2026
A recap on profit drivers and their link to our breeding objective. Evidence base: Sire Evaluation Trials. On farm research: chemical resistance and Swabtech. Artificial intelligence. Our future direction.
2025
The season that was and some things we learnt. Systems for turning off wether lambs. Data and decision making. Benchmarking. Industry research. A breeding update.
2024
Industry research conducted on Connewarran. Flies, feet, wrinkle, and cold tolerance. Benchmarking and some great results for Connewarran with the Balmoral 2022 drop.
2023
The sensible centre, or lack of it. Productivity traits: cold tolerance and lamb survival. Welfare traits: breach wrinkle and talking shit about dag. Sire evaluation trials. Connewarran Borders.
2022
De-risking the business: Mulesing, RWS and other accreditation schemes. "Smarta Data!" Merino Lifetime Productivity findings, implications for selection methodologies. Marking more lambs: Carcase traits and other factors for selection.
2021
More lambs through cold tolerance testing. High quality wools. Managing the non-mules risk. Geelong Wool Museum - "On the land". On-property field day. On-property ram sale.
2020
The big picture. Twin lamb survival. Mulesing update. Sire evaluation trials. AWI Environmental Credentials of Woolgrowing Project. Matilda Kai Weatherly.
2019
Richard and Jenny on the Green Carpet in Milan. Sire Evaluation Trials. Merinotech 100115. Mulesing update. Connewarran "Tomble".
2018
Sire evaluation trials. Rob Russell. World Merino Conference: Uruguay. Worm Resistance in Stud Sires. Mulesing update: Clip Trial. Recommended Reading. Surplus Ewes.
2017
An expanding team. Mulesing. Connewarran 0040 progeny in Argentina. WECs. Feed Conversion. Sire Evaluation Trials. Exclusive ethical fashion supply agreements. Sales.
2016
New sire Willandra Desmond. Selling review and first annual on property sale. Sire Evaluation. Expanded progeny test capability. Multi vendor sales. Launch of Connewarran Website.
2015
Changing of the guard. ASBVs. Sire evaluation trials. Ram numbers, prices and selection.