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Thanks Craig! Truly a great effort by Argyle.

That's an interesting comment Chris. There's a lot of Australian clips that skirt lighter (or not at all...) but this wool is a traditional crimping style at 15-16 microns with a very high curvature so it all goes to the Italian trade which demands a very high standard of clip preparation. Also the Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) have a Code of Practice that the Wool Classer must adhere to (or they get a please explain letter) and if the job is done properly then AWEX give it a tick and the buyers then know the wool has been prepared and classed properly so they can bid with confidence and hopefully that results in a better price for the grower. But at the end of the day its up to the grower to decide what standard of clip preparation they want.

@@kalgaramerinos7085 yeah I’ve shorn in sheds supplying the Italian market, they still didn’t take that much off, one place we had to wear everything new at the start of the shed, moccasins, pants, singlets the lot, they supplied the gear, including handpiece etc, to eliminate contamination, OTT, think they only did it a couple of years

Thanks CRJ, appreciate your support!

Glad you enjoyed it Ross. 👍 I only have a GoPro for filming and perhaps I should get another camera for close up stuff - the GoPro doesn't show the crimp in the wool and a fair bit of the classing was about the differences in the crimp

Thanks Justin really appreciate that. 😃

Haha, yes what was I thinking making that comment.....getting the sheep to follow directions is always tricky! And as you'd know its a problem common to all sheep handlers and yard designs. But we have been pleasantly surprised because they do run fairly well despite our temporary lead in race. And yes after a very ordinary season in 2023 we have recovered a bit since Christmas!

Thanks Roger. We got to Tasmania last year for the Zegna Wool Awards. Highlights included the Campbell Town show and a couple of excellent farm tours.

Thanks Tami!

Yes we have been missing in action....🤦‍♂

Thanks Craig! We've been pretty good all things considered. Editing takes a fair bit of time and dialysis means there is less time, but we'll try to get a few videos out every now and then.

Hi John, we're in New England.

@@kalgaramerinos7085 nice country, how many acres do you have

@@Johnno082 a bit over 1,000 in two blocks - 600 where we live and 450 in "the northern suburbs"....

I was a bit puzzled when you said lane! I think you mean the race. I don't know why we call it a race but anyway its 700mm wide.

Lol..."Made in China" there's no brand but on them, we bought them from our local Nutrien farm merchandise outlet. Fairly light section steel but well made with good welding.

Thanks Ross, And the same to you as well!!

And to you Tami!

As long as there's no pressure and they have the time to think about it Merinos are usually fairly easy to move around. The difficulties arise when you're in a hurry and try to push them along. Ewes with young lambs in a mob will go round in circles looking for their lamb. I haven't really noticed that shadows give them problems but sometimes they will shy for no apparent reason. Maybe they see a snake?

haha!

2 dogs Luke. Milly is 9 years old and really a pet. She got run over when she was young and so she has never been able to run properly. And you have seen Pud before she is our working dog.

Thanks Luke, we'll try to!

Haha, sometimes you just have to do what you can to keep the show on the road.....

Thank you! We'll try to get them out a bit more often.....

Thanks Harry. Its not our favourite job and even with pain relief it does cause some stress on the lambs. But its nice to know that the pain relief products and delivery systems are being developed and improved all the time so it can only get better.

Hi Chris, we haven't been flooded like down on the plains but all the rain has made it impossible to cross our river for weeks at a time. For most of lambing we were unable to check on the ewes and we probably lost a few lambs that we might otherwise have been able to save but apart from that we have been lucky.

@@kalgaramerinos7085 well we’re watching the river down here in SA, rising every day, it’s actually exciting to chronicle, certainly wish no harm to befall people and their property, but it is a sight to see, and excellent news for the ecology of the area, everything on the flood plains getting a drink

Thank you Sue, much appreciate the comment. I need to make some more vids but its been a bit hectic lately!

Thanks Ross.

Thanks mate!, keep up the good work!

@@kalgaramerinos7085 cheers mate,same to you both👍🍺

Thanks Luke! 🙂

yes, hard work but very satisfying!🙂

Thanks Ross, always nice to get feedback like that. 🙂

Yes we are selenium deficient too. Just got to give the ewes every bit of help we can!

Ha, on some days Pud is a good dog but she does have a tendency to think for herself...😂😂. I was a bit worried about that snake as I didn't know how long she was stalking it. But I think because its so early in the season the snake was pretty slow and it didn't seem that concerned about her.

Hi Luke, we only have 2 dogs. Pud is our working dog and Milly is really a pet, she got run over when she was 12 months old and can't run properly. How many dogs do you have?

Hi Craig, thanks for the comment. 👍The app we use is the Lifetime Ewe Management App (LTEM) developed by AWI. We did the course years ago and for us it was a game changer. Highly recommended.

@@kalgaramerinos7085 thank U for that .. I reckon I'll get that ,seems good to use

@@merinofarmeragriculturewor4623 It does take a bit to get your head around it and I still sometimes struggle working out how to do things but its certainly much better than working it out manually.

@@kalgaramerinos7085 IV downloaded the app now,it seems good it does ,will help me on my sheep, what's the feed thing do how do U work that out? Cheers

@@merinofarmeragriculturewor4623 To get the best out of the app its probably best to have done the Lifetime Ewe Management Course. So down the bottom there's Paddock, Mob and Supplement. Go into paddock and add the name of one of your paddocks and Save. Then Tap on the paddock name and if you have a Perennial pasture tap on Perennial. If the pasture is even a bit green tap on green and decide whether the pasture is Low Medium High or Very High quality (This is where it helps to have taken the Course). We find we are usually in the medium range, so we tap medium. There's a whole heap of numbers which are Kgs of Dry Matter Per Hectare (Kdmh) per hectare. If the pasture is medium quality then every 1cm of grass height = approximately 200 kdmh. (that all varies with quality and you learn that on the course). So you go across the paddock and estimate the average height of the grass and hence the Kdmh and enter that number in the app. say the height is 5cm then 5x200 = 1000. The app then uses that to work out how much energy the sheep can get off the paddock. Then tap on Mob down the bottom and add a mob. Currently we have twins and singles. Tap on the mob. Tap on the EWE SRW and PREG and tap on Edit to enter the joining date, the average weight of the ewes and the number and whether they are scanned as singles or twins. Then go back a page and add the condition score like you saw us doing in the video. Tap on the target score you want the ewes to be in 30 days and the app will calculate the daily energy requirement to get them to the nominated condition score. Tap on ME Intake (Mean Energy Intake) and select the paddock they are in and (based on your assessment of the pasture) the app will calculate how much energy they are getting from the pasture. If there's more than they need no need to supplement but if there is a shortfall you need to make it up with a supplement.. Tap on Supplement down the bottom and add whatever supplement you are using. Say its Lupins. Tap on Lupins and add the Amount, the Cost, percentage of Dry Matter and the ME value. (The last two are sometimes an estimate but if you buy your feed from a reputable supplier you should get those figures). Our last lot of Lupins had 90% dry matter and ME of 13. Go back to Mob and tap on Supplement Intake and select the supplement you are using (you can combine 2 supplements just change the % of each) and the app will tell you how many kgs per head of supplement to feed. If you tap on Mob it will tell you how much in total to feed. I think I should do a video on this it might make it easier to follow....!! Hope this helps