News & Media
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2018 Rocklyn Merino Stud On-Property Ram Sale Report
The sixth annual Rocklyn Merino Stud on-property hogget ram sale was held on Thursday 13th September 2018. Under dry conditions, forty-five rams sold for an average price of $1,162...
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Newsletter August 2018
WELCOME to the inaugural Rocklyn Merino Stud newsletter. While seasonal
conditions across the state are poor, wool and lamb markets are on all-time highs. We hope
our readers have not been too severely impacted by the drought to capitalise on the current
market situation. We have been lucky at Greenethorpe - our crops and pastures are hanging
on; however, we don’t have to travel far to see that it will be a tough year for some... -
2017 Rocklyn Merino Stud on-property ram sale report
Forty-six of the sixty merino and poll merino rams offered at the 2017 Rocklyn Merino Stud on-property ram sale were sold, for an average price of $1,354...
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Rocklyn ready to shine
This article was published in The Land on 24 August 2017 in the lead up to the South West Slopes Merino Breeders Field Day...
Category: Media & Press
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2016 Rocklyn Merino Stud ram sale report
Buyers at the 2016 Rocklyn Merino Stud on-property ram sale were optimistic, with a great season and good wool prices in play...
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2015 On-Property Ram Sale Report
Rocklyn Merino Stud held its third on-property ram sale on Thursday 10th September at “Elon”, Greenethorpe. The sale, conducted by Elders, was well attended with several new clients present amoungst the eighteen registered bidders. 60 hogget rams were offered at the sale, of which 54 sold at an average of $1305...
Category: Other News
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2014 Drop Hogget Sale Rams Weigh In
Following another successful on-property ram sale in September 2014 and sales of surplus rams exceeding previous years, Rocklyn will again hold an on-property ram sale. The 2015 Ram Sale will be held on Thursday 10th September, at ‘Elon’ 343 Barker’s Rd Greenethorpe. Inspections of the rams will be welcome from 10am, with the sale to be conducted by Elders at 1pm...
Category: Other News
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New Livestock Overseer for Rocklyn
Jake Nowlan has taken over as the new livestock overseer for Rocklyn Merino Stud. Jake, a ‘local’ from Bimbi, joined the Rocklyn team in January 2015 and brings with him a range of useful skills and experience as well as his incredibly talented working dogs. Jake has previously undertaken the role of livestock overseer for large sheep and cattle properties, ‘Big Badja’ and ‘Bobingah’, on the Monaro. He also shares Ralph’s passion for sport and, like his predecessor, is interested in dog trialling with one of his working dogs, ‘Democa Louie’, winning the Ultimate Stock Dog challenge at Taralga in May this year...
Category: Announcements
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2014 On-Property Ram Sale
The Rocklyn Merino Stud 2014 on-property ram sale was held on Thursday 11th September at 'Elon' 343 Barkers Rd, Greenethorpe. For the second year, Rocklyn Merino Stud offered 50 rams at the annual sale, which was well attended. 43 rams sold at an average price of $1140, with the top price of $2500 being reached twice...
Category: Other News
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Rocklyn prepares for another year
Rocklyn Merino Stud manager, Ralph Diprose, and livestock overseer, Mitch Duffy, have been busy since the inaugural on-property ram sale last year. The main shearing of all adult flock and stud sheep was completed in November 2013 along with the shearing and fleece weighing of the ewe hoggets. This was followed by classing of the ewes in late January, prior to the artificial insemination (AI) program in early February and the natural joining program, which also commenced in February...
Category: Announcements