Not 58-year-old Tony Dobbs, though. He won his 100th blade shearing title at the weekend and did it without much training in the lead up.
What’s also great is seeing New Zealand return to a normality that allows sporting events to take place with audiences. The empty sporting arenas that those overseas are playing to feel a bit off.
Of course, covid-19 restrictions mean there’s a shortage of shearers in the country at the moment. Maybe Tony could break out the blades and help a farmer or two out this season.
Bryan Gibson
Blade shearer hits a century
South Canterbury farmer Tony Dobbs has shorn so many sheep a lack of recent practice barely seemed to matter in Waimate as he became the first person in the world to win 100 open blade shearing finals.
Beijing campaign gives beef a boost
New Zealand grass-fed beef is drawing crowds during the first few days of a Taste Pure Nature campaign at a chain of high-end Beijing retailers.
Nats get tick for rural broadband policy
The National party has earned a few extra points ahead of Labour from the internet industry for what the party promises to achieve for rural broadband in coming years.
Whitebait enticed through riparian care
Whitebait spawning sites on Northland rivers are being improved by landowners, environmental groups, local iwi and schools with financial and physical help from Fonterra.
Peters launches NZ First’s ag policy
Water is a key component of NZ First’s agriculture policy, which was launched at Farmers Weekly’s GlobalHQ headquarters in Feilding this morning.
Tonight on Sarah’s County:
7:10pm – Maui Milk business manager Tom Woutersen discusses opportunities in sheep dairy as a possible route to farm ownership.
7:20 pm – Halter’s business development manager Steve Crowhurst talks about the innovative development of their solar-powered GPS-enabled collars for cows.
7:30pm – Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research soil scientist Dr Paul Mudge discusses different ways to increase knowledge of New Zealand’s soil carbon stocks and how they’re changing with time.
7:40 pm – New Zealand sheep and beef farms are close to being carbon neutral and call for the formal recognition of on-farm sequestration. Auckland University of Technology’s senior lecturer Bradley Case joins us to discuss their research.
