Classings: In The Race and Classic Merino Ram Sale

14/11/2025

Gerard Glynn ewe hoggets in trance! 😵‍💫💥

14/11/2025

Art?!!🍷💥

14/11/2025

Elite fibre at its best! Lukin Springs Poll Merino WA

14/11/2025

Our CPL Laboratory manager, Rebecca Hughes usually strikes this pose when she comes across elite fibre as shown, the bar codes are easily scanned and there’s enough sample to core, wash and test with ease.

September is a huge month for wool testing, ewe hogget classing, ram cataloguing, ram sales and the promotion and organising of the Classic Merino Ram Sale. On request, I add visual comments to hundreds of samples per year which sees Bec forcing that famous smile just a little!

The Classings Lab wouldn’t be operating if it wasn’t for Bec’s enthusiasm and tenacity in handing thousands of samples per annum.

Around another thirty years to go before she can boast Roses’ amassed years and dedication to the very same job and the number one reason the lab exists today.

14/11/2025

Ewe hogget classing for Adam Buick K.I. - growth and staple length supreme and check those quick drying skins Travis!💥

14/11/2025

Preceding the Ella Matta classing and Deep Dene ram sale cataloguing there was even more joy with the ewe hogget classing for Gerard and Michelle Glynn, Cygnet River, Adam and Alyce Buick & Trout and Liz Willson, Penneshaw.

In no particular order, the elite fibre shots and good growth of the stock considering the, common for SA of late, poor seasonal start, could belong to either of these fellas.

The Glynns with now predominantly Lorelmo Poll Merino genetics after a cracking start with Nerstane a decade ago, the Buicks with Ramsgate Poll over a tremendous base of Ridgway Merinos and Trout with an excellent Gunallo Poll bred flock with Glenlea Park Poll base add a dash of Anderson AI sees three flocks in great fettle. (Sept 29th-Oct 1st)

11/11/2025

Time’s running out to make sure you get behind this fella and support him all the way to the top … have a glance at all of Paul’s posts as to see that he can make a big difference in ensuring the survival of our now fickle industry.💥👏🏼

If you care about the future of Australian wool, please take the time to vote in the 2025 AWI Board Election. Voting closes this week, so please make sure you've submitted yours!

✅ Vote FOR the constitutional amendments – they’re necessary updates.
🚫 Vote AGAINST reducing board size to seven – it weakens governance.
🗳️ Vote FOR the candidates who will strengthen the Board’s skills and leadership:
Paul Swan, Anthony Uren, and Chris Mirams.
❌ Don’t leave your proxies open.

Together, we can get AWI back on track focused on science, growers, and the future.

11/11/2025

If you care about the future of Australian wool, please take the time to vote in the 2025 AWI Board Election. Voting closes this week, so please make sure you've submitted yours!

✅ Vote FOR the constitutional amendments – they’re necessary updates.
🚫 Vote AGAINST reducing board size to seven – it weakens governance.
🗳️ Vote FOR the candidates who will strengthen the Board’s skills and leadership:
Paul Swan, Anthony Uren, and Chris Mirams.
❌ Don’t leave your proxies open.

Together, we can get AWI back on track focused on science, growers, and the future.

04/11/2025

Considering his open stance and transparency concerning a sustainable merino industry including an inevitable non mulesed future for starters, it’s difficult to resist Dr Paul Swan as a ‘must have’ component of the AWI board …

04/11/2025

This is your fella!💥

I’ve spent almost 30 years immersed in sheep breeding and classing - as a scientist, a senior executive at AWI, an educator, and a hands-on stud advisor.

I’m not aligned with any stud political camp - because every approach has value, and our industry thrives when we learn from each other.

This election is about restoring focus on what really matters: genetic progress, collaboration, and a vibrant future for the Australian Merino.

03/11/2025

Meet Katy Armson-Graham, Ag. Science teacher at Murray Bridges’ Unity College who was fortunate enough to estimate the closest to the actual micron of a fleece we had displayed at Karoonda Farm Fair Classings Fleece Competition back in early April.

I just thought the plonk had better age just those few months longer before finally handing it over!

Katy estimated the fleece to micron at 19.5u which was only 0.4 stronger than the actual. Our hound Ruby was more interested in what went on in Ag world than the official handover.

Congrats Katy! 👌🏼👏🏼💥

03/11/2025

This is potentially the greatest ram that never sold at any Classic Merino Ram Sale ever!

Ridgway Poll’s first, filling the pen in Lot 5 at this year’s Classic’25, hosted a healthy yet realistic reserve that was never met. Considering the agreed reserve price was my suggestion I felt compelled to honour the figure and scouted for worthy punters!

Four days later, mission complete at $20,000. Live owners Calcookara Stud with semen share ownership to Westwood Poll WA and Boorana Merinos Vic. completed the exciting purchase still wondering why they hadn’t done it all on sale day!

The photos say it all yet here are 222’s very current and hot ASBV’s as another lure:

Sire: Mumblebone 222384 x Mum. 191150 (Influential Mumblebone semen sire across many CPL studs as well as the stud itself)
Dam: Ridgway 211562 x R 170205 x R 140721 (sold to Gunallo Poll 14,000 @ Classic’15) x Leahcim 170858 SuperSire (sold to Calcookara for $23,000 via Leahcim On Property’18)

PWT 9.4
YWT 9.8
YEMD 2.4
YFat 0.8
YCFW 41.0
YSL 27.5
YFD - 0.21
EBWR -0.6
EBCOV -0.1
SM 171
WP 197
PP
19.7u 2.7sd 13.7cv 0.2 %>30u on sale day.

Should there be any semen interest, give me a hoy and we’ll talk turkey on the price re this SuperSire™️!

Text/Phone 0428 973804