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Beneath an expansive winter sky in South Australia's southeast, a seasoned farmer surveys his resilient Merino flock grazing on a sparse, windswept paddock. Dressed in a burgundy and navy layered jacket and a weathered cap, the experienced agriculturalist speaks intently on a blue iPhone, his weathered hands and focused gaze revealing decades of farming wisdom. A large mob of sturdy Merino rams cluster together, their dense, woolly fleeces a testament to generations of careful breeding and adaptation to challenging landscape conditions. The grassland stretches to a distant treeline, the ground patchy and thin - telltale signs of prolonged drought that challenge even the most hardy pastoral operations. The scene captures the essence of Australian agricultural resilience: a farmer deeply connected to his land and livestock, using modern communication technology while maintaining traditional hands-on management. The muted green and brown palette of the landscape, punctuated by the flock's soft grey-white wool, speaks to the delicate balance of survival in an unforgiving agricultural environment.