Merinotech’s selection index incorporates 24 traits with ASBVs. The index has recently been updated, with emphasis placed on non-mulesing traits including dag, breech wrinkle and breech cover, and the component traits of weaning rate, particularly ewe rearing ability.

Facts and figures indicating what a ban on live export means to farm businesses and rural communities

Thanks CPS and the jury for this prize. Thanks to my team at CCDM Curtin MLS (Sarita Bennett Pippa M Rachael Crockett Bec Swift ). Without your input and help to collect soil samples at Ben Webb canola paddocks (Kojonup, WA, AU), this photo may have not been taken. Thanks, Ben.

You couldn’t hope for more for a set of triplets! These three girls are of reasonable size and have an exceptional mum, that sits in the top 20% for WR, with a massive supply of milk and four years experience up her sleeve. Apparently the stick reader needed some cleaning too!

A brief intermission from lambing today for fat and muscle scanning of the 2023-drop rams. This rounds out data collection on the rams. Now to finalise the keepers and sale team!

Looking back over the past month of welcoming Merinotech’s next generation as lambing draws to a close. Pedigree, BT, BWT & sex recorded at birth for all lambs along with MBS, kicking off their data collection. Excited to see how these progeny perform! facebook.com/share/r/RQPfJ1…

This is a truly exceptional post-race interview - Jemima Montag after claiming bronze in the 20km walk Salient messages delivered with clarity and passion … straight after giving her all through the streets of Paris Outstanding 👏

PROGRAM RELEASE! With a full day, field bus tour, an amazing line up, full catering & update on all things Southern Dirt - you won't want to miss our Spring Field Day next Wednesday (Oct 9). Everyone is welcome, we have kept tickets free for all! SouthernDirtSFD.eventbrite.com.au

Very exciting to see these lambs coming through from the non-mulesed mob at Ben Webb, one of our Merinotech ram breeders. We look forward to seeing how these lambs perform!

The countdown is on, 4 days to go until our 2024 Spring Field Day! We are thrilled that Bonny Stutsel The UWA Institute of Agriculture will be joining us to give an update on the Water Smart Dams Project! Make sure to RSVP by Mon to secure your spot & help us w/ catering #'s! SouthernDirtSFD.eventbrite.com.au

The team at Ben Webb were busy shearing their 23-drop rams earlier this week. Another key bit of data collected to help with selection decisions! These rams now have their full data sets incl. wool scores, fibre tests (e.g. micron), feet & hock scores, EMD & fat scans + more!

A bit of Marbarrup 24 barley harvest action 🍻🍻

If you are an Australian sheep farmer and have spare 15 minutes over the festive season please fill out our survey! Link to the survey here: form.jotform.com/243521426992056

The team at Ben Webb were busy this week EMD & fat scanning the MA ewes + collecting their pre-joining WT & CS. Research suggests that fat measurements may be an indicator of whole body energy, so we’re hoping this data will contribute to better understanding the correlation.

Are you coming along to our Trials Review Day, Friday 7th March? With a full afternoon of research updates from our region and starting the arvo with a tour of a local feedlot, it's sure to be a ripper! RSVP today - trybooking.com/CZBVP Itinerary to be released next week!

Less than 24HOURS til our TRIALS REVIEW DAY! Come along to hear our very own Jessica & Sheridan talk us through some NEW projects we have going on! RSVP now to ensure you don't miss out! trybooking.com/CZBVP

Sick of poor/non existant mobile phone coverage so set up a wireless bridge and 30 acre outdoor wifi from starlink at the house. 10 to 100x faster speeds within 500 metres of the wifi mount. Only costs 700 dollars total. Will be glad to see the end of the telstra reliance.

We have 50 tank level sensors to go out on FREE trials! Come see Simon and Alex on the hockey field at Dowerin Machinery Field Days this week to grab one and chat remote monitoring #agtech #farming #Tanks

📆 Pencil it in to your calendar! We look forward to you joining us for a morning of presentations focused at farm-level. More information on our Open Day presentations to come.

Come along to our Open Day next Friday to hear from Amy Lockwood of neXtgen Agri Ltd about the benefits of Merinotech sheep, their performance and the genetic progress being made by the nucleus and RBC flocks. 📆 Friday 10th October 🕥 9:30am 📍122 Wahkinup Road, Scotts Brook WA