First of a series of national SRS workshops hosted by Challara Merino Stud

There was a recent event was hosted by Challara Merino Stud & held at the Morawa Town Hall on Tuesday, March 25th. It was the first of a series of national SRS workshops called “Redesigning the Merino”. There was a high standard of speakers & sheep on display.

More than 60 people attended the Challara Merino stud workshop in Morawa last week, which looked at re-designing the Merino.
More than 60 people attended the Challara Merino stud workshop in Morawa last week, which looked at re-designing the Merino.

 ADJUSTING the way we regard and traditionally breed Merino sheep is the first step toward producing a Modern Merino. Breeding a plain-bodied Merino can be a profitable enterprise according to five guest speakers, who presented at the Redesigning the Merino workshop, Morawa. The event was organised by Challara Poll Merino stud principals Peter and Emma Wilkinson, and catered for by Morawa chef James Taylor.

 

Read the full article published in Farm Weekly on Thursday April 3, 2014:

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