Mr Lanyon put down his recent success in the awards to the climate he grows his crops in and the timeliness of when he cuts it.
“Timeliness is the most important thing of the whole operation,” he said.
“It doesn't make it if it gets rained on.”
Mr Lanyon said they marketed their hay all over the country depending on who needs it most.
“Most of our hay gets marketed the following winter,” he said.
“The weather conditions across the country determine where we market and how much gets sold.
“We sell to every sector and the season seems to dictate where we sell into really.
“It changes every year where we sell to."
Mr Lanyon uses Krone balers, MacDon mowers and John Deere tractors to get the hay market-ready.
“I use the Krone balers because they provide the highest density bales.”
So far this season, Mr Lanyon has seen 200 mm fall on his property throughout the growing season and said he hoped the weather gods looked after him when he started to cut the crop.
“Our biggest challenge is really just the weather doing the right thing at the right time.
“We need the rain during winter but not much rain at the end of September.
“We hope the weather behaves itself in October (when we cut the crop).”
