Ken Arnold – A lifetime of work in the stud sheep industry
Ken Arnold was born in Launceston in 1946. At the age of 13 while still at school, Ken started working part time for the Busby family on their property at…
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Can't be beat for Wool and Meat
Ken Arnold was born in Launceston in 1946. At the age of 13 while still at school, Ken started working part time for the Busby family on their property at…
Read MoreName: Nick and Emily Healy Property name: Quinninup Park Property Location: Busselton, WA Annual rainfall: approx 900mm last 10 years (longterm probably 1100mm) Currently we are spread over 3 properties…
Read MoreTwenty-one exhibits from three studs including Riverview (Gretna, TAS), Moorabbee (Emu Creek, VIC) and Fairview (Barongarook, VIC) set the scene for this year’s Australian Sheep and Wool Show. We were…
Read MoreName: B. Bond and Ken Bond Property Name: Lorokie Property Location: Torrens Vale, Yankalilla, South Australia Annual rainfall: 650mm Tell us about your property Our property is 450ha of Rye…
Read MoreIn early June Bettyanne McFarland (Flock 465, Durraween Downs, NSW) returned from a bucket list trip to Antarctica. The group travelled back to South America via the Falkland Islands where…
Read MoreMy mother grew up on a sheep property “Moorabbee” near Heathcote (VIC) in close proximity to the Kemp family and from time to time as I was growing up, she…
Read MoreLike most boys I didn’t know much about sheep and livestock until we experienced that exciting time of moving from the Parndana camp onto the block when dad selected and…
Read MoreThe Jelbart name can be traced right back to the beginning of the association and features in the list of Past Presidents and Life Members. These flocks were all relatives…
Read MoreLyall’s love of Polwarths was born from stories told to him by his grandfather about “these big meaty sheep that cut heaps of wool.” When the opportunity arose to lease…
Read MoreWayne was born in 1972 at Deloraine in Tasmania. He spent 16 years of his childhood on ‘Cleveland’, a 10,000-acre property at Ouse in the central highlands where his parents…
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