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Merino ewes and their young lambs graze across a windswept pasture in rural New South Wales, their thick woolly coats ranging from creamy white to soft grey against the muted browns and greens of late winter grasslands. Newly born lambs cluster close to their mothers, their gangly legs and pristine white fleece contrasting with the mature ewes' more weathered appearance. In the background, black cattle and a rugged farm utility vehicle mark the boundaries of this expansive pastoral landscape, where fencelines divide the undulating terrain under a pale blue sky softened by wispy cloud formations. The scene captures the rhythmic cycle of lambing season, a critical period in the agricultural calendar when new life emerges on the Australian sheep station. Young lambs dart and play between the protective ranks of their mothers, demonstrating the resilience of Merino breeding stock adapted to challenging rural environments. This landscape embodies the essence of Australian agricultural production - a testament to generational farming practices and the careful management of livestock across vast, challenging terrains.