In the News
- Passion for superfine wool drives $1200 top price at Edale Merino Stud Ram Sale
- Kings crowned Supreme Champion Fleece winners of the Perth Royal Show
- ‘Great balance’: Prices soar to an on-farm record of $6000 at Badgingarra-based Challara Poll Merino Stud
- Rocklyn Merino 2023 ram sale average, top price, clearance rate.
- Scott Thrift Joins the Team
- Towalba Merinos strongly supported by return buyers
- Lewisdale Poll Merino ram tops annual sale at $11,500 in a total clearance of 250 rams
- East Loddon sells rams to $5500
- Merino national 2023 AWN fleece competition supreme winner
Barossa
Without doubt, the Barossa in South Australia is well known around the world; as a premier destination for wine, food and a way of life that exudes generous hospitality and a certain Barossa only culture.
Lesser-known on a global scale but certainly just as significant is the region’s other primary industry – sheep and wool growing.
There are more than 220,000 sheep in the Barossa region many of which play an important role in vineyard management – acting as weed controllers, grazing beneath the vines over winter.
The fibre grown in the region is influenced, just as grapes are, by the environment, the seasons, the climate and the soil. All of these elements are interconnected and can influence the performance and quality of the fibre that the Barossa merino sheep grows.