Jim Meckiff

AMPT Shearing completed this week, 1200 wethers shorn in 82 teams, Condobolin, Top 10 teams av 8.8 kg at 17.4 micron and $97, Low 10 Teams 7.4 kg at 19.3 micron $59. 11m wool.Thanks MLA, Moses and Son, Redgum River Past Co, Fletcher Int, SheepMetriX, JM Consulting, Huey’s Run

Shearing 1200 AMPT wethers representing 74 teams from all states of Aust. is on the 10th -12th March in Wagga. Free to come along and see the leading bloodlines of Merino sheep. RSVP to Dinner / Shearing at australianmerinoproductiontrial.com ⁦@meatlivestock⁩ ⁦@woolinnovation⁩

AMPT Wool Trial wethers at Kiargathur Station at Condobolin with 9 months wool. Shearing will occur at The Kooringal Horse Stud at Wagga from the 10th to the 12th March 2026. Shearing 74 teams of 15 wethers in the largest evaluation of commercial merino genetics ever undertaken.

Don't forget to RSVP for this Friday's Stock Containment Conversation event in Cavendish. This is a FREE event for farmers learn from one another about the best strategies for containment feeding and the benefits to their soils and pastures and livestock. ghcma.vic.gov.au

Stock Containment Conversations this Friday 5 Dec in Cavendish.

@k_bolto @k_bolto clover ☘️ should win. what have you got to eat the ryegrass?

Which paddock will 35kg first cross lambs grow faster in? Why?

A great day inspecting the 2025 cohort of pure Poll Dorset lambs at the Bowan Park sire evaluation. Very pleased with the progeny of Kentish Downs 230196 , the lambs are a mirror image of their Sire and are displaying his traits of exceptional growth, muscle, structure & shape.

Completed the fourth evaluation body weighing today of the Australian Merino Production Trial Feedlot wether lambs. All lambs now averaging 57.5 kg with 4 weeks to go before processing at Fletcher International Exports at Dubbo. 75 teams from across all states of Australia.

NZ livestock farm sales for conversion to forestry/carbon farming, continue at an alarming rate. Nearly 40,000 hectares has been sold since September 2024 and the total amount of sheep and beef farmland sold since 1 January 2017 is now more than 300,000 hectares.

Are ewe coming? We've a few spots left @ the Confinement Feeding Workshops. Regos are being held... Junee FULL Bendigo 12 June PLENTY Bathurst 16 June 2 SPOTS Cumnock 17 June 2 SPOTS Uralla 19 June 2 SPOTS REGO: merinolink.com.au

Long period of autumn containment feeding now paying off. Tall fescue, ryegrass & subclover responding with recent rains in southern NSW. Retention of groundcover allows rainfall to infiltrate & pasture to capture sunlight. Containment a proven tactic yet limited adoption.

Looking forward to these workshops across NSW and Victoria. Still some places Bendigo, Cumnock and Uralla #bestwoolbestlamb #newenglandmerino #aussiewool #aussielamb #drought @AWIExtensionNSW

Australian Merino Production Trial wethers av of 50 team’s fleece value was $68 with a range of $84.60 to $34.30 with 11 months wool. Meat Value average $119 with a range of $139.10 to $101.90. Incredible support from Fletcher International Exports and Moses and Son.

Australian Merino Production Trial 2023 - 2025 wethers at Temora Ag Innovation Centre. 50 Teams from across Australia, running together now for 20 months Shearing will be on the 20th and 21st Feb 2025. We are still accepting entries for 2025 - 2027. Visit australianmerinoproductiontrial.com

We are very pleased to announce that we are now taking entrants nominations for the AMPT 2025-2027. Fletcher International Exports are once again giving the trial their full backing and allowing us to do the Feedlot, Grass and Processing at their facilities. 3 Linked Sites NSW SA

🪱 SEPTEMBER WEBINAR 🪱 Spring is a key time for worms in flocks 🐑 in all areas. Now is the time to brush up on your knowledge on worms! Dr Matt Playford of Dawbuts will be the presenter. 12 September 1:00pm AEST Register here: 👇 zoom.us/webinar/regist…

The Australian Merino Production Trial 2023 - 2025. 2022 drop wethers. We make no apologies for running the trial under the same commercial conditions that the sheep would be expected to cope with at this time of the year. ⁦@Farm_Link⁩ ⁦@JamesMec⁩ ⁦@Moseswool⁩

@KerinPollMerino Nice work KP - what was ram % and were teasers used? How long was the gap till the rams went back in - does that line up with ewe lambs?

“THE DIRECTION OF YOUR FOCUS IS WERE YOU WILL END UP” Always a pleasure doing business with good people. A big thank you to Trevor Pearce 🤓who preg scanned the first mob of ewes this week. And the results are in 🎯 * Joined for 17 day period * 18% dry * 82% pregnant * 31% singles * 69% multiples * 178% foetuses to ewe's scanned in lamb 100% natural joining NO Rugulin or Ovastim used 1280 pregnant ewes 2376 foetuses So working backwards given our rolling average foetus survival to lamb marking is 84% then the marking % should be around 149% marked 48% of the ewe mob are red taggers lambed as lambs 62% of the rams used were ram lambs Ewes were run on C4-type summer grasses leading up to & during joining #kerinpollmerino #lambex24 #forflockssake #nextgenagri #optiweigh #MLA #AWI #bestwoolbestlamb #sheepvention #merinoWA #southwestslopesfielddays #prowaylivestockequipment #RFTTE #Droverag

Lamb tagging to record Birth Weight, Dam ID, Birth Type, Sex and Mothering Score in full swing at Kentish Downs Poll Dorset’s. 500 lambs for the first 19 days, blessed with beautiful Autumn lambing weather. Baiting and shooting with thermal technology every night to control foxes

Stocking 970 today 6weeks today since sowing, 100kg urea and 11mm🌾🌧️☀️