Record high wool prices and strong sheep meat prices are sure to spark increased interest in this week’s Sheep Week.
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The event is running across nine days from June 18-27, with 58 studs in Victoria, South Australia and NSW opening their gates.
Regional sheep studs will welcome visitors on Day Five, Friday, June 22 and Day Eight, Tuesday, June 26.
The south-west studs taking part on Day Five this Friday are Ardene at Darlington, Banquet at Mortlake, Chatsworth House at Mortlake, Johno’s at Eurack near Cressy, Mount Monmot near Skipton and Murnong Farming at Inverleigh, Nareeb Nareeb near Caramut, Stirling at Glenthompson and Westleigh near Streatham.
Those taking part on Day Eight next Tuesday are Allaye at Tyrendarra, Bruan at Condah, Cloven Hills at Nareen, Nedelle Downs at Hawkesdale, Wairere at Heywood, Waratah at Branxholme and Yendora at Macarthur.
Also open on Day Eight will be Noremac at Englefield near Balmoral, Waradgery at Brit Brit near Coleraine, Curlew at Charam near Edenhope, Kurra Wirra at Culla near Harrow, Kiranda near Penola and Warrawindi at Penola.
With 22 breeds represented across the nine days, there is a roughly equal split between meat and wool growing businesses.
Fairfax Agricultural Media’s Nathan O’Sullivan said participants would have the opportunity of interacting with like-minded producers, similar to the successful Stock & Land Beef Week.
With the ram-selling season starting soon, Sheep Week is perfectly timed for commercial flock producers to identify sheep and genetics they would seek to buy.
Visitors to Sheep Week will have the chance of winning a $2700 Paton Ewe Lift trailer from Paton Industries.
