Sentences with phrase «of sheep farmers»

In Morrissey's open letter, he called the Australian government «a committee of sheep farmers who have zero concerns about animal welfare or animal respect.»

Not exact matches

The cost to Western Australian farmers of a ban on live sheep exports could be more than 10 times previous estimates, as much as $ 150 million, according to a report released today.

First, then, Amos, a sheep - farmer from the comparatively poor and backward south, came into the northern kingdom at the height of its short period of hectic prosperity in the reign of Jeroboam II.

It consisted mainly of small farmers and, near the sea of Galilee, of fishermen, with artisans like carpenters and tanners, with enough shepherds to make the symbols of the lost sheep and the good shepherd meaningful, and with small - town merchants to provide for the exchange of the few goods needed to meet the simple requirements of the people.

The parables disclose with what pleasure and tolerance he surveyed the broad scene of human activity: the merchant seeking pearls; the farmer sowing his fields; the real - estate man trying to buy a piece of land in which he had secret reason to believe a treasure lay buried; the dishonest secretary, who had been given notice, making friends against the evil day among his employer's debtors by reducing their obligations; the five young women sleeping with lamps burning while the bridegroom tarried and unable to attend the marriage because their sisters who had had foresight enough to bring additional oil refused to lend them any; the rich man whose guests for dinner all made excuses; the man comfortably in bed with his children who gets up at midnight to help his importunate neighbor only because he despairs of getting rid of him otherwise; the king who is out to capture a city; the man who built his house upon the sand and lost it in the first storm of wind and rain; the queer employer who pays all of his men the same wage whether they have worked the whole day or a single hour; the great lord who going to a distant land entrusts his property to his three servants and judges them by the success of their investments when he returns; the shepherd whose sheep falls into a ditch; the woman with ten pieces of silver who, losing one, lights the candle and sweeps diligently till she finds it, and makes the finding of it the occasion of a celebration in which all of her neighbors are invited to share — and how long such a list might be!

A sheep farmer speaks of the carrying capacity of the farm for sheep in terms of one sheep per hectare or perhaps ten sheep per hectare.

It is to follow the footsteps of Jesus Christ who is both the shepherd and the sheep, the farmer and the wheat, the vine shoot and the wine in the chalice, the sacrifice and the sacrificer.

For the past decade or so, I've been assembling a mid-sized Judean village of Fontanini crèche figures, including artisans, herders (with sheep), farmers (with chickens and an ahistorical turkey), vintners, blacksmiths, musicians, weavers, and a fisherman or two (one awake, another sleeping).

The Romney sheep, formerly called the Romney Marsh sheep but generally referred - to by the local farmers as the Kent, is a breed of sheep originating in England

The ever - optimistic Ohio farmer Gene Logsdon, for instance, makes a persuasive case for returning to grass - feeding steers, hogs, chicken, dairy cows and sheep instead of the concentrated feedlot farming favored by industrial agribusiness.

His parables reveal a close and sympathetic observation of everyday life: the farmer's sowing and reaping, the shepherd and his flock, the house built on the rock, the leaven in the dough, the lost coin and the lost sheep, the father's joy in the return of a wayward son and the elder brother's peevish jealousy, the mother forgetting her agony for joy that a man has been born into the world, the workers standing idle in the marketplace because no one has hired them, and many other instances.

In many parts of Georgia, where the white farmers sometimes live two or three miles apart, a birthday will be celebrated by a barbecue, or a few families will join together in friendly communion, with a roasting hog or sheep in the centre.

This optimism was borne out in a recent survey of Australian farmers by rural lender Rabobank, which found positive sentiment in the sheep and beef sectors, «as graziers fetch historically high prices for lamb, mutton, wool and beef» along with improving sentiment in dairy and with cotton producers «increasingly upbeat».

WESTERN Australian farmers have launched a counter-offensive warning about the sharp economic consequences of banning live sheep exports.

Target 100 is an initiative of Australian cattle and sheep farmers, alongside the broader industry, to deliver sustainable farming by 2020 and help Australians understand more about where their beef and lamb comes from.

A detailed economic examination of the current market and available data reveals that transitioning from the live sheep trade is achievable in way that ensures that farmers are not negatively impacted.

I live in the Basque Country on a sheep farm, with a sheep farmer and lots and lots of sheep, which we milk.

3rd layer original Greek sheep farmers peasant trousers once worn by Demis Roussos in one of his famous videos.

The RUMA Targets Task Force comprises a leading vet and farmer from each of the beef, dairy, eggs, fish, gamebird, pig, poultry meat and sheep sectors, who have been consulting with key organisations in their respective industries.

Farmers say efforts to open a slaughterhouse in Suffolk County could be a game changer for a small but growing group of Long Islanders raising cattle, sheep, pigs and even bison.

• A Steuben County sheep farmer and two others last year for allegedly poisoning two bald eagles and a red - tailed hawk; • A Niagara County farmer who inadvertently killed three juvenile bald eagles in 2014 by putting poisoned meat on his farm in an effort to kill coyotes; • And a farmer in Allegany County who several years ago applied left - over pesticide to a corn field to «use up the product,» killing a pair of bald eagles and nearly three dozen geese.

«The government has been making encouraging noises on electronic sheep tagging for some time yet twice they voted in the Council of Ministers to impose this scheme on our farmers.

Over thousands of years, these early farmers domesticated the first crops and transformed sheep, wild boars and other creatures into domestic animals.

The study shows that farmers need to protect their livestock from jackals even when similarly sized wild prey (small antelopes) are available because of their preference for sheep and goats.

«Small farmers have lost 60 to 100 per cent of their herds of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs.»

But the adoption of pyrethroids by sheep farmers seems to be the most likely cause.

Colonial sheep farmers, blaming the thylacine for stock losses, crowded it out of its range.

Over the years Vigne and others had found signs of dogs, cattle, goats, sheep, foxes, pigs, and deer brought by the farmers.

But people throughout the affected area had to wear protective masks, and farmers and rescue workers scurried to herd thousands of sheep and other livestock away from the area of ash fall, amid fears of the deleterious effects of fluorine or other toxic elements in the ash.

In 1895, one Maine farmer described himself as having «good teeth» and boasted of «owning nine sheep» in a newspaper ad seeking a wife.

A headstrong country girl who's «too wild to be a governess», Bathsheba Everdene (Mulligan) is introduced via the doe - eyed stares of strapping local sheep farmer, Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts, fast becoming today's answer to Fabio).

Official Premise: Seth MacFarlane directs, produces, co-writes and plays the role of the cowardly sheep farmer Albert in A Million Ways to Die in the West.

MacFarlane, who has co-written and will direct, is also starring as a cowardly sheep farmer who chickens out of a gun duel.

The story follows a gang of rowdy sheep who embark on a mission to the city in order to save their beloved amnesiac farmer.

Albert Stark (MacFarlane, Movie 43) is a sheep farmer newly without a girlfriend and long harbouring a fear of his surroundings as well as a significant inferiority complex.

The big screen adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel stars Carey Mulligan as Bathsheba, a woman in Victorian England who becomes independently wealthy and draws three potential suitors - a sheep farmer (Matthias Shoenaerts), a wealthy older bachelor (Michael Sheen) and a classic bad boy (Tom Sturridge).

In this, his first feature film, Shaun finds himself in a rut on Mossybottom Farm, and, in a clever attempt to take a day off from grazing, inadvertently sends the farmer who tends Shaun and his fellow farm denizens off to The Big City, forcing the plucky ovine to find a way to bring him back despite the help of his fellow sheep.

Taking the same starting point as Lelio's Jewish drama, Barnard's story is also instigated by a paternal passing, with sheep farmer Ruth Wilson, who is electrifying in this movie, returning to the family farm 15 years after she escaped from under the shadow of an abusive father.

Tough sheep farmer, Jason Sweet (Glenn Ford), moves into serene Powder Valley, in the middle of cattle country, and lets the town know he won't be scared out of town as he orders a glass of milk at the saloon and then shows off his gun skills.

Movie review of «Rams»: This tale of two Icelandic sheep farmers — brothers in their 60s who haven't spoken for 40 years — blends absurdist comedy with rural tragedy.

From the Studio: The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy (Tom Sturridge), a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood (Michael Sheen), a prosperous and mature bachelor.

Her first proposal comes from Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), a farmer with a promising portion of land and small flock of sheep.

SETH MACFARLANE directs, produces, co-writes and plays the role of the cowardly sheep farmer Albert in A Million Ways to Die in the West

MacFarlane stars as Albert, a cowardly sheep farmer trying to make it in the harsh life of the frontier in 1882.

MacFarlane stars as Albert Stark, a timid sheep farmer who would clearly be more at home in modern day New York than in the small town of Old Stump, Arizona.

A Million Ways to Die in the West Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, language throughout, some violence and drug material Available on DVD and Blu - ray Yet another release this week that got slaughtered at the box office is this long - titled western comedy by writer / director / star Seth MacFarlane about a sheep farmer that wants to win back his love (Amanda Seyfried) with the help of a beautiful stranger (Charlize Theron).

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD: Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd is the story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy (Tom Sturridge), a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood (Michael Sheen), a prosperous and mature bachelor.

Yes, in the USA Land Rovers were yuppified by many, but in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland you see farmers hauling sheep in the back of them.

This British - built 4x4 conjures images of African safaris, European off - road trials, and Welsh farmers out checking on sheep in the rain.

The daughter of a fiercely nationalistic sheep farmer, Esther yearns for a taste of the wider world that reaches her only through broadcasts on the BBC.