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Lamb Survival
Information Workshop
On Friday 27th August Trigger Vale held a Lamb Survival Information Workshop at the Lockhart Showgrounds. A crowd of 120 sheep producers rolled up, to hear a wonderful line up of guest speakers with up to date information we all need to know. The topic of the day was “Keeping your lambs alive” Mark Ferguson, Dept Ag & Food,WA & Sheep CRC, spoke on The Role Genetics Plays in the Survival of the Lambs, Nick Linden, DPI, Rutherglen discussed The Role of Nutrition Pre & Post Lambing, Rob Inglis, ELMS Nutrition, spoke on The Role of Strategic Feeding, Andrew Bouffler, TV Polls & White Suffolks, 2007 Nuffield Scholar, spoke on The Role of Your Seed Stock Supplier, Hamish Chandler, Sheep Genetics gave us all an update on Sheep Genetics & the Sheep CRC. To finish the day David Alexander, Farmer & Grazier, Berrigan, gave us The Commercial Story, how he is making sheep work in his business. The speakers were followed by a light luncheon of lamb burgers and lamb sausages of course. Mandi and I would like to thank all the guest speakers for a very interesting and extremely informative morning. I think everybody went away with many ideas to put into practice, and also a big thank you to all who came to listen. If anyone would like any information on the topics discussed at the Trigger Vale Sheep Day, please contact Andrew and he can forward you the powerpoint presentations you are interested in.
A Sample of the crowd at the Lamb Survival workshop with guest speaker Dave Alexander.
Trigger Vale Lambs in the Market Place
CONGRATULATIONS
- David and Carolyn Lane, Berrigan, received an average of $178 for a draft of 500 lambs sent 2 weeks ago over the Hooks. Dave uses the complete Trigger Vale Polls & WS package. Who says there is NO MONEY in sheep.
- Bryce Miller of Ladysmith, has had a fantastic 2010 year at Wagga Sale Yards with 440 lambs averaging $133 plus $16 wool to make each lamb $150.
- 12th August,2010 Russell and Barry Smith, Lockhart, sold 77 suckers (Trigger Vale white suffolk / Trigger Vale Polls) at 4 1/2 months for $136.
- Peter & Joy Thompson, West Wyalong, purchased white suffolk rams from Trigger Vale and joined them to 700 ewes with a preg test result of only 34 dry ewes.
2009 Drop Trigger Vale Lambs
7 month old Bond Merino wether lambs sold for $126.50 ( estimated 24kg @ $5.00 + skin) at the Wagga Wagga Saleyards on the 20th January, 2010. Their sisters when measured for eye muscle, fat and weight averaged 53kg and are currently being joined to lamb down at 12 months of age. All the while, growing 5-6 kgs of 20-22 micron wool.
PERFORMANCE RECORDED GENETICS + NUTRITION = SERIOUS CASHFLOW
Trigger Vale Displays Rams at Bendigo Sheep Show and Hamilton Sheepvention.
Trigger Vale Polls are exactly the type of sheep that the industry is crying out for so we decided to display our rams for the wider sheep community to view and consider for their sheep production system. For the first time visitor at both Bendigo and Hamilton we were happy with the interest, particularly with the variety of inquiry which came from merino breeders, first-cross breeders and comeback breeders, all interested in Trigger Vale Polls for different reasons.
2009 Sale Results
Trigger Vale fires up for a $2050 top
Bond and White Suffolk rams sold to a top of $2050 at the Bouffler familys Trigger Vale sale at Lockhart last week.
Brothers, Andrew and Philip Bouffler, sold 104 rams from 140 offered for an average of $1005. In the breakdown, the White Suffolk rams sold to a top of $1550 and averaged $900 and the Bond Merinos topped at $2050 and returned a $1178 average.
Wagga Wagga auctioneers,James Tierney, Elders and Tim Francis and Evan Travis, both of H. Francis & Co., were on the rostrum. Buyers came from all over with astrong contingent from as far as Gundagai, Geelong, Booligal, West Wyalong and areas in between.
Stud principle, Andrew Bouffler, was pleased with the sale and said the average was abouton par with last year. "The sale was strong without being spectacular" he said."We had 90 per cent clearance for our Bond Merinos and although the White Suffolk clearance was down on last year's sale, average prices were up." He said the sale result reflected a swing back towards Bond Merinos with many buyers planning replacement programs.
Anthony Hicks, "Buccluch Villa", Lowesdale, paid $2050 for the top priced Bond Merino ram of the catalogue. He also bought a second Bond sire for $1800.
Meanwhile Steven Taylor, Giles Creek White Suffolk Stud, secured the top priced White Suffolk ram for $1500.
Volume purchasers included Terry Goldsworthy, "Courallie" Junee, who bought 10 rams which included a mix of Bonds and White Suffolks to a top of $1900 and Peter Forbes "Woodend" Lockhart.
NIKKI REYNOLDS THE LAND
Australian Sheep and Wool Show
Eyes have it: judges Andrew Calvert and Andrew Bouffler, with steward Phil Toland, discuss the finer points of the champion all-purpose Merino class. Picture: Greg Scullin Andrew had the opportunity to judge the All-purpose Merino class at the Australian Sheep Show in Bendigo in July.
Trigger Vale 250 Progeny A 1/2 share in a Trigger Vale 250 Son was recently sold for $10,000 to Depta Grove Stud.
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- Well done to Bryce Miller who sold lambs for $158 at the Wagga Market last week this follows on from Feb-March 2009 when he topped the Wagga Lamb Market 4 times in six weeks, top price being $156 with lambs out of Trigger Vale Bond Ewes.
Peter and Kelly Crawford of Junee are other clients who have been having fantastic outcomes with Trigger Vale genetics. They have been pushing the boundaries in their Bond flock by joining their ewe lambs at 7-8 months of age to lamb down at 12 months. This year they pregnancy tested 60% with many multiples which should result in an 80% overall percentage. The dry’s are sold in the prime pens as they still have their lambs teeth. This is an amazing result which Peter thinks is very repeatable if the ewe lambs reach above 45kg’s by joining. With Trigger Vale placing a lot of selection pressure on post weaning weights to allow clients to turn off lambs earlier a huge secondary benefit is that this selection pressure will ensure a higher percentage of ewe lambs can achieve this weight to allow lambing down at 12 months of age. The impact this result will have on the overall lifetime ewe income and business profits is immense. The Crawford’s also averaged around $125 for their lambs through Wagga Sale yards if you take the value of wool from their lamb shearing into account. The Crawford’s also purchase White Suffolks to join with their older ewes and cull Bonds in a terminal program.
| Russell Smith, Jason Gooden and Kevin Bowyer with Agent Jeff Francis with their drafts of sale topping lambs all sired by Trigger Vale White Suffolks. Feb 08 |
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News at Trigger Vale?
Andrew Bouffler is selected to attend The Worshipful Company of Farmers - Challenge of Rural Leadership Course, Devon England.
Andrew was choosen to represent Australian farmers in Devon, England from the 8th-21st of November, 2009 as a participant of the Duchy College Rural leadership Course. The course is held over an intensive two weeks covering such topics as Strategic management, Business strategy, Leadership skills and dealing with the media to name a few. Other participants are from the UK, Czech Republic and South Africa. Thankyou for the sponsorship from Nuffield, Jetset and Fairport Farm Software.
Andrew Bouffler Nuffield Scholar Report
"How to Fully Utilise and Rapidly Improve the Australian Maternal Ewe Flock (including Merinos) to Ensure Continuity of Supply into our Valuable Meat and Wool Markets" Learn More
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