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Russet-hued Hereford cattle cluster against a vibrant canola field in full golden bloom, creating a quintessential Riverina springtime pastoral tableau. Robust ewes and their delicate lambs occupy the foreground, grazing contentedly beside a weathered wooden trough, their woolly forms a soft contrast to the muscular beef cattle behind the wire fence. The landscape unfolds with lush green pasture in the foreground, transitioning to brilliant yellow canola flowers, and finally punctuated by a distant treeline under an expansive azure sky. This scene captures the rhythmic harmony of Australian mixed farming, where livestock and broadacre cropping coexist in a carefully managed agricultural ecosystem. The first cross ewes - likely merino-based breeding stock - showcase the genetic refinement crucial to successful sheep production in this region. Soft afternoon light bathes the scene, emphasizing the rich textures of fur, grass, and distant flowering crops, highlighting the agricultural prosperity of New South Wales' premier farming districts. The composition speaks to generations of pastoral expertise, where every element - from grazing patterns to crop rotation - represents calculated agricultural strategy and deep connection to the land.