A Mackay-based prawn farmer, his wife and occasional part time workers are operating two farms with a total of I6.5ha of ponds. With crop harvests consistently over 8t/ha, they're shipping top quality cooked and chilled prawns to Sydney 4-5 days a week. The secret has been to minimise workloads by keeping the pond and stock management the same at both farms.Dave "Bulldog" Symons has been prawn farming with his wife Jean for well over 20 years. Proud of his simple, repeatable and successful methods, he is more than happy to share his secrets for getting the highest prices for farmed prawns.
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