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Listen: Outback with Allflex - Jock Whittle

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Cattle heifers and calves at Paraway Pastoral's Burindi Station. Photo / www.paraway.com.au

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The Country is going "Outback with Allflex", Jamie Mackay catches up with some of the leading lights in the Platinum Primary Producers Group (comprising 150 of the largest and most productive farmers across Australasia).

Today Jamie catches up with Jock Whittle who is the chief executive of the Paraway Pastoral Company. The Paraway Pastoral Company is no small enterprise as it spans 21 properties, over 4.4 million hectares and carries 200,000 head of cattle and 240,000 sheep.

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The company is relatively new, being set up in 2007 and runs Brahman and Brahman-cross cattle in North Australia, Angus and Angus/Wagyu herds in New South Wales and Merino and Merino-cross sheep in Victoria.

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In today's interview: Jock explains to Jamie how the Paraway Pastoral Company is run and gives an overview of the Australian lamb market.

Find out more about Paraway Pastoral Company here.

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