Blacksell Farms

Blacksell Farms Blacksell Farms is a family run business who operate in the Southern Mallee region of South Australia. Strategic partnerships,

Growing grain, legumes and oil seeds a mix of on farm and centralised storage systems are utilised to maximise opportunities.

This is why we farm. Those once or twice in a lifetime seasons, to date! While the pictures around the district look gla...
07/08/2026

This is why we farm. Those once or twice in a lifetime seasons, to date!

While the pictures around the district look glamorous for that moment in time there’s so much planning and timed ex*****on that goes into getting the crop to the point it is now. Much of it within our control - agronomy, timing, management. But there’s one vital ingredient we don’t control - the weather.

When the weather is in our favour we must have executed the management to maximise our potential.

These pictures are taken 13 weeks apart.

It seems a lifetime

04/08/2026

Lentils looking the goods

The SA/Vic mallee is looking a picture. To be honest it’s hard to recall it looking better. On Sunday I took my father a...
04/08/2026

The SA/Vic mallee is looking a picture. To be honest it’s hard to recall it looking better.
On Sunday I took my father across the crops. His conclusion - he’s not seen the district, or the crops look better.
With rain predicted on Saturday there is an heir of nervous optimism for what this season could deliver.
We still don’t mention the F word.

13/07/2026
The Pinnaroo district is experiencing one of the wettest starts to a season in history. Rainfall to July 12 is in the 96...
13/07/2026

The Pinnaroo district is experiencing one of the wettest starts to a season in history. Rainfall to July 12 is in the 96th percentile - only four years in 100 are wetter.

This means everyone is busy applying fertiliser, controlling weeds and spraying out fungicides.

No one is complaining but there is a quiet unease around what this El Niño will deliver us between now and later October.

No one wants to mention the F word, but it’s on everyone’s mind…

We are hiring
10/07/2026

We are hiring

Pinnaroo is fortunate to have a 24/7 all weather airfield. Lights are able to activated remotely by incoming aircraft us...
28/05/2026

Pinnaroo is fortunate to have a 24/7 all weather airfield. Lights are able to activated remotely by incoming aircraft using a dedicated radio frequency. It is a 1300m strip.

The Royal Flying Doctor is one of the biggest users of the airstrip.

The community of Pinnaroo and surrounding districts are most appreciative of these services

Crop just emerging and the first of the urea is going onVideo Credit Brandon Blacksell
19/05/2026

Crop just emerging and the first of the urea is going on

Video Credit Brandon Blacksell

After ~30mm over the weekend, mixed with mild conditions the crops will now get on some growth. Some of the lentils were...
18/05/2026

After ~30mm over the weekend, mixed with mild conditions the crops will now get on some growth.
Some of the lentils were rolled in advance of the rain.

Wheat was just pushing through on Friday. The dry crust has now been replaced by a rich red moist finish

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332 McKenzie Road
Pinnaroo, SA
5304

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