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Merino ewes cluster tightly across a sun-bleached pastoral landscape, their dense woolly coats creating a uniform golden-beige carpet against the arid saltbush plains of inland New South Wales. Dusty and compact, the flock represents the resilience of Australian agricultural enterprise, standing resolute under a dramatically layered sky of soft greys and pale blues. The sparse, drought-hardened vegetation speaks to the challenging environmental conditions these robust Merino sheep routinely endure, with scattered scrub and dry grasses providing minimal ground cover. These premium wool-producing animals, tightly grouped in a classic mustering formation, demonstrate the precision of pastoral management and the deep connection between landholder and livestock in Australia's agricultural heartland. The expansive horizontal lines of the image capture the immense scale of station country, where livestock production is measured not in acres, but in square kilometers. A windswept, timeless scene that epitomizes the quiet strength of Australian sheep farming - an industry built on adaptation, persistence, and generational expertise.