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7th & 8th of May 2010
Broken Hill's 10th 2010 Biennial Agfair.
This event attracts up to 12,000 visitors over two days. Attractions at the Agfair are agricultural and horticultural displays, machinery and equipment, rural merchandise, clothing and much, much more.
In 2010 6 SRS® studs displayed in a large SRS® Company Site. The participants being Australian Meat Merino, Baderloo Poll Merino Stud (Spalding, SA), Karbullah Poll Merino Stud (Goondiwindi, Qld), Kelvale Poll Merino Stud (Farrell Flat, SA), Leahcim Merino Stud (Snowtown, SA) and Parkdale Merino Stud (Dubbo).
The site had a display of poll and horned merinos - ewes and rams. There were also some very notable wool fleeces on display.
Agfair 2010 again was extremely worthwhile for all the studs.
Sheep producers are positive about breeding with the Merino in the pastoral area as it survives, thrives and can produce a wool income on top of meat.
The SRS® site.
AMM® ewes and young AMM® weaners.
AMM® ewes - April shorn.
Parkdale sheep.
Kelvale rams.
Baderloo sheep.
Karbullah display.
There is always one !!!!
Ann Hammat - Baderloo - always in for a laugh.
The very impressive Leachim sheep.
3rd & 4th of May 2010
MLA Scanning
Stefan Spiker of Advance Livestock Services was here for a day and a half weighing rams. The rams were weighed, had EMD, Fat Depth & Scrotal Circumferences measurements performed.
The 2009 drop Rams that will be on offer at this years sale have been weighed at weaning as well. They will be weighed again one more time before the sale.
April 2010
Shearing
Tony McQualter from Moulamein.
Rick Worthy, Cohuna
Gary Myers woolclassing, but probably thinking more
about his upcoming holiday-cruise the following week.
Last day of shearing finishing off the odd Wether with 3 months wool.
Rick Worthy & Tony McQualter
(better known as "Tweedle Dee
& Tweedle Dum"!!!!).
Jeff Hamilton from Wakool.
New boy on the block - Neville Bischard
Kate Aldred knows what she's doing
Ride 'em cowboy Eade
One Extreme To Another
Mid-March 2010
From devastating drought conditions in 2008, to water as far as we could see.
The water run off through a naturally occurring low point across the Hay plains resulted in the below amount of water being caught at a channel bank in mid-March.
January 2010
Summer feed
Although it had dried off, the amount of dry feed and green bush shows how much better 2009 was than 2008.
Family Visitors
Late 2009 - Early 2010
Jack, Grace, Harry & Di Austin , from Balmoral, all looking pretty hot after a day of mustering.
Ted Hines from Cootamundra, our nephew, showing us how to cover ground quickly.
Paula, Nick and Nessa made the trip from SA for a weekend of catching up.
December 2009
Classing
Just before Christmas we classed the ewes to determine 2010's joining groups.
Spring 2009
Each year a family of Tawny Frogmouths raise their new young here at home. Just delightful.
October 2009
Shearing
In October 2009 all sheep on Keri-Keri were shorn.
Photos below.
"Ginger" Lowry.
Smiley Glen Jamieson.
Henry "Rocket" Williams
Shane Eade getting in out of the sun - it was warm enough for October.
Faces only mothers could love!!!
Ricky Wilson and Des Green.
August 2009
Feed starting to return
Turning in off the road at front gate.
July 2009
Lambmarking
July 2009
Still dry in areas
Even though we had a much better season in 2009, the ongoing effects of drought can be seen by the state of this
centrally located paddock on "Keri-Keri".
These photos were taken in July 2009 after 3 months of reasonable rainfall
Andrew Dowling | Keri-Keri, Moulamein NSW 2733 | T 03 5034 0591 | M 0429 340 581 | F 03 5034 0555 |UHF 23 | E keri@kerimerino.com.au
