Musings
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, by Jacob Wolki Tapping into labour
It's so obvious that it's embarrassing. Last month I advertised for a farm manager role. I offered 90k plus a car. I thought that it...
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, by Jacob Wolki Degenerates in the public eye
Otto (6) is a very engaging boy and loves to have in depth conversations. We were driving in to town earlier this week listening to...
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, by Jacob Wolki One of the problems with commodity markets
If you have ever come on a Wolki Farm tour or listened to a podcast with me guesting, you will have heard the Wolki Farm...
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, by Jacob Wolki Boutique Agriculture
I had a brilliant response to my blog about ramping up our pork enterprise and making the case for scale in regenerative d2m agriculture. “Sometimes...
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, by Jacob Wolki The Small expectations of Regenerative Agriculture
On my social media channels I proposed the thought experiment of a pastured hog farm producing 1000 pigs per week. Can it be "Regen/holistic/whatever"? It...
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, by Jacob Wolki 2024 - The Year of the Pig
In 2023 I earnestly tried to level up my broiler (meat chicken) game. A friend from afar with top chicken knowledge guided me as I...
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, by Jacob Wolki Celebrating being "Self Made" is uniquely middle class
I’ve never been one to dwell on inheritance. The idea of planning and waiting for a cheque after the passing of a family member icks...
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, by Jacob Wolki The 7 Year Itch
My wife, Ann, turns 30 in 2 weeks. Given she is due with our 3rd child in 4 weeks we decided to have her birthday...
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, by Jacob Wolki Mr Bankman
I had a sit down with Mr Bankman (new suit) today. He asked me, "Who are your customers?” and "How have you marketed Wolki Farm as...
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, by Jacob Wolki Farming in no man’s land
I’ve found myself farming in no man’s land. My family started our farming journey in 2019. In the beginning we related with so many homesteaders...
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, by Jacob Wolki With livestock comes deadstock
Yesterday we had a cow go down and she couldn't get up. She was a beautiful 8-year-old Jersey cow that had a 3-month-old calf at...
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, by Jacob Wolki Let food by thy medicine
A friend of mine recently admitted himself to the hospital. He has a heart condition known as Atrial fibrillation (AF) which means that his heart...
