have high value wool and relatively high value meat at the same time or you can have exactly the same carcase value and have $20 more fleece value,” he noted. “It doesn’t cost you any more to run good quality sheep compared to ordinary quality sheep.” Dr Sue Hatcher, FarmLink’s principal research and extension manager, said the trial demonstrated the variation between the teams entered in wool production, wool quality and growth and how those production differences translated into dollar returns for sheep producers. “Attending the AMPT shearing provides sheep producers with an opportunity to benchmark their own flock’s performance against the teams of wethers and identify where their own flock sits in terms of fleece value, growth and carcase value.” Photo captions. 1– Producers inspecting the fleeces at the final shearing of the 2023–2025 Australian Merino Production Trial in February 2025. 2– The crowd onsite for the final shearing. 3– The final shearing underway at FarmLink Research’s Temora Agricultural Innovation Centre. Photos: Farmlink Research. 2– 3– The Australian Merino Production Trial has focused on benchmarking profit drivers for Australian Merino sheep enterprises through the assessment of commercial sheep genetics for over two decades. >> australianmerinoproductiontrial.com LEARN MORE ABOUT AMPT – 13 –
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