For flocks sake - Sheep production services

23/06/2025

When you’re 90 min into a 14hr road trip North …….. BUT finally found some Garth on Spotify !!!

22/06/2025

1 week to go …….looking forward to working with Etiwanda Rangeland Raised on this one - Why ? Because they walk the walk using genetics and management to thrive in their environment……

22/06/2025

Ag is a 7 day a week adventure right ?
Doing prejoining BCS and weights for the MLA shedders quantifying reproduction project …. Special shout out to Tom Blackburn for hooking in on a Sunday . You can bcs and draft on bcs in the autodrafter at the same time as well as draft out those teasers

21/06/2025

Another tough weekend supporting the industry that supports me …… but sadly standards are standards ….. and if you aren’t contributing to the tackle count ( scanning rate) the you get moved to another division of the research department …..

21/06/2025

This looks good

Due to the success of our last Optimising Ewe Lamb Joining Outcomes webinar, we are bringing you another, with a collaboration with Jason Trompf from Lambs Alive.

📅 Friday 27 June, 12–1PM AEST
📍 Zoom – link on our website or register here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1409789

✔️ Data from the 2025 scanning season
✔️ See how your results compare to 500+ other producers
✔️ Learn the key drivers of ewe lamb performance

Jason Trompf - Lambs Alive Meat & Livestock Australia

20/06/2025

Prepping the battlefield ….. Sarah and Dave giving the AI pregnants their prelambing treatments - heavy hitting knock down with moxidectin LA , 6 in 1 and multimin - at $10/kg time to fix bayonets…… we are planning for lambing - have you got the battle plan ?

20/06/2025

It’s not that cold in the New England …….. at lunch time . Dropping in to one of the sites for the MLA “Quantifying Repro performance in shedders “ study - what is actually being achieved ? That’s the aim of the study Conducted across Australia…..

18/06/2025

Work Smarter not harder ….. Dave’s been down to
Burrawang Dorper & White Dorper Stud grabbing the sheep handler to help make the AI program we are running at AAMs Terrick Terrick with Nev Kelly easier . Awesome to work with a progressive company looking to dial up genetic gain …. Not sure if the stop at the pub was scheduled?

18/06/2025

If it’s not written down it doesn’t exist ……. Need a hand to start writing a breeding objective ? Well check this video Julie did showing the resources we work through on game day - July 1. Tim thinks “bound for Glory” by Angry Anderson is a better music choice ……. Dubbo - July 1

18/06/2025

Are you looking to have a proper crack at the sheep game ? Willis on point getting our research girls in ….. now Willis didn’t make muster dogs …. Well because truthfully he is always in the F- ing road and is a cocker spaniel….. but he has a crack every time …… if you’re looking to have a proper crack at the sheep game the 1 day BredWellFedWell is a work shop that covers Genetics AND Nutrition….. July 1 Dubbo DM for details

17/06/2025

July 1 ….. you’ll be eating lamb and get a written breeding objective …..

MLA's practical one day workshop, BredWell FedWell, is heading to Dubbo, NSW, on 1 July 2025.

Hosted by Etiwanda White Dorpers and delivered by Tim Gole from For Flocks Sake, the workshop aims to improve the knowledge and skills of producers. This event has been developed to reflect evolving best practice genetics and nutrition management.

👉 Find and out more and register: https://bit.ly/43mlEUI

16/06/2025

Managing by the numbers ……. Sarah’s been attending a Lifetime Ewe Management Course - getting those reps in on nutrition equations …… we think this is the number 1 sheep course to go on …… which is why everyone who’ll ever join the FFS advisory team regardless of discipline will be doing one …… RIST - Your Local Agricultural College