Jim Meckiff

JM Livestock advising sheep producers on getting the most out of your flock #sheep #lamb #wool #LTEM #repro #t90 #mlp #selfreplacingflock #EID

[Jim Meckiff @JamesMec]

Attention Merino Breeders; interested in transitioning to a non mulesed flock? Apply now as the EOI closes 31/May https://t.co/ae9pBWN96O

[Jim Meckiff @JamesMec]

WTF WW WHERE’S MY CHOP TAILS 👎😡 ⁦@woolworths ⁦@meatlivestock⁩

[Australian Merino Production Trial 2025 to 2027 @lamb_merino]

Australian Merino Production Trial https://t.co/FaiMq8lsp2 via @YouTube
We have created a 5 minute video that explains the Australian Merino Production Trial, you can hear from all sections of the merino sheep and wool industries and what the trial means to them.
@meatlivestock

[Australian Merino Production Trial 2025 to 2027 @lamb_merino]

AMPT Shearing completed this week, 1200 wethers shorn in 82 teams, Condobolin, Top 10 teams av 8.8 kg at 17.4 micron and $97, Low 10 Teams 7.4 kg at 19.3 micron $59. 11m wool.Thanks MLA, Moses and Son, Redgum River Past Co, Fletcher Int, SheepMetriX, JM Consulting, Huey’s Run

[Australian Merino Production Trial 2025 to 2027 @lamb_merino]

Shearing 1200 AMPT wethers representing 74 teams from all states of Aust. is on the 10th -12th March in Wagga. Free to come along and see the leading bloodlines of Merino sheep. RSVP to Dinner / Shearing at https://t.co/0WUvis7Fri ⁦@meatlivestock⁩ ⁦@woolinnovation⁩

[Australian Merino Production Trial 2025 to 2027 @lamb_merino]

AMPT Wool Trial wethers at Kiargathur Station at Condobolin with 9 months wool. Shearing will occur at The Kooringal Horse Stud at Wagga from the 10th to the 12th March 2026.
Shearing 74 teams of 15 wethers in the largest evaluation of commercial merino genetics ever undertaken.

[Glenelg Hopkins CMA @GHCMA]

Don't forget to RSVP for this Friday's Stock Containment Conversation event in Cavendish.
This is a FREE event for farmers learn from one another about the best strategies for containment feeding and the benefits to their soils and pastures and livestock.
https://t.co/MetOlycmG1

[Agriculture Victoria @VicGovAg]

Stock Containment Conversations this Friday 5 Dec in Cavendish.

[Jim Meckiff @JamesMec]

@k_bolto @k_bolto clover ☘️ should win. what have you got to eat the ryegrass?

[Kentish Downs Poll Dorset Stud @KDorsets]

A great day inspecting the 2025 cohort of pure Poll Dorset lambs at the Bowan Park sire evaluation.
Very pleased with the progeny of Kentish Downs 230196 , the lambs are a mirror image of their Sire and are displaying his traits of exceptional growth, muscle, structure & shape.

[Australian Merino Production Trial 2025 to 2027 @lamb_merino]

Completed the fourth evaluation body weighing today of the Australian Merino Production Trial Feedlot wether lambs.
All lambs now averaging 57.5 kg with 4 weeks to go before processing at Fletcher International Exports at Dubbo. 75 teams from across all states of Australia.

[Matt Dalgleish @Meat_Watcher]

NZ livestock farm sales for conversion to forestry/carbon farming, continue at an alarming rate. Nearly 40,000 hectares has been sold since September 2024 and the total amount of sheep and beef farmland sold since 1 January 2017 is now more than 300,000 hectares.

[MerinoLink Limited @MerinoLink]

Are ewe coming?

We've a few spots left @ the Confinement Feeding Workshops. Regos are being held...

Junee FULL
Bendigo 12 June PLENTY
Bathurst 16 June 2 SPOTS
Cumnock 17 June 2 SPOTS
Uralla 19 June 2 SPOTS

REGO: https://t.co/Xc0qg0CwnR

[Grassroots Agronomy @grassrootsag]

Long period of autumn containment feeding now paying off. Tall fescue, ryegrass & subclover responding with recent rains in southern NSW.

Retention of groundcover allows rainfall to infiltrate & pasture to capture sunlight.

Containment a proven tactic yet limited adoption.

[Jim Meckiff @JamesMec]

Looking forward to these workshops across NSW and Victoria. Still some places Bendigo, Cumnock and Uralla #bestwoolbestlamb #newenglandmerino #aussiewool #aussielamb #drought @AWIExtensionNSW

[MerinoLink Limited @MerinoLink]

Meet your workshop speakers!

👩‍🏫 Dr Susan Robertson
👩‍🔬 Dr Christine Storer
👨‍🌾 Mr Jim Meckiff

Join us in June across NSW & VIC to learn from the experts on containment feeding & optimising production in a changing climate - rego & info via link 👇

https://t.co/DAnitmIaMn

[Australian Merino Production Trial 2025 to 2027 @lamb_merino]

Australian Merino Production Trial wethers av of 50 team’s fleece value was $68 with a range of $84.60 to $34.30 with 11 months wool.
Meat Value average $119 with a range of $139.10 to $101.90.
Incredible support from Fletcher International Exports and Moses and Son.

[Australian Merino Production Trial 2025 to 2027 @lamb_merino]

Australian Merino Production Trial 2023 - 2025 wethers at Temora Ag Innovation Centre. 50 Teams from across Australia, running together now for 20 months Shearing will be on the 20th and 21st Feb 2025. We are still accepting entries for 2025 - 2027. Visit
https://t.co/0WUvis7Fri

[Australian Merino Production Trial 2025 to 2027 @lamb_merino]

We are very pleased to announce that we are now taking entrants nominations for the AMPT 2025-2027.
Fletcher International Exports are once again giving the trial their full backing and allowing us to do the Feedlot, Grass and Processing at their facilities.
3 Linked Sites NSW SA

[AWI Extension NSW @AWIExtensionNSW]

🪱 SEPTEMBER WEBINAR 🪱

Spring is a key time for worms in flocks 🐑 in all areas. Now is the time to brush up on your knowledge on worms!

Dr Matt Playford of Dawbuts will be the presenter.

12 September 1:00pm AEST

Register here: 👇
https://t.co/rDeQ6wySct

[Australian Merino Production Trial 2025 to 2027 @lamb_merino]

The Australian Merino Production Trial 2023 - 2025. 2022 drop wethers.
We make no apologies for running the trial under the same commercial conditions that the sheep would be expected to cope with at this time of the year.
⁦@Farm_Link⁩ ⁦@JamesMec⁩ ⁦@Moseswool⁩