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Merino lambs cluster tightly in steel yard panels, their cream-colored wool creating a dense, undulating sea of young livestock. A farm worker dressed in dark clothing manages the marking process, carefully handling the newest generation of the flock. The steel-gray yard infrastructure surrounds a muddy central area, with green pasture visible on the edges, suggesting this is a late winter or early spring scene in rural New South Wales. Crisp morning light casts subtle shadows across the paddock, highlighting the careful agricultural practice of lamb marking - a critical annual event in sheep farming. Each lamb represents potential future breeding stock or meat production, meticulously managed to ensure the ongoing health and productivity of the flock. The systematic organization of the yards, the controlled movement of the animals, and the farmer's practiced movements illustrate the precision and care inherent in Australian pastoral agriculture.