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Merinos

Locality: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 417 561 983

Address: PO Box 72 3016 Williamstown, VIC, Australia

Website: http://merinos.com.au/

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25.01.2022 NZ Merino Excellence - Awatere Valley

25.01.2022 Inspecting fleece at sheep at the NZ Merino Excellence pre tour (Peter Rogers Vic Stud Merino Sheep Breeders President & Peter Meyer AASMB President)

25.01.2022 WAGIN farmers Andrew and Tegan Scanlon run 7000 Merino ewes on their mixed farming operation near Wagin, WA. Andrew says his top three reasons for running Merinos are gross margin, gross margin, gross margin. I’m not here for lifestyle reasons, I’m here to earn a quid so it comes down to functionality and what earns the most money. I’ve not seen any WA benchmarking information that says anything beats a Merino."... "If you do swap out your wool for a meat component, then you don’t get the lambing percentages to compensate for it. Wool accounted for 55 per cent of our sheep income last year, even with record sheep prices and wool prices coming off, so why would I compromise the 55pc to ‘theoretically’ increase the 45pc?

24.01.2022 https://www.stockandland.com.au//merino-lambs-make-an-en/

23.01.2022 An interesting analysis of the Merino lamb trade: https://mecardo.com.au/adding-some-weight-to-the-merino-la/

23.01.2022 "Tim Salter, Elders Longreach estimated that roughly 30% of the Longreach district is now fenced allowing for producers to get back into Merino sheep. Salter stated this recent rain, coupled with the fencing has been a real game changer returning much needed confidence back into the once traditional sheep grazing areas of Australia." Great to see Queensland producers getting back into Merinos. Insight thanks to AuctionsPlus #breedmoremerinoewes

23.01.2022 Applications are open until Friday, 11 September 2020. For more information, or to apply, visit http://nuffield.com.au/

22.01.2022 Catastrophic fire conditions across the nation have put emergency livestock management into sharp focus. Qualified veterinarian and AWI General Manager of Research, Dr Jane Littlejohn, offers immediate advice to those who have been affected via the latest episode of The Yarn from Australian Wool Innovation

20.01.2022 A look at the first Merino wool brand campaign in China for AWI's The Woolmark Company...

20.01.2022 Last year the Hayes family sold 477 lambs at an average price of $180 a head with the first line of 200 weighing an average of 26kg and fetching $196.38. "They were only 9.5-10 months old, so to average $180 across the lot, well, we were pretty happy with that result," Mr Hayes said. "Factoring in that we shore the lambs in October and got an average of $34.50 a head for their wool, we were able to produce a $214 animal in under 10 months."... Via Stock Journal Merino SA #breedmoremerinoewes

18.01.2022 TASMANIAN MERINO RAM SALE - Sat 5th Dec 2020 1 PM Stud Merino Breeders Association of Tasmania 5th Annual Campbell Town Merino Ram Sale https://merinos.com.au/event-list/354-tasmania-events

18.01.2022 THE ‘modern Merino’ is far from just a buzzword for Mooralla producer Ricky Luhrs, it’s the key to a profitable business. Overhauling their Merino genetics to focus on breeding the right balance of fat, muscle and carcase is just one of many aims for the Luhr family. So next year we plan on breeding an extra 800-1000 Merino ewes and less terminals, to get more ewes out to the industry. My aim then is to have a 100pc Merino flock in the next five years, they are more profitab...le and flexible. #breedmoremerinoewes

17.01.2022 STAWELL producer Scott Nicholson likes to control as many variables as possible to maximise profitability in his livestock operation. It’s one of the reasons he runs the operation from a 100 per cent Merino base. I genuinely believe that Merinos are the most profitable animal we can run. The best thing for us is that combination of the wool market and prices for lambs, it put the industry in a good position and it really stacks up against a high-input cropping program. We’re confident that a 100pc Merino base stacks up for us financially and that it will continue to do so.

16.01.2022 A group of 25 people came together last week in SA for the 2020 Breeding Leadership Program, thanks to Australian Wool Innovation. The Program aims to develop l...eadership skills to enable the next generation to become enthusiastic, influential, dynamic and dedicated leaders within the wool industry and their businesses Josh Cousins from Cousins Merino Services shared his experience about the Program.

13.01.2022 Queensland pastoralists Boyd and Katie Webb run some cattle and goats but with profitability in mind, have put Merinos back at the forefront of the business, made possible with the installation of 140km of exclusion fencing. Whatever we do in the future, Merinos will be play a major part. In the past, healthy and diverse towns and communities have always been supported by a strong sheep and wool industry. Merino wool is a sustainable, clean product and should tick a lot of ethical and environmental boxes for people, I think there are still many opportunities for the demand to grow worldwide. https://www.merinos.com.au/news/342-boyd-webb-queensland

11.01.2022 REMINDER https://auctionsplus.com.au/auctionV2/New/#/catalogue/13659

11.01.2022 DUBBO MERINO NATIONAL RAM SALE Aug 26, 2020 1:00:00 PM SYD https://auctionsplus.com.au/auctionV2/New/#/catalogue/13841

11.01.2022 MAKING a decision to increase Merino breeder numbers this season was easier than expected for Richard Verner, Korunye, but he said having a contingency plan, existing infrastructure and an ability to source feed was crucial. ""We have lived off the return from our sheep for the past couple of years - everything else on the farm has been treading water," he said." Story via Stock Journal... #breedmoremerinoewes See more

09.01.2022 ADELAIDE RAM SALE - 11 Sept https://auctionsplus.com.au/auctionV2/New/#/catalogue/13460

09.01.2022 The MLP project is progressing through its data collection as the project tracks 5,500 ewes across their lifetime for wool, carcase and reproduction results. Below are details on where to hear the latest results and how to stay in touch with the project: The MerinoLink Temora site has a webinar coming up on November 19, 1pm-2:30pm ‘Beyond the Report Interesting early snippets and results’. Register at www.sheepconnectnsw.com.au/events/799 New England’s Online MLP Field D...ay in August 2020 was very well received and subsequently, the field day webpage is currently still available online at www.merinosuperiorsires.com.au/newenglandfieldday The Pingelly site’s recent Field Day hosted 90+ attendees with over 900 MLP ewes on display Macquarie and Balmoral have upcoming field days planned for early in 2021. This will be the final MLP field day at Balmoral. Visit www.wool.com/mlp for details and further project information Subscribe to MLP and AMSEA updates via bit.ly/AMSEA_Subscription

08.01.2022 Have Your Say today haveyoursay.agriculture.gov.au/woolpoll-review Wool is worth over $3 billion a year to the Australian economy and the wool levy raises around $60 million a year to further grow the industry. The WoolPoll Review will help ensure that WoolPoll remains a contemporary and effective process that meets your expectations.

08.01.2022 The wool market has roared into 2020 with the Eastern Market Indicator adding 79 cents to end the first sales of 2020 on 1637c a kilogram clean.

06.01.2022 The 2020 Bendigo Stud Merino & Poll Merino Online Ram Sale is open to all registered Australian Merino Studs. See more details here https://bit.ly/2UeqzEP

05.01.2022 Join your international colleagues for Merino Excellence 2020 to be held in the South Island of New Zealand from 7 to 19 March, 2020. New Zealand is highly regarded for its exceptional high-quality fine Merino wool. This conference and associated tours will provide the opportunity for you to see, discuss, learn and compare notes on both fine wool and New Zealand's innovative sheep farming systems and agriculture in general. Register your interest now!

04.01.2022 A Merino lamb trial is highlighting how including Merinos as part of a cropping enterprise reduces production risks and increases profitability. https://www.farmonline.com.au//6857168/merinos-pay-to-pla/