Removing wool from sheep without shearing + a sustainable food business from farm waste

Removing wool from sheep without shearing + a sustainable food business from farm waste | Landline

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8 ай бұрын

In this episode of Landline: Removing wool without shearing! Turning farm waste into food, and the can-do Aussie engineering firm that made powerful tractors from army surplus.
Also the new president of the National Farmers Federation, and the rise of frozen Indian buffalo meat being exported to Indonesia.
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@laneclaypool8005 8 ай бұрын

Will you label your meat as genetically altered so people that don't want it can avoid it? And will you keep the altered animals separated from the unaltered animals?

@Mathchickey 6 ай бұрын

This isn't genetic altering. It's like giving a medication. The sheep's genetic cell makeup isn't changed.

@miscelany2 5 ай бұрын

People don't generally eat sheep that are raised for wool because then they don't get more wool.

@elizabethclaiborne6461 5 ай бұрын

They aren’t “genetically altered”. 🙄 It’s a non replicating signal that works briefly and gets metabolized out. There’s nothing left in the sheep’s system.

@Goldenhawk583 5 ай бұрын

@@miscelany2 they too are slaughtered at some point, maybe after years with trepeated injections.

@poorwotan 2 ай бұрын

The sheep aren't genetically modified if I understood the video correctly. Seems more like a "flu shot" or "antibiotics" type of situation where the animal is subject to a temporary effect. If it lingers long enough though, then maybe offspring are affected (maybe build a resistance?) but that would be part of a long-term effects study I'm guessing.

@lisamckay3589 6 ай бұрын

This is awful as usual. As a knitter, I would not consciously purchase this wool for fear of wear and tear from those “weak points” that the shot makes. Secondly- although I am not a red meat eater- I would not want to eat the meat produced by these sheep. I GUARANTEE the commercial purchasers of these sheep will NOT want to disclose the fact that these sheep were treated with this shot even though they will swear it is totally safe. Humans are slowly doing themselves in, in the name of profit. It’s really horrible.

@wjm1319 5 ай бұрын

Wool that has already grown would not be affected by the shot. That's why they have to turn them back out & wait a few weeks - the wool needs to grow out more so that it has that weak spot, which would only be near the follicle. Then, I would presume, the shot wears off in a few weeks more so that the next year's fleece can grow out strong.

@lisamckay3589 5 ай бұрын

@@wjm1319you would “assume”…. Not reassuring. Just say you don’t know

@ogeoge6000 8 ай бұрын

Please don't mess with such an important food. Label meat from any altered animals so consumers can avoid.

@fabriglas 21 күн бұрын

After covid I don't want anything like this ... forced to be human test subjects....how will this effect the jumper afterwards?

@cjames21 7 ай бұрын

Why not switch to shedding breeds over a few years by getting those rams into your flock

@HegenerHomestead 5 ай бұрын

Shedding breeds don't have wool that's good for spinning. They are "hair" sheep.

@carolinegray7510 6 ай бұрын

My concern is what the long-term effects would have on the sheeps' health. Why dont the farmers have someone on their farm who shears? The whole process seems to be about speed. Like wheat there is a window for harvesting anything and that requires preparation. "Better living thru chemistry" has resulted in horror stories and that took 40 to 60 years to realize. Ex: PFAS and cement canals through the Everglades.

@elizabethclaiborne6461 5 ай бұрын

You need six to ten shearers to handle commercial flocks. They move from farm to farm. One person as a full time employee would be horrendously expensive and they’d lose fitness out of season. Pro shearers are very fit. Sheep are valuable. Nobody is using toxic anything on them.

@lcthen1690 4 ай бұрын

The world needs more people like Kelly so that our resources are more sustainable. Her energy and passion is admirable and commendable. I hope her enthusiasm will fight off her thyroid cancer.

@cherylcarlson3315 7 ай бұрын

fascinating. In Canada wool is going to waste and in US very little wool clothing, not common to get wool yarn economically so wonder what the Aussie wool market goes to. Wonder how long bio shear could happen til follicle won't come back. I wanted to learn shearing but being in US and over 50... Absolutely cheering for Kelly, amazing business!!

@carolinegray7510 6 ай бұрын

Good question! The long range effects of any 'shot' can never be determined without experimentation....and on who? All for the sake of getting more sheep sheared In record time? Time to take a breather. Sit back for a moment and think; what's the cost of speed over the loss of tradition. Just profit? What profits a man to gain the world$ if he loses his soul or spirit or compassion or the love of his way of life and those in his care.....

@cherylanon5791 5 ай бұрын

I'm very puzzled by your comment-- here in the US wool yarn is very economical, considering how a wool sweater wears very well if properly hand washed, even at a small local yarn store you can buy enough wool for a Medium size sweater for under $150, and knit a sweater you'd wear for 10 or more years. If you order wool yarn online from US or Canadian sources the cost is even less, but I do support small local stores, as they are likely to provide you some help with questions you might have as you're knitting your sweaters.

@cherylcarlson3315 5 ай бұрын

@@cherylanon5791 different ideas of what is economical I guess. I don't agree. Now that I have time to knit again, despite wearing the acrylic sweaters I did in the 70's, have added several alpaca pieces that are truly affordable when you buy the raw fleece locally from award winning animals. Cheers.

@americasmomloveeveryonenoe7517 8 ай бұрын

When will industries recognize that the Consumers are largely asking for more human involvement and less automation? The idea itself is fine. The suggestion it be completed entirely by machine is courting controversy and will turn off end users.

@air7tv 8 ай бұрын

But nobody wants to shear sheep , that's one of the reasons why they're trying to automate the process...

@kevwills858 8 ай бұрын

@@air7tv Nobody wants to go to work either ... guess thats human ?

@BaliFoodTreePlanter 8 ай бұрын

Humans need to thrive.

@kevwills858 8 ай бұрын

@@BaliFoodTreePlanter I couldn't think of a better species to either ... (sarcasm)

@americasmomloveeveryonenoe7517 7 ай бұрын

@@air7tv meanwhile social media stars are making big$$$ making videos shearing sheep.

@jamescole3152 7 ай бұрын

If the sheep were on a table the person doing the shearing wouldn't have to bend over so much.

@cherylradabaugh2720 7 ай бұрын

If a shearer knows what they are doing ,then the sheep is sheared correctly

@tgsoon2002 6 ай бұрын

But that take skill and skill take year to develop. And to scale, we need a lot of people with drive to train for that skill. With this tech, there will be much less skill need and as it easier to havest, they can use simple machine to do it and easier to scale.

@lynnmoss2127 7 ай бұрын

Why is an alternative to shearing desired? I thought sheep shearers in Australia was a legacy?

@user-ww6es3bu9y 6 ай бұрын

.... How do those weakened wool fibers work out when used to make clothing?

@cherylanon5791 5 ай бұрын

the weakened fiber is where they previously would have been shearing it, no difference.

@poorwotan 2 ай бұрын

What an interesting concept - which is in an experimental phase lest we forget. If I got this right, the sheep get injected and the wool then breaks off easier and uniformly. Looks like he solved part 1 while they are looking for ways to efficiently harvest that wool. The main advantages appear to be that you'd not need a fully qualified person to "shear correctly" (important in this age of labor shortages) and the sheep would not be subject to cuts. I'm sure they'll look into taste/safety of the meat, properties of such treated wool, and the long term health of the animals/surroundings (does their manure retain enough trace chemicals that work their way up the food chain and people end up brushing their hair out - lol. This experiment sponsored by Rogaine!!!). Overall, an interesting concept. Came across this video randomly and know nothing about the subject.

@matthansberry5795 8 ай бұрын

Looks like Shearing sheep will be going forever. This is too labour-intensive and probably cost more than Shearing.

@deborahfox-rogan65 7 ай бұрын

What would an injectable substance do to the sheep’s body? What do they do with the meat ? Do they still market it as grass fed ?or are the meat sheep and wool sheep different?

@nunyobusinnes 6 ай бұрын

I imagine these are meat sheep, if you are injecting something that weakens the wool, how are you going to sell weak wool?

@cherylanon5791 5 ай бұрын

in the video they said that the meat sheep did not grow their coat fast enough to have the injectable work, or something like that. So it's not going to be used (yet) for meat sheep.

@pop867 5 ай бұрын

Probably the meat is made into dog food. Tha5s why our dogs are so sick all the time.

@noelscammell9280 2 ай бұрын

Subcutaneous is between the skin and the meat You literally only injecting into a pocket It would be 5-20mls at a guess Say a sheep is 46kg that is stuff all No different to putting 2stroke oil into a 20litre drum of fuel The dilution rate would be 3-5 ffold at a guess This is only affecting the skin Not the animals meat

@InTheGarden2070 6 ай бұрын

How does this affect the sheep DNA?

@markarca6360 4 ай бұрын

It had no effect since it is a hormone.

@fatherofchickens7951 5 ай бұрын

The story about waste is so exciting!

@mdee9337 8 ай бұрын

Have u eaten any of the sheep shorn this way ... n what effect does it have on u ??

@Bennie32831 8 ай бұрын

It's a natural thing sheep break there wool naturally without help it's a great plan for shearing sheep ✌️bioclip was cool it wasn't taken up because there was a lot more shearers back then they didn't want to loose their jobs and animals welfare wasn't a major priority under a dollar is perfect

@Bennie32831 8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@laneclaypool8005 8 ай бұрын

@@Bennie32831Genetic manipulation is not natural, it's very dangerous.

@barbaraferron7994 5 ай бұрын

I was glad to see that they have a device for a sheerer to lean on to protect his back from the strain if bending over. It looks like back breaking work.

@markfudger5267 5 ай бұрын

Shearing, if it's not broken, don't fix it. Just nurture it and promote it.

@FulbrightFarmstead 4 ай бұрын

Not sure that I am a big fan of the bio shearing but the waste produce business is awesome!

@robertgeorge1810 7 ай бұрын

So if you have to have a machine to take the wool off then why not just shear them

@cherylanon5791 5 ай бұрын

there is a shortage of good shearers who are able to do the job correctly without harm to sheep, or themselves

@rrfarming5537 4 ай бұрын

Because shearing costs more than the wool is worth.

@ksbrook1430 6 ай бұрын

Original wild sheep naturally shed their wool. Early sheep domesticaters selectively bred the sheep to retain the wool so it would be harvestable. With the wool market so poor, why don't they just reverse the breeding process and come up with a meat breed that sheds its wool?

@elizabethclaiborne6461 5 ай бұрын

You don’t reverse thousands of years of breeding over night. Had you paid attention, you’d know these are wool producing operations anyway, they’re harvesting that wool.

@BaliFoodTreePlanter 8 ай бұрын

Look deeper.

@barryweber7840 7 ай бұрын

So what about this? Keven called that it’s gonna do this automatic Sharon, which is great for the sheep. I understand that, but what’s that gotta do to the meat like lamb chops is that going to poison the lamb chops?

@VoltairesRevenge 27 күн бұрын

Why not just stop eating lamb chops? Eat more plants.

@outingsforoldladieswhoaren7664 6 ай бұрын

Holy shit!!! Chemical modifications. When will be ever learn?

@MrDhalli6500 7 ай бұрын

If they can make a sheep drop it's wool, how come they can't make a bald man grow hair???

@VoltairesRevenge 27 күн бұрын

Why do you need the hair? It's not like any outcomes would change.

@user-eh2hj8bx6i 7 ай бұрын

Sustainability is cool but what about all that plastic for the dried fruit?

@skitzochik 6 ай бұрын

Whats wrong with just shearing the wool?

@Mathchickey 6 ай бұрын

Few young people want to train as shearers anymore. It's tough work for little pay.

@noelscammell9280 2 ай бұрын

@@Mathchickey The pay rates are actually good if you got a good work rate You can make quite alot of money But lots of traveling and it is very hard on your body and family

@suzanneosio7596 5 ай бұрын

How is the strength of the wool? I’d hate to see wool that desinagrates after it’s spun into cloth, etc.

@VoltairesRevenge 27 күн бұрын

"desinagrates" 🧐 With all of this technology, poor spelling is a choice...a poor choice.

@Bennie32831 8 ай бұрын

Excellent 👌👍✌️👏👏👏💯

@barbaraferron7994 5 ай бұрын

If the shot weakens the wool, how does that affect the 🧶yarn/finished wool products, will it be inferior and wear out more quickly? Of course like planned obselence they can sell more if it wears out

@HegenerHomestead 5 ай бұрын

This is what I was thinking. If they can use a blunt object to remove the wool, what's there to stop the wool from breaking from any stress? How can you comb it card wool that's weakened like this?

@NicoleVoracka 8 ай бұрын

And what about hair sheep? I guess they can't get them there?

@countrybns 8 ай бұрын

I can't find Kelly's business for food seconds saving. Anyone know it

@JW-uy8ej 5 ай бұрын

I don’t understand….the purpose of this was to avoid having to hire someone to remove the wool…..this will still be needed just using a different tool. Now the animals are being injected with chemicals which undoubtedly will affect the meat and who knows what it will do to the fibers. Wool is such a pure, lovely and healthy fiber, why mess with it? I certainly hope the wool and the treated sheep will be labeled! I wish that the people who are covering these stories would supply all viewpoints, not just one angle.

@kk-xj5oz 3 ай бұрын

Wool should be a valuable resource. The fact that its worthless is an absolut shame. We should stop wearing plastic and go back to wool and other natural products.

@paulasmith4933 5 ай бұрын

What does it do to the meat?

@pentathonate3926 5 ай бұрын

I wonder what change there is to the quality of the fleece after being genetically altered this way. And what possible side effects could the sheep experience due to the injection... ???

@rosertaylor6139 7 ай бұрын

Chris O'Brien this is interesting

@markarca6360 4 ай бұрын

Food products from GMO crops and livestock has the same effect as their non-GMO counterparts.

@joneslo5572 6 ай бұрын

Will the weaken wool fibers break on it's own in finished products. Has the government tested these chemical injected meat?

@paulasmith4933 5 ай бұрын

So we eat the meat and our hair falls out!!!!

@KBHeal 9 күн бұрын

🤔🤔🤔🤔Have severe doubt about the "safe & effective" injection for the sake of $$$$

@fabriglas 21 күн бұрын

Avacaco oil and facemask from mash!

@TiaraPoodles 5 ай бұрын

Then what - that meat goes for dog food eventually? Will it be labeled as having been through chemical process? Men that eat this lamb loose their hair and there will be a huge turn around in use!

@TiaraPoodles 5 ай бұрын

THUMBS DOWN TO CHEMICAL SHEDDING OF WOOL.

@VoltairesRevenge 27 күн бұрын

People should cease or limit consumption of animals anyway.

@motleyassortment5512 5 ай бұрын

This is going to put alot of shearers out of work.

@catmandont100 5 ай бұрын

At 54:00 .... "There's the Workshop...You can build Whatever the Hell you wanna build" .... I vote Australia for the 51st US State. "Can't" is temporary ....while a Pity-party goes on forever.

@wendystewart5665 5 ай бұрын

Does it leave residual effects in the meat, that will have detrimental health issues in humans that eat the meat. What’s in the injection ? 😊

@kevwills858 8 ай бұрын

Reminds me of a 2020 vaccine that also left the unvaccinated jobless ... "Go Science"

@tinadedekind5257 4 ай бұрын

This is so disturbing on so many levels! Nothing to pat yourselves on the back for. Maybe you should concentrate on making farming and the land attractive and profitable to our younger generation.