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View fullsize Checking up on some of our new season beetroot. It will be ready soon for harvest. 🌱💦☀️. Watch this space.
View fullsize Started planting 🚜red onions today during this good weather. ☀️Hopefully we will have a few in before the rain on the weekend ☔️
View fullsize A few photos of what’s been happening on the farm the last few days. We have started to get the ground ready to sow our red onions ready for Xmas while we are still harvesting.
View fullsize Deep ripping some ground which is going to be going in to onions this week before the rain comes.....hopefully 🚜☔️
View fullsize A few photos of what’s been happening on the farm today. Busy day harvesting grass seed, oats and onions while keeping up with irrigation. 🚜💦🌾
View fullsize Busy day today. Harvesting pea seed today as well. The old John Deere 955 working hard.
View fullsize The oats have started getting cut today wait until you see the next photo
View fullsize Pulling out the irrigator on our Watties beans today. The hot weather has meant these are after some water to help them grow. #beans 🌱💦🚜
View fullsize Mr Roper out today at the Lincoln Christmas Santa Parade. Roper and Son has the old Bedford in the parade.
View fullsize Started to lift some new season onions today. The weather is in our favour for a change. #redonion
View fullsize A good break in the weather yesterday ment it was a good chance to plow up some of the last of the pumpkin ground ready for planing. #pumpkin #plowinglife #farming #nzfarming
View fullsize Busy day out planing pumpkin today before the rain.
View fullsize Duckmanton Ag Ltd drilling seed peas for us today.
View fullsize Working in some mustard before we plant the onions ready for harvest in April 2019. The bees have been working hard in this paddock enjoying the flowers.
View fullsize A busy day today getting the ground ready for oats to be sown tomorrow. We had 3 tractors in the paddock working together, the old girl still does the job.
View fullsize This week we have been up to the Packtech Show in Auckland looking at ways we can improve our packaging with a big emphasis on sustainability. There was a huge range of companies out there we will start to look at working with to reduce our environme
View fullsize Roper & Son has just launched its new website. Head over and check it out. We are going to be adding to it over the next few weeks so keep a look out. www.roperandson.com
View fullsize Here at Roper & Son we pride ourselves on growing a premium quality range of red onions for the super markets. Here is a photo of our range of loose, 3 count sock and baby’s perfect for roasting in the oven.
View fullsize Working on getting in some red onions sown tonight before the rain comes. 🚜🤞
View fullsize Guess what’s coming soon 😱. Watch this space