BEWARE PITFALLS IF YOU JOIN YOUR MERINO EWE LAMBS
Interest in joining Merino ewe lambs is running high but leading senior sheep consultants warn of serious consequences if some major boxes aren’t ticked.
Producers are looking at ways to increase sheep numbers to either cash in on booming meat markets and relatively attractive wool prices or to more quickly rebuild their flocks when the rains come. Most producers are keen to maintain or increase their ewe numbers once the drought breaks.