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Dusty winter sunlight breaks through scattered clouds over a classic South Australian pastoral landscape, casting long shadows across a well-worn sheep lane. A dense, tightly packed mob of woolly Merino sheep navigates the narrow earthen path, hemmed in by weathered eucalyptus trees and wire fences. The surrounding paddocks display a hint of green - a deceptive "green drought" that masks the challenging dry conditions. A distant farm vehicle sits quietly on the horizon, a subtle reminder of the human presence managing this agricultural enterprise. The flock moves with a collective purpose, their fleece a uniform mass of creamy white against the sun-bleached earth and silvery tree bark. This scene captures the resilience of Australian sheep farming - a delicate dance of animal husbandry, landscape management, and survival in a demanding agricultural environment, where every element of the ecosystem tells a story of adaptation and endurance.