Globe trotting blade shearers land in Australia for lucrative competitions

Gregor Heard
Updated October 9 2017 - 3:35pm, first published 1:00pm
Michael Churchouse, Allan Oldfield and Danny Wilson take time out from crutching at the Murdoch family's property 'Flynns' at Apsley in western Victoria to give a blade shearing demonstration.
Michael Churchouse, Allan Oldfield and Danny Wilson take time out from crutching at the Murdoch family's property 'Flynns' at Apsley in western Victoria to give a blade shearing demonstration.

BLADE shearing may seem like an old fashioned concept to many Australian sheep producers, limited to those wanting to present their stud stock in immaculate condition, but the technique is making a comeback internationally.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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