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Investing to take the hard work out of sheep production

<p>The old adage of working smarter, not harder is something one Northern Tasmanian farming couple have fully embraced across their business and has seen them invest heavily in labour-saving sheep handling equipment. Fleur Muller talks to Rob and Eliza Tole about the benefits of sheep handling equipment.</p>

Jessica Strauss
Investing to take the hard work out of sheep production

  Purchasing four different sheep handling machines over six years at a cost of $55,000, might seem excessive but for Rob and Eliza Tole of Cressy, Tasmania the investment made complete sense when the...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

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