Case study – The Australian Merino as a profitable enterprise Farmers: Craig and Abigail Hickman Location: Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia Property size: 777ha Average annual rainfall: 418mm Enterprise mix: 75 per cent cropping and 25 per cent self-replacing Merino flock…
Case study – The Australian Merino as a profitable enterprise Name: Daniel Schuppan Company: Landmark Position: Animal Production Specialist Location: Jamestown, South Australia Clients: Works with a mix of producers across SA, from mixed farms to 100 percent sheep and/or beef enterprises…
Case Study: The Australian Merino a Profitable Enterprise By CAITLYN BURLING Farmer: Simon Fowler Location: Condingup, 90km east of Esperance Property size: 28,000ha arable Average annual rainfall: 500mm…
Case study – Sam Lyne – Tasmania Farmer Sam, Crosby and Angus Lyne Location Riccarton, Campbell Town, Tasmania Property size 2600ha Average annual rainfall 500mm Enterprise mix One-half cropping barley, wheat, canola, peas, poppies and seed crops, one-quarter 3500 self-replacing Merino flock, one-quarter Merino ewes mated…
Georgina Wallace, President of the Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders, inspires a new generation of potential merino breeders at the National Merino Challenge held in Melbourne in May 2017.
Merino’s – Truly the most profitable breed!…
Case study – WESTERN AUSTRALIA Name Ed Riggall Company AgPro Management Position Farm Management Consultant Location Narrikup, via Mount Barker, WA Clients Works with producers across WA, from mixed cropping and sheep enterprises, cattle to 100 per cent sheep …
Case study – South Australia Farmer Martin and Howard Ramsay Location Warooka, Yorke Peninsula, SA Property size 1214 hectares Average annual rainfall 450 millimetres Enterprise mix Three-quarters self-replacing Merino flock, one-quarter sharefarmed crops Why Merinos? My top 3 reasons … 1 Profitability –Gross margin…
Case study – NEW SOUTH WALES Farmer James Derrick Location South of Gundagai, New South Wales Property size 2050.5ha Average annual rainfall 711mm Enterprise mix 30% feedlot, 20% contract spraying, 30% Merino and 20% cropping Why Merinos? My top 3 reasons 1 Feedlot performance – Merino wether…
Case study – TASMANIA Farmer David and Jo Taylor Location Campbell Town, Tasmania Property size 1400ha Average annual rainfall 475mm Enterprise mix Three-quarters self-replacing Merino flock, one-quarter sharefarmed crops 1 Profitability – Merinosgenerate an income of about $70/DSE for wool, which helps to drive business profitability 2 Performance…
It is with great sadness that I write to inform our members of the passing of Marion Gibbins, our immediate past CEO of the AASMB, on 6 October 2016. This is a great loss for the AASMB and the entire Wool Industry. Marion made a huge contribution to the…
By Catherine Miller, The Stock Journal 30 Sep 2016 THE history books were re-written at many SA’s Merino and Poll Merino on-property sales this season as top prices and averages soared. More than 70 ram sales have been held across the state in the past two months, with 16 of…
A SIX-year trial run by the Elmore Field Days in northern Victoria proved that dual-purpose Merinos remain one of the most profitable livestock enterprises in a medium-rainfall region, averaging total returns of $70 to $69 per dry sheep equivalent, $8-$9/DSE above its closest competitor. The trial, which began in 2009…
MERINO lambs made their mark at Booborowie in a competition held in early 2016 in South Australia, performing extremely well against a line‐up of 69 teams and proving the breed’s excellent dual‐purpose capabilities. A commercial Merino lamb team recorded average weight gains of up to 307 grams per day during…
The Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders is tonight launching a new campaign highlighting the profitability of Merinos as the ultimate dual‐purpose breed and encouraging producers to increase Merino breeding ewe numbers in their enterprise mix. The campaign – titled Breed More Merino Ewes – acknowledges the Merino ewe as…
