The foresight of Western Australian Dorper breeder Graeme Howie to establish a Dorper meat brand nearly two decades ago has been recognised with an industry service award. Mr Howie said he was honoured to receive the Dorper Sheep Society of Australia 2023 Distinguished Service Award. “I feel very humbled for...
2021 highest year on record for Dorper Listings 2021 was a remarkable year for the shedding breed market, and Dorpers were no exception – registering the largest yearly throughput on record with AuctionsPlus. All Dorper listings in 2021 reached 300,197 head, 56% higher than 2020, and 97% higher than the...
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...
Click here to read the full story by Tim Fookes for ABC Rural. The iconic sausage roll has been a staple of Australian life for decades, and now a New South Wales farming family is giving it a makeover. Fiona Aveyard, from the state’s central west, said her family had...
Click here to read the full story from the annual DSSA Magazine. Expanding into international export markets has helped drive growth for a Western Australian meat exporting business. For over 15 years Dorper Lamb Pty have been supplying their branded lamb product to both domestic and export markets. With previous...
APRIL was a busy month for live sheep and cattle exports from Western Australia with 133,828 sheep being exported from Fremantle, as well as 29,503 cattle leaving Fremantle, Broome and Wyndham for various destinations. A further 1423 sheep were exported via air freight from Perth to Malaysia for slaughter. Statistics...
Producers flocked to Moonbi on Saturday for the Eastern Region Dorper Expo Breed and Industry Information day. An Impressive line-up of speakers presented throughout the day including: Feedtech Feeding Systems – Bernie Brennan Weegowrie Farming Production Licks and Feed Supplements Thomas Foods International – Andrew Jackson Amarula Dorpers and White...
The White Dorper competition at the NSW State Sheep show had a similar story line to the Dorpers with Nomuula dominating in the ewes. But in the rams ribbons were shared around, with Harewood stud, Bathurst awarded the grand champion ram. Diana Stewart, Harewood stud, Rocky Forest, Bathurst said their...
Andrew and Melinda White, Toongabbie, Moonie, have been crowned grand champion in the Prime Lamb competition for their pen of Dorper-cross lambs. Mr White, who runs 450 Doper ewes on his property, said they were shocked by the win but very excited. “Our agent asked us to enter the lambs, it...
