Meeting demand for first-cross ewes with Border Leicester genetics

Ruth Schwager
September 13 2020 - 11:00am
FIRST-CROSS PRODUCTION: David Dinning's focus is wool production, but he joins 350 ewes each year to Border Leicester rams, sourced from Johno's Border Leicesters.
FIRST-CROSS PRODUCTION: David Dinning's focus is wool production, but he joins 350 ewes each year to Border Leicester rams, sourced from Johno's Border Leicesters.

WOOL is the main priority for David Dinning's sheep operation, but having access to a ready made market seeking Border Leicester first-cross ewes makes his crossbred production a profitable secondary enterprise.

Ruth Schwager

Ruth Schwager

Journalist

Ruth Schwager is a journalist with the national agricultural features team.

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