Tow And Collect WA

When's the best time to get manure collected and off the paddock....Best answer: as soon as you can. There are environmental factors that might govern your urgency though and in some cases, you might not even want to bother. Mild temperatures and moisture are going to give any Small Strongles eggs in a manure pile, the best conditions to hatch quickly and develop into infective larvae. The stages of development begin with eggs being passed into the environment in f***s from the host. If conditions are right the eggs can hatch withing as little as three days and become what is known as L1 larvae, that later develop into a more robust form known as L2. Both these stages exist and feed off bacteria and organic material within the manure pile. Once developed into the L3 stage they are known as infective larvae and are free to migrate from the manure pile. At this stage they develop a protective coating over there body that seals them into a hardened sheath that also covers their mouths, so from this point on their energy supply is limited to what they have consumed up to this point. Survival could be up to 6 months but a study that was conducted in Japan shows some interesting facts. Development and survival are very much dependent on the environment the initial egg deposits are made into. Rich moist peat soils give the highest probability of eggs surviving to infective larvae stage and at the other end of the spectrum dry sandy soils give the worst. So if you have moist, peat soils, with healthy pasture you actually need to be more vigilant removing manure than if you have dry sandy soils with sparse vegetive cover. Cold weather will always slow down the development but during summer we do not leave removing manure longer then every 3 days.

This time of year is when you automatically worm your horses, regardless of the status of their adult internal parasites. Worming at this time of year will knock out any encysted Strongyles and any Bot that have survived so far.

Part of the Tow and Collect WA crew waiting to do the cleanup after the 2026 Australia Day fireworks display in Armadale…. For the best part, these machines will sweep up what ever you put in front of them.

Samples are getting collected this weekend for sending over east on Monday for FEC. There’s no compulsion to worm at this time of year unless your FEC result shows up any Shedders (animals with high counts). If you need help or want to drop off samples… 0419558900……remember, clean paddocks leads to healthy animals!

Now you see me, now you don’t. It’s that time of the year again when the black parrots come foraging for ho**ey nuts…. It took exactly 13 passes around this big tree to collect two hopper loads of nuts

It’s finally stopped raining on events are underway at Serpentines Food and Farm Fest. Tow and Collect WA will be on display and keeping the horse event areas clean throughout the day…. If you’ve ever wanted to see one of our machines in action, c’mon down

Tow and Collect WA will be on display at the upcoming Food and Farm Fest held in Serpentine on 03 May 2025. One of our machines is tasked with keeping the horse event areas clean of manure and staff will be on hand to demonstarte how easy it is to operate and answer any questions.

SJ Food and Farm Alliance 3 MAY 2025 is our Serpentine Jarrahdale Ag Show, the Food & Farm Fest from 10am to 4pm.MARK IT IN YOUR CALENDARS! You don't want to miss this family fun day out.

Craig and Davina of Serpentine take possession of their new Mini 700 yesterday, we look forward to their feedback

Want your Tow and Collect under the tree in time for Christmas? 🎄🎁 Make sure you order in time! Shipping can get pretty busy at this time of year, so get organized and give the gift of time this Christmas.