A pilot research program is exploring the use of electronic identification (eID) to monitor and detect underperforming Dorper breeding ewes which could ultimately improve productivity and profitability on-farm. The trial is being run on properties in South Australia and Western Australia and is the first-time studies have looked into the...
37/37 White Dorper rams sold to $7250 three times (Lot 24. Belowrie 190073, Lot 25. Belowrie 190082 (pic) & Lot 27. Belowrie 190084 Belowrie White Dorpers) & av. $3264. 39/39 Dorper rams sold to $5000 (Lot 81. Prieska Dorper 190598, Prieska Dorpers) & av. $2546. Image Credit: Studstocksales.com
WHILE it’s the best stud sale result in years with a complete total auction clearance for the Cresswell family’s Annalara White Dorper stud, Dubbo, their purebred commercial ewes broke the record at $460 a head for two drafts selling via AuctionsPlus. The previous record price for purebred commercial ewes was...
The decision to hold their first online-only Dorper and White Dorper ram sale has paid off for Bellevue Dorpers, with the three-day event recording a 100 per cent clearance to top at $4400. Conducted by Nutrien, through AuctionsPlus, the sale saw 49 Dorpers and 30 White Dorpers offered, all aged...
AMARULA Dorper’s set a new stud record and a new global benchmark at its annual production sale on Friday. Conducted by Nutrien, the on-property sale attracted 51 registered bidders and a big crowd of spectators from across the state and beyond, which saw the Gravesend operation claim a slice of...
DORPERS are set to take a major role in Queensland’s Southern Downs, thanks to the development of new feedlot by Schmidt Grazing. Grazier Stephen Schmidt said the finished project at Victoria Hill, near Allora, will be able to accommodate up to 16,200 lambs when it is completed. The development will...
Story by the Farm Weekly. YUNA is a farming area 75 kilometres north east of Geraldton and we have a very active Yuna CWA Branch made up of 21 local members. With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the social isolation requirements, we have turned our attention to our...
FOR a branded lamb and beef company supplying the top end of the market, 2020’s pandemic woes might easily have sparked the start of the end. But Western Australia’s Dorper Lamb had in place the foundations long ago that provided a built-in resilience – agility, a finger on the pulse...
The effects of the big dry have been experienced by most states across Australia with the national flock currently recording its lowest numbers in more than 100 years, according to Meat and Livestock Australia. In areas where recent rainfall was experienced, tentative confidence has been placed back into the market...
Story by Jodie Rintoul for the Farm Weekly. STRONG buying support from the Eastern States, both on the phone and on AuctionsPlus, coupled with solid local enquiry were the key ingredients to the success of last week’s Kaya Dorper and White Dorper Production Sale at Narrogin where prices hit a...
