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Sheep farmer. Passionate about my three boys, farming, science based sheep breeding. Manage family wool flock on Kangaroo Island.

Joined October 2019
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@LauraHillsLamb Controlled burns also better for environment. Less burnt in smaller bits.
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@Agrivetbusiness How many people pushing merino ewe repro performance understand the costs.
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@chelseadahlen Great question.
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@sheepGeekCP @HoraceSmith1945 Unreal grass must look greener on other side
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@HoraceSmith1945 @JamesPreuss @steve_noa @samanthawan @HoraceSmith1945 Your reply indicates I have not been clear. Breed labor to zero max benefit $150 per ha. Breeding for production gains $500+ per ha. The choice is simple if your farm is a business.
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@BlacketPeter Short term weather forecasting is some agtec that seems to be advancing too slow. Is there an opportunity to privatise this?
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@HoraceSmith1945 @JamesPreuss @steve_noa @samanthawan For our sheep flock labour costs are 10-15 % of gross income. If we could breed our way to sheep that run themselves maximum benefit limited to 15% but if we double income with breeding oportunity far greater.
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@lines_james27 @steve_noa @samanthawan Valuable contriburuin James. Ignoring the customer comes at a cost.
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@PhilWhitp4 @JamesPreuss @steve_noa @samanthawan Few rams sold facts dont sell rams like a story.
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@deves_katherine @Kon__K @PeterDutton_MP Worst thing is for the poor diversity appointee who has to live with knowing they did not get there based on ability. Not fair on them.
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@JamesPreuss @steve_noa @samanthawan We have 11 years of wool CFW and FD trends both genetic and production in per ha terms of our commercial flock. Initially we trended down at 1/4 micron p.a. which is 2.5% extra wool price at 10% micron premium. We have also increased wool cut over period in genetic terms only.
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@Meat_Watcher @GusWhyte @James_Stacey_ @MartinMurray_Ag @WheatWatcher @WoolProducers @steve_noa @woolinnovation Didn't know you guys got paid based on accuracy of your predictions.
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@JamesPreuss @steve_noa @samanthawan Plenty sheep breeders doing 3% p.a so much debate and complexity around economic traits.
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@JamesPreuss @steve_noa @samanthawan Yield in terms % clean or kg per ha?
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@leggy_harry Harry how many T in spreader? How much does tour tractor weigh? Do you know how much if any vertical force on drawbar from loaded spreader? I would like to run one but got only 175hp JD 10t tractor. Thanks
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