MACHINERY

Auto sheep feeder wins innovation award

AN automated sheep and lamb feeder which runs on solar power won the Henty Machinery Field Days Agri Innovators Award this week.

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 The Shepherd automatic sheepfeeder won the Henty Machinery Field Days Agri-Innovator Award. Picture Mark Saunders.

The Shepherd automatic sheepfeeder won the Henty Machinery Field Days Agri-Innovator Award. Picture Mark Saunders.

Made by Justin Dunn of Thunder Valley, Temora, New South Wales, the automated sheep feeder is known as the Shepherd. Dunn has been working on the final design of the sheep feeder at his lamb feedlot...

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