December 7, 2025 • 7 mins
Alan McLeary of Shearwell NZ catches up to talk animal tagging options.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Sixty.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
I'm sure welcome back to the muster. Bruce Springsteen is
the music, the rising hell of a great song that
this'd be perfectly honest. Alan McCleary of Sheerwell, New Zealand
joins us next. Good afternoon, Alan, Where do we find
you this afternoon?
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Well, season's greetings there, Chap, And I'm actually at home today.
I'm doing a fear bit of phone work and emailing
and catching up before the end of Christmas. So yeah,
busy enough.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
The year's gone pretty quickly when you think about.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
It, it has, you know, and this last half I
don't know it's just old age or what, but man,
she's fair, hum and ground, Isn't it?
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Tell me about it? I think mentally I'm still back
in August. But that's the matter for another day. But
the first thing gets this, gets something clear, right. You
need a GPS for Christmas, sir, because we went up
to the Farmer's Shouts. Have a Nigel wood Head's there
just on a couple of weeks ago. Fantastic event as well.
But one person who knows every road in South Otago
(01:08):
like the back of his hand, God has lost.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
I spent a wee bit of time in Ireland and
you're never lost, you just haven't reached your destination yet.
And I was only given the directions. I wasn't driving,
so don't blame it all on me, mate.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Landy Fraser was doing his due diligence, just guiding us
with your hand said aye, go here, I I know,
we go up here. Yea ah, yet no, you're right.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
Well, to be fair, I did realize when we got
there that we were in the wrong spot. Give me
credit for that.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Lucky you can do three point turns and gateways, that's
the main thing. But that was a great event. So
what's been having over the past couple of weeks? Mate?
Have you've been doing cold calling up driveway to connecting
with farmers?
Speaker 1 (01:47):
What's the go I am? I am with Yeah normally,
yeah's a weave It tricky in December. Everybody's weaning and
trying to make bailage and get Paddick's work, so it
is a wee bit tricky. But you know, we're still
doing a fair bit of cold calling. We're still getting
new customers. Yeah, I've done a bit of tagging. We
went we're trialing out a bit of new gear. So
(02:08):
I've been tagging a few years and tagging some cattle.
So yeah, hopefully in the new year that we'll be
able to tell you all about that. But it was, yeah,
looking good so you and I'm still out getting my
hands dirty.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
So you've got no time to get on that hand piece.
It's just the busy season, just the busy theather.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
Yeah no, no, I haven't really been on at the
talk so full ball with the sheerwell mate.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Yeah, we'll shearwell New Zealand you're looking at tagging options
for the kettle of the sheep. It makes a lot
of sense. How's things been over the last couple of
weeks from your perspective though.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Ellen, Look we're still really busy. Even though December there's
not a lot of tagging done in December, we've had
a lot of orders go out, people getting ready for
the new year and that. So yeah, look they're well
up again, and Ray's looking at well, we're looking at
getting another another printer, just so that we can keep
(02:58):
up that good turnaround, really good service that we're known for.
So that's pretty important to us. If we can get
those tags out within days of the farmer ordering them,
that's that's what we're all about.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
So, I mean the elves are busy doing presents all
the year round, but raising the office doing tags all
year round, and arguably you get them quicker than something
from the north pole.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Yeah it's a bit taller than an elf though, But
I must, I must have a good look at them
next time I see them. Mean you could have the gears.
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Well, that's the unique thing about sheer we our tags,
Alan McCleary, is that they come in different colors, a
lot I luminous colors these days, I think the word
is or brighter colors, and just not just sheet tags,
but kettle tags as well. So you've covered all spectrums
of the tagging industry.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
We are we are, And I don't know whether I
mentioned last time, but we've got the new yellow out.
It should be here or well, let's say after Christmas
to be safe, but yeah, the new yellow. They've worked
on the brightness of that and it looks really good.
So yeah, they're delivering on that, and just on those
tags too, like they don't all have to go and stop.
We sell quite a few. We sold some to a
(04:03):
helicopter firm there a while ago. They're going to put
them in some of their gear and security fencing. So yeah,
a dive company, they've got our EID tags on all
their kits, so when they hop in the water, they
got all their gear on, and when they hop back out,
they can scan them and make sure they haven't left
their you know, their diving belt or whatever behind. So
there's lots and lots of uses for them.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
I am ever going into a publts upon a time
and all the handles had chet tags on them, so
they knew which was which.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, it was that called the beer
Club or something that's called in it the handles Club.
I think. Ye know, we've supplied a few for them,
mainly up north because you know, we're all teetotalers down here.
But yeah, you just never know where those tags are
going to end up sometimes.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Yeah, I'll thank you some inversive commas on that teetoteless
statement there.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Ell. Yeah, they didn't serve any at the beer do
the other night, didn't they, But that some of those
farmers were still there at after one o'clock in the morning,
so it was quite a quite a.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Well social occasion.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
Yeah, I'm trying to find a polite word, mate, well,
that's what you've got to have at this time of year,
and it's some beauty of being in the farming industry.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
It's about the lead up to Christmas. Yes, it's busy,
but at the same time you get these opportunities to
go and catch up.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
It was and look we did catch up in a
lot of people. It was good one. There was a
lot there and we all had a good yarn and
it was a great afternoon really, so well done.
Speaker 2 (05:24):
The lead up to Christmas. Have you got to set
off date that you park up the wheels on those
tires of that truck of yours and never stops running
And do you take an extend to break or what's
the plan?
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Yeah, I don't think too many cockies want to see
me on Christmas Eve. Actually, don't think too many cockies
want to see me full stop.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Sometimes as long as you don't turn up Christmas Day
you're probably all right.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
No, no, no, no, I'm a big Christmas boy. You know,
I'm got to be at home for center. So but no,
we look, we'll park up probably about about the twenty
twenty first summer in there. I think farmers are pretty well. Yeah,
they don't need me coming up your driveway annoying them.
There's plenty of other things I can be doing, so
they'll be safe from about the twentieth one where they
can probably be probably be safe.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
Share we our New Zealand. If people wanted to get
in touch, same old story. Your social media channels are
pretty active. But what's the number to get in touch,
Ella McClary to talk sheep tags.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Well, if you want to have the yard to me,
you go two seven two three two double four, double
eight or ray is eight hundred and seven triple nine
eight nine, and you'll always get one of us.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Get on you, Ellen, now we'll leave you on the
line for this, you lucky thing. Here we go, laugh.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
Loud with ag proud because life on the land can
be a laughing matter.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
Brought to us by sheer Well Data working to help
the livestock farmer. Here we go. A woman was cranky
because her husband was late coming home again. She decided
to leave a note saying I've had enough and I've
left you don't bother coming after me. Then she head
under the bed to see his reaction. After a short while,
the husband comes home and she could hear him in
the kitchen before he comes into the bedroom. She could
(06:58):
see him walk towards a dresser and pick up the note.
After a few minutes, he wrote something on it before
picking up the phone and calling someone. She's finally gone, yeah,
I know about bloody time. We're comeing to see you. You
put on that nighty oh. I can't wait to see you.
It's got to be great fun. And then he hung up,
grabbed his keys and left. She heard the car drive
off as she came out from under the bed. Seething
of rage with tears in her eyes, she grabbed the
(07:20):
note to see what he wrote. I can see your feet.
We're out of bread. I'll be back in five minutes.
I don't think i'll try that, probably not. Elan McCleary
hate always good to catch up and we'll chat with
you again before the end of the year.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
Here on the Muster right season's greetings and thanks everybody.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Catch up, Ellen McCleary iss Shere were New Zealand wrapping
up the Muster. The podcast going up shortly Join the boat,
see you tomorrow one o'clock
Sixty.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
I'm sure welcome back to the muster. Bruce Springsteen is
the music, the rising hell of a great song that
this'd be perfectly honest. Alan McCleary of Sheerwell, New Zealand
joins us next. Good afternoon, Alan, Where do we find
you this afternoon?
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Well, season's greetings there, Chap, And I'm actually at home today.
I'm doing a fear bit of phone work and emailing
and catching up before the end of Christmas. So yeah,
busy enough.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
The year's gone pretty quickly when you think about.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
It, it has, you know, and this last half I
don't know it's just old age or what, but man,
she's fair, hum and ground, Isn't it?
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Tell me about it? I think mentally I'm still back
in August. But that's the matter for another day. But
the first thing gets this, gets something clear, right. You
need a GPS for Christmas, sir, because we went up
to the Farmer's Shouts. Have a Nigel wood Head's there
just on a couple of weeks ago. Fantastic event as well.
But one person who knows every road in South Otago
(01:08):
like the back of his hand, God has lost.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
I spent a wee bit of time in Ireland and
you're never lost, you just haven't reached your destination yet.
And I was only given the directions. I wasn't driving,
so don't blame it all on me, mate.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Landy Fraser was doing his due diligence, just guiding us
with your hand said aye, go here, I I know,
we go up here. Yea ah, yet no, you're right.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
Well, to be fair, I did realize when we got
there that we were in the wrong spot. Give me
credit for that.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Lucky you can do three point turns and gateways, that's
the main thing. But that was a great event. So
what's been having over the past couple of weeks? Mate?
Have you've been doing cold calling up driveway to connecting
with farmers?
Speaker 1 (01:47):
What's the go I am? I am with Yeah normally,
yeah's a weave It tricky in December. Everybody's weaning and
trying to make bailage and get Paddick's work, so it
is a wee bit tricky. But you know, we're still
doing a fair bit of cold calling. We're still getting
new customers. Yeah, I've done a bit of tagging. We
went we're trialing out a bit of new gear. So
(02:08):
I've been tagging a few years and tagging some cattle.
So yeah, hopefully in the new year that we'll be
able to tell you all about that. But it was, yeah,
looking good so you and I'm still out getting my
hands dirty.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
So you've got no time to get on that hand piece.
It's just the busy season, just the busy theather.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
Yeah no, no, I haven't really been on at the
talk so full ball with the sheerwell mate.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Yeah, we'll shearwell New Zealand you're looking at tagging options
for the kettle of the sheep. It makes a lot
of sense. How's things been over the last couple of
weeks from your perspective though.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Ellen, Look we're still really busy. Even though December there's
not a lot of tagging done in December, we've had
a lot of orders go out, people getting ready for
the new year and that. So yeah, look they're well
up again, and Ray's looking at well, we're looking at
getting another another printer, just so that we can keep
(02:58):
up that good turnaround, really good service that we're known for.
So that's pretty important to us. If we can get
those tags out within days of the farmer ordering them,
that's that's what we're all about.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
So, I mean the elves are busy doing presents all
the year round, but raising the office doing tags all
year round, and arguably you get them quicker than something
from the north pole.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Yeah it's a bit taller than an elf though, But
I must, I must have a good look at them
next time I see them. Mean you could have the gears.
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Well, that's the unique thing about sheer we our tags,
Alan McCleary, is that they come in different colors, a
lot I luminous colors these days, I think the word
is or brighter colors, and just not just sheet tags,
but kettle tags as well. So you've covered all spectrums
of the tagging industry.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
We are we are, And I don't know whether I
mentioned last time, but we've got the new yellow out.
It should be here or well, let's say after Christmas
to be safe, but yeah, the new yellow. They've worked
on the brightness of that and it looks really good.
So yeah, they're delivering on that, and just on those
tags too, like they don't all have to go and stop.
We sell quite a few. We sold some to a
(04:03):
helicopter firm there a while ago. They're going to put
them in some of their gear and security fencing. So yeah,
a dive company, they've got our EID tags on all
their kits, so when they hop in the water, they
got all their gear on, and when they hop back out,
they can scan them and make sure they haven't left
their you know, their diving belt or whatever behind. So
there's lots and lots of uses for them.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
I am ever going into a publts upon a time
and all the handles had chet tags on them, so
they knew which was which.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, it was that called the beer
Club or something that's called in it the handles Club.
I think. Ye know, we've supplied a few for them,
mainly up north because you know, we're all teetotalers down here.
But yeah, you just never know where those tags are
going to end up sometimes.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Yeah, I'll thank you some inversive commas on that teetoteless
statement there.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Ell. Yeah, they didn't serve any at the beer do
the other night, didn't they, But that some of those
farmers were still there at after one o'clock in the morning,
so it was quite a quite a.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Well social occasion.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
Yeah, I'm trying to find a polite word, mate, well,
that's what you've got to have at this time of year,
and it's some beauty of being in the farming industry.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
It's about the lead up to Christmas. Yes, it's busy,
but at the same time you get these opportunities to
go and catch up.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
It was and look we did catch up in a
lot of people. It was good one. There was a
lot there and we all had a good yarn and
it was a great afternoon really, so well done.
Speaker 2 (05:24):
The lead up to Christmas. Have you got to set
off date that you park up the wheels on those
tires of that truck of yours and never stops running
And do you take an extend to break or what's
the plan?
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Yeah, I don't think too many cockies want to see
me on Christmas Eve. Actually, don't think too many cockies
want to see me full stop.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Sometimes as long as you don't turn up Christmas Day
you're probably all right.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
No, no, no, no, I'm a big Christmas boy. You know,
I'm got to be at home for center. So but no,
we look, we'll park up probably about about the twenty
twenty first summer in there. I think farmers are pretty well. Yeah,
they don't need me coming up your driveway annoying them.
There's plenty of other things I can be doing, so
they'll be safe from about the twentieth one where they
can probably be probably be safe.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
Share we our New Zealand. If people wanted to get
in touch, same old story. Your social media channels are
pretty active. But what's the number to get in touch,
Ella McClary to talk sheep tags.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Well, if you want to have the yard to me,
you go two seven two three two double four, double
eight or ray is eight hundred and seven triple nine
eight nine, and you'll always get one of us.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Get on you, Ellen, now we'll leave you on the
line for this, you lucky thing. Here we go, laugh.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
Loud with ag proud because life on the land can
be a laughing matter.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
Brought to us by sheer Well Data working to help
the livestock farmer. Here we go. A woman was cranky
because her husband was late coming home again. She decided
to leave a note saying I've had enough and I've
left you don't bother coming after me. Then she head
under the bed to see his reaction. After a short while,
the husband comes home and she could hear him in
the kitchen before he comes into the bedroom. She could
(06:58):
see him walk towards a dresser and pick up the note.
After a few minutes, he wrote something on it before
picking up the phone and calling someone. She's finally gone, yeah,
I know about bloody time. We're comeing to see you. You
put on that nighty oh. I can't wait to see you.
It's got to be great fun. And then he hung up,
grabbed his keys and left. She heard the car drive
off as she came out from under the bed. Seething
of rage with tears in her eyes, she grabbed the
(07:20):
note to see what he wrote. I can see your feet.
We're out of bread. I'll be back in five minutes.
I don't think i'll try that, probably not. Elan McCleary
hate always good to catch up and we'll chat with
you again before the end of the year.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
Here on the Muster right season's greetings and thanks everybody.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Catch up, Ellen McCleary iss Shere were New Zealand wrapping
up the Muster. The podcast going up shortly Join the boat,
see you tomorrow one o'clock
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