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Sunlight bathes a classic Merino sheep weaning scene on a sprawling New South Wales pastoral property. A weathered farmer in a blue-and-white gingham shirt and cap stands amid a densely packed group of woolly white Merino ewes within sturdy steel livestock yards. The brilliant azure sky and verdant green pastures stretch to distant rolling hills, creating a quintessential Australian agricultural landscape. Fluffy, thick-fleeced ewes cluster together, their cream-colored wool creating a textural mass punctuated by occasional red ear tags identifying individual animals. The robust metal yard gates and feeding infrastructure suggest a professional, well-managed agricultural operation typical of high-quality sheep breeding enterprises. This moment captures the methodical process of separating lambs from ewes - a critical stage in sheep farming that requires skill, patience, and understanding of livestock behavior, representing the sophisticated agricultural practices that underpin Australia's important sheep industry.