That's our sheep and farming system on display at COP29 in Azerbaijan! Honoured to have our Meat & Livestock Australia Sustainability video played on loop in the Australia pavilion, showing the world that the everyday Australian farmer is committed to caring for their environment & animals.

One of the advantages at harvest time of being a consultant…everyone’s busy on headers! 🌞🏍️😁

I know it’s cheating, but who doesn’t? Nothing better than a #lamb curry. Which should it be tonight?

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Esperance-bound for the first of the 2025 reviews…this time on two wheels!!

It’s all about being on two wheels for me right now, and why not when the weather and scenery are this good?! 🏍️😁#destress #MentalHealth #freedom #adventure #fun #everyoneneedsahobby

Unscientific Poll: The election is coming up. What is the most pressing issue for the agricultural industry in Australia?

Thanks to ClarksonsFarm, I’m now known as ‘Joyful James’! 🙄😂

Motorcycling is my release. I rode to Collie yesterday, and I’ve since committed to starting track riding from June 🏍️😅 What do you do to escape, clear your mind, have fun? It’s important! #MentalHealthMatters Beyond Blue

I had an insightful chat with one of the Moroccan importers who visited Perth last week. They requested live sheep to be shipped “as quickly as possibly” due to a shortage in their own country. This is a direct result of six consecutive years of drought. farmweekly.com.au/story/8894807/…

Doing our bit to support Dr Tom Brough in Albany. #keepthesheep #votelaborandgreenslast

Hopefully this eventuates and we all get a good drop.

Wide load ahead! Lambing is imminent in many parts of of WA. How were your preg-scanning results? What's your feeding strategy?

Sheep producers: 5 yes/no questions 👇 surveymonkey.com/r/56TSH8Z

Results from yesterday's poll: 92% are preg-scanning ✅ 80% use preg status for culling/selection ✅ 76% manage singles and twins separately ✅ 48% mark lambs as single or twin born (could do better) 32% weigh lambs at marking and/or weaning (need to do better) More to follow

Calling ALL farmers! Another quickfire survey: 'Market concerns, operational and financial challenges'. surveymonkey.com/r/VKYJT3G

Well that's something a bit different!

I came across this fascinating short film about the creation of Western Australian farms in the post-war period. Had to share! Happy Friday all...rain on the way for many areas shown in this vid 🌧️🌱🍀🌾😀 youtu.be/W2nLxbzEzqQ?si…

From here on I think we should refer to Beef Wellington as Patterson’s Curse. After all we should have our own Aussie names for these well known dishes…

As a farmer, other than word of mouth, how do you find a new product or service?