The rural wrap-up: Producer praises NZ mulesing ban, exclusion fence helps central west farmers
Each week we aim to bring you the latest rural stories that have been making news across western NSW.
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 familys property and donations flooding in for drought stricken farmers, it has been another busy week across western NSW.
Merino producer praises New Zealands move to ban mulesing:[hhmc]
Breeding solution: Don Mudford, of Parkdale SRS Poll Merino Stud, with the wool that world record shearer Steven Mudford shore off sheep that weren't mulesed. Photo: Taylor Jurd.
Don Mudford, of Parkdale SRS Poll Merino Stud, runs 21,000 merino sheep and due to a successful breeding plan, the stud havent needed to mulesed lambs since 2004.
Ex scientist Jim Watts says there is a genetic solution to mulesing:[hhmc]
Merino sheep. Photo: File
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:[hhmc]
Fenced out: Weston Fence are holding an on-farm field day on the Dwyer's property on October 10. Photo: Supplied.
A farming family from Alectown in central west, NSW, were plagued by kangaroos on their property.
Mutton shows strength at the Dubbo sheep and lamb sales:[hhmc]
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.
This story The rural wrap-up: Producer praises NZ mulesing ban, exclusion fence helps central west farmers first appeared on Western Magazine.
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