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Jim Meckiff retweeted
Finishing up our Kentish Downs Poll Dorset Autumn 2026 lambing Birth Weights 1142 lambs tagged at Birth av 4.74kg. 165 single rams 5.46kg,180 single ewes 5.10kg, 380 twin rams 4.67kg, 320 twin ewes 4.46kg, 49 triplet rams 4.18kg, 48 triplet ewes 3.89 kg. 450 spring lambs to come
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Attention Merino Breeders; interested in transitioning to a non mulesed flock? Apply now as the EOI closes 31/May wool.com/news-events/events/…
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
Australian Merino Production Trial youtu.be/1NBKvcWmQa8?si=oNI1… via @YouTube
We have created a 5 minute video that explains the Australian Merino Production Trial, you can hear from all sections of the merino sheep and wool industries and what the trial means to them.
@meatlivestock
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
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
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
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 australianmerinoproductiontr… @meatlivestock @woolinnovation
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
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.
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
1 Dec 2025
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
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
1 Dec 2025
Stock Containment Conversations this Friday 5 Dec in Cavendish.
1 Dec 2025
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
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
29 Aug 2025
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.
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
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.
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
24 Jun 2025
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.
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
4 Jun 2025
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
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
30 May 2025
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.
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2 Jun 2025
Looking forward to these workshops across NSW and Victoria. Still some places Bendigo, Cumnock and Uralla #bestwoolbestlamb #newenglandmerino #aussiewool #aussielamb #drought @AWIExtensionNSW
27 May 2025
Meet your workshop speakers!
👩🏫 Dr Susan Robertson
👩🔬 Dr Christine Storer
👨🌾 Mr Jim Meckiff
Join us in June across NSW & VIC to learn from the experts on containment feeding & optimising production in a changing climate - rego & info via link 👇
merinolink.com.au/
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
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.
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
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
australianmerinoproductiontr…
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
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.
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
10 Sep 2024
🪱 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/register/831…
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Jim Meckiff retweeted
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
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