2024 Update
We have not done any AI this year. After 10 years of AI we have enough bloodlines. We are focusing on our tested FEC Worm resistance bloodlines, Also good for Methane. These two traits are connected in some cases. Our most eczema resistant ram was also good for Methane. This year we also tested our ram lambs for IMF intramuscular fat when eye muscle scanning was done. One of our 18 month ram’s tested 5 , the top score.
We are setting up a sustainable farming page on our website to tell about our journey gr0wing Kinuyanagi willow trees spaced 10 metres by 10 metres to qualify for ETS, stabilize our steep hills and grow high quality feed that can be topped at 2.5 metresĀ high with a pole saw to provide feed for stock in a drought.