Sheep Field Days - "Your neighbour's sheep"

LANDCORP SHEEP FIELD DAYS 2009

Essential for Sheep Farmers intent on production and profitability.

The Landcorp Sheep Field Days and an opportunity for you to visit a farm using Landcorp sheep genetics and take part in informal discussion groups with farmers and other agriculturalists.

The days will begin with morning tea at 10.00am and will finish at 3.00pm after a short farm tour. Lunch will be provided. 

Dates and hosts:

WHITEROCK STATION - 19th November 2009
 
Loburn Collie Club Grounds,
Fords Rd, Whiterock,
North Canterbury (map) 

 

LOCHINVER STATION - 23rd November 2009

Lochinver Farm office
SH5, Taupo (map)

HINDON FARM - 25th November 2009
 
Hindon Woolshed,
Wallaces Ford Rd
Hindon, Otago (map)

 

Discussion topics for the day include: 

Theory and practice
- Ewes in lamb
- Lambs on the ground
- Lambs to slaughter
- Replacement ewes
- Selecting the ram

Lambs the market wants
- Yield
- Weight
- Timing

Management or breeding
- High fertility
- Lamb survival
- Nutrition
- Liveweight
- Environment

Optimising the ram investment
- Ewe to ram ratio
- Working life
- Type of lamb produced
- Structure
 

For further information and to secure your place at one of our field days, please contact Alice Allsop
Freephone: 0508 526 326
or email: sires@landcorp.co.nz

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