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From the mulesing ban in New Zealand being praised by a central west merino producer, to an exclusion fence keeping pest species out of a farming family’s property and donations flooding in for drought stricken farmers, it has been another busy week across western NSW.
Merino producer praises New Zealand’s move to ban mulesing:
Don Mudford, of Parkdale SRS Poll Merino Stud, runs 21,000 merino sheep and due to a successful breeding plan, the stud haven’t needed to mulesed lambs since 2004.
Ex scientist Jim Watts says there is a genetic solution to mulesing:
Former CSIRO research scientist Jim Watts believes there is a genetic solution to mulesing and that producers can breed sheep that are naturally flystrike resistant.
Exclusion fence on the Dwyer's property is helping to keep pests out:
A farming family from Alectown in central west, NSW, were plagued by kangaroos on their property.
But the Dwyer’s are now reaping the benefits of a 12 kilometre exclusion fence on their property Kurrajong Valley, which is about 2700 acres.
Mutton shows strength at the Dubbo sheep and lamb sales:
Agent Bill Tatt discusses how agents on the ground at the recent Dubbo sheep and lamb sale suggested that it was a very secondary yarding of lambs, but a possible highlight of the day was the strength of the mutton sale.