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Merino ewes crowd the foreground, their dense, soft fleece ranging in hues of cream and pale beige, packed tightly together in a lush pastoral landscape. A solitary figure in a navy shirt and blue jeans stands among the flock, surveying the expansive paddock with its weathered fence line and scattered eucalyptus trees. The New England region of New South Wales unfolds in the background - a classic Australian agricultural tableau beneath a dramatic cloudscape of soft grays and whites. Autumn's gentle light filters across the grasslands, illuminating the robust stud sheep with their alert expressions and compact, muscular bodies. This is a quintessential moment of pastoral management, where a skilled farmer maintains careful watch over a valuable merino breeding flock. The broad, open landscape speaks to the scale and resilience of Australian agricultural practice, with the prominent gum tree standing as a sentinel over this rich pastoral scene.