Sentences with phrase «sheep farmer as»

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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.

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

If farmers raise livestock for food production, for example, they could add animals — such as sheep, ducks and rabbits — to their land and create a petting zoo to attract tourists.

Australia's sheep and cattle farmers should prepare for a dramatic reduction in the live export trade, Western Australia's agriculture minister has said, as the state prepares to mount an animal cruelty case that could render the trade unprofitable.

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».

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

As Albert, a spineless sheep farmer, he does have some very good quips, but the supporting cast padding is what makes «A Million Ways to Die in the West» a comedy gem.

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

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).

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.

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.

The ad featured a farmer hauling sheep to a nearby field, turning on the speakers as he emptied the sheep, and driving away.

Although English life was beginning to change with the gradual development of cities, the economy was still mostly agrarian in the 1200s, with 90 % of the population (estimated to be around four million people in 1300 AD) making their living off the land, either as farmers (growing wheat for personal use or other grain crops to feed livestock) or herders (mostly sheep and goats).

The tutor, Mr. Trigg, spent a year or two at a time with English and Scottish settlers, mostly sheep farmers, and hated teaching as much as children in the wild hated being taught.

Often rushing the sheep or making mistakes that spooked the small flocks of four, the dogs nonetheless showed great promise for a future as a farmer's working partner.

The Anatolian Shepherd breed is particularly popular in Turkey where it serves as an independent livestock guardian, protecting farmer's flocks of sheep from such predators as wolves, jackals, bears and cheetahs.

To this day, these dogs spend their days in the farmer's fields herding sheep, and cattle, as well as participating in most dog sports.

At the same time, the farmers, while paid for the sheep taken for slaughter, face months of zero income for their families as no agricultural products are leaving the farms.

When the farmer so much as heads for a field gate containing sheep, the Border Collies come alive at the kennel gate, knowing it is time to do what they love best, «work the sheep».

The Wheaten was an all - purpose working farm dog for the struggling tenant farmers, acting as a guardian of property, people and possessions, a vermin exterminator and a competent herder for flocks of sheep and even herds of cattle.

These are the dogs who began their careers as livestock herders in the British Isles, on the European Continent, and in the US, the indispensable farmers» dogs that could work dawn - to - dusk to bring the sheep to the barn or to market.

It's a fact that this breed is known as «helping» or «working dogs» and the reason behind this perception among people is because they have been bred to work with farmers to assist them in tedious roles such as herding cattle, sheep and several other livestock.

It was developed to herd sheep by farmers in northern European countries such as Scotland, England and Ireland.

You play as a farmer whose sheep has gotten away from his farm.