Agriculture
24 July, 2023
Kirks' success in just second national show
LONGDALE Merino Stud has marked just its second year of showing at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show by claiming the champion and reserve champion March-shorn fine-medium wool ram awards. The Berrimal stud also took out the reserve junior champion...
LONGDALE Merino Stud has marked just its second year of showing at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show by claiming the champion and reserve champion March-shorn fine-medium wool ram awards.
The Berrimal stud also took out the reserve junior champion fine-medium wool ram prize.
Stud master Rod Kirk said he and wife Nicola had registered the stud four years and entered the show at Bendigo for the first time last year. “We would have been happy to get second ... to take the next step is unbelievable,” he said.
Mr Kirk breeds the traditional horned Merinos and believes that as a heavier cutting sheep, they retained a place in the industry.
“We are aiming to increase the animal’s carcass traits while maintaining the wool cut with a target of 19 micron,” Mr Kirk said.
Longdale Park was also awarded first in three other sections at the show.