Agriculture
5 September, 2023
Plated lamb travels paddock circle
THE FLAVOURS of Loddon-bred Merino sheep travelled full circle at Bears Lagoon. Regular buyers at Willera Merino’s on-property stud ram sale for the Murphys Creek farmers, Deb and Darryl Hancock, also provided meat from their Inglewood butchers...
THE FLAVOURS of Loddon-bred Merino sheep travelled full circle at Bears Lagoon.
Regular buyers at Willera Merino’s on-property stud ram sale for the Murphys Creek farmers, Deb and Darryl Hancock, also provided meat from their Inglewood butchers that filled party pies enjoyed by the crowd.
“The Merino lamb flavour is so sweet,” said Deb.
“Our sheep have been bred from Willera rams ... the meat has come full circle back to the paddock.”
Darryl said he had been buying rams from Willera for more than 30 years.
“They give us a heavy-cutting wool that’s white and lush and are ideal for shearing every six months,” he said.
The Hancocks purchased six rams at Friday’s auction, the third in the Loddon on-property sale season.
They were among many local buyers also with farmers from across Victoria at the auction while several rams also sold online during the afternoon.