Shearers, farmers want better sheds for new shearing age

Andrew Marshall
August 29 2017 - 5:00pm
State Wide Sheds operations manager, Michael Dodd, discusses the company’s  construction features with Boggabri visitor to last week's AgQuip field days in North West NSW, Gail Crowley.
State Wide Sheds operations manager, Michael Dodd, discusses the company’s construction features with Boggabri visitor to last week's AgQuip field days in North West NSW, Gail Crowley.

Australia’s ageing shearing sheds are under increasing scrutiny from work safety authorities and shearers lobbying for practical improvements to their working environment.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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