing well with the limitations you have! Keep it up :-)

@@trentneumann5788 Makes sense to me. They did mention dry flower as a Queensland thing - bit different to this new “rat tail”. I suspected the Merivon news would be a yawn to many, but considering the need to rotate fungicides, is it really best to blow the (reportedly) best fungicide on flower blight? What’s left to use on husk spot a couple of months later?

@nutkinfarm we do rotate Merivon/Cabrio with another fungicide. It's always best practice not to spray the same chemicals more than 2 times in a row. We had a demo of autonomous sprayer with gps guidance and obstacle avoidance technology, and you had to do was fill it when it came back to you. Let's just say the tree canopy was not its friend. For a $200k+ piece of gear it still needed a lot more R&D

@@kdegraa if only it were that simple. The problem is that if a $15K drone doesn’t do the job, it’s a waste of $15K and a loss of crop.

@@kdegraa $7,000 will get you a decent TTI hand sprayer for younger trees. You can get a 90HP tractor for around $60,000

Last I heard they were backing off on the La Nina prediction, but sounds like I need to update my reading!

@@nutkinfarm yes we need the dry or normal to come back Interesting the drones are definitely the way of the future but with a 40L spray tank it makes me wonder how many times you would have to refill it on say 1000 trees.

I hope not. Sick of this damn wet weather.

@@kdegraa I was slashing a couple of blocks this last week and, despite all our recent westerlies, it’s still wet in places. I reckon the water table is full.

@@mattikelby5571 This concerned me too. Some sprays could surely be concentrated for drone use, but others (often fungicides and contact insecticides) are "coverage" or "blanket" sprays. The rep said they're working on drones that spray up, but surely that'd put downward pressure on the drone? A lot of "watch this space" yet to come, I think.

@@mattikelby5571 thanks mate, appreciated. I have a little earthworks project under way first, but hopefully some progress on the fun stuff this season.

@@gregorypmullins Thanks Greg - I’ll keep doing them so long as they help or interest people!

@@patrickrushtonAussierider that’s a really good practice - when you see things regularly it’s harder to notice incremental changes like that.

@@boratsaroeun that’s great. Keep it up, the nuts will come!

@@MacSMdotOrg you’re welcome - I’ll keep it coming.