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My favourite painting: Mark Tufnell

The CLA president chooses a magical landscape. Mark Tufnell on his choice of The Avenue at Middelharnis by Meindert Hobbema ‘I have always been keen on landscapes, but this one shows how avenues can be used to draw one’s eye right into the picture. Then you pick up the church on the left, reaching up […]

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Andrew Hodgson now owns Shedding Sheep Australia | Farm Weekly

SHEDDING Sheep Australia (SSA), Australia’s only livestock consultancy company dedicated to the breeding, management and marketing of shedding sheep breeds, has announced the appointment of well-known and respected livestock consultant Andrew Hodgson as the new owner and company general manager of SSA. Click to check the original article.

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Elders to yard 1400 head at Boyanup Store sale | Farm Weekly

However the largest portion of the yarding will be steers in the 4-12mo age bracket and the largest vendor in the run will be WL Olsthoorn, Boyanup, with 80 steers (8-10mo), while L & V Fitzpatrick, Waroona, has nominated 63 Friesians aged (6-12mo) as well as 13 Jersey-Friesians (10-18mo). Click to check the original article.

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Top 25 Lotfeeders: No 2 – Mort & Co

Locations: Grassdale, Dalby, Qld; Pinegrove, Millmerran, Qld, Yarranbrook, Inglewood, Qld. Combined capacity: 108,000 SCU 2015 Top 25 position: 4. 2003 position: n/a   MORT & Co has grown from a sole trader operation in 1997 to become Australia’s largest privately-owned independent beef feedlot company by turnoff. The company today sources, feeds and sells 220,000 cattle […]

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More questions than answers on live sheep trade debate | Farm Weekly

In doing so, the panel will engage with all relevant stakeholders, including live sheep exporters, farmers, supply chain participants, communities, trading partners, animal welfare organisations, indigenous Australians, State and Territory governments, academics, and other relevant parties. Click to check the original article.

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