Shorter shearings?

By Stephen Burns and Vernon Graham
Updated March 12 2018 - 7:15am, first published March 10 2018 - 12:00pm
Mick Inder, with his son, Ned, "Mayfield", Dunedoo, experimented with six-month shearing last spring after his winter grain crops failed.
Mick Inder, with his son, Ned, "Mayfield", Dunedoo, experimented with six-month shearing last spring after his winter grain crops failed.

Long-stapled fleeces are now the norm among many flocks and the extra length grown during a 12-month period has prompted some growers to consider an eight-month shearing and, in some cases, a six-month shearing is being used by some.

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