News
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Ram Plot Entertainment
The Yanko have welcomed Ginger to the homestead. She is living up to her Jack Russell personality as quite the entertainer.
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2016 – A Return to a Wet Winter!
We experienced a hot and very dry Autumn in the Riverina. All ewes were fed into lambing which is not ideal, but important to keep energy levels high.
Since the rain started at the end of April, we have now had 200mls (8 inches) and The Yanko has been transformed with swamps full, water in low lying areas and trefoil and native grasses all coming away. We are set for a wonderful Spring.
Turn Back Jimmy Creek flows again
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Ram Sale to be held on Thursday 22 September, 2016
We welcome you to our Ram Sale. Inspections from 10.00 am and a light lunch will be available. Following the Sale there will be rams for private selection.
We returned to holding an On Property Ram Sale in 2015 where we sold all 64 rams offered for auction, for a top price of $3,500 and average of $1,867.
2015 Sale, rams penned and ready to go
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Breeding Objectives
Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBV’s) are available to help clients with selection of rams. Breeding values provide clients with greater information on each ram, helping to select sires possessing the traits that best suit their operation and have the biggest impact on their bottom line. We endeavour to provide clients with the most up to date tools for the selection of their genetics, and with the help of ASBVs, rams can be assessed for fleece, carcase and fertility traits.
The Yanko is using the Merino Production Plus index to maintain micron and increase fleece weight, body weight, reproduction, eye muscle depth and fat depth traits. For our own selection of rams we use a combination of visual and objective measures to produce rams displaying stylish medium wool, with good length of staple and a high wool cut along with good carcase traits; providing an all-round, general purpose sheep suitable to all climates.
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National Merino Challenge
Over the weekend, the National Merino Challenge was held in Sydney with The Yanko sponsoring The University of Sydney’s team. Run by the AWI, the NMC is both a competition and learning tool for Secondary and Tertiary students looking to gain more knowledge about the Wool Industry and saw students travel from four states including WA, SA, VIC and NSW to attend the event.
Unfortunately no one from the University’s team was in the winner’s circle, but they walked away with a great insight into the industry. Highlights included meeting industry leaders and professionals including Paul Swan, General Manager of Research at AWI, David Webster, AWI Director and Stuart Hodgson, AWI Sheep Industry Specialist and the previous sheep classer at The Yanko. In the end it was an invaluable experience as students grew their network and the Wool Industry was promoted to students preparing to enter the workforce.