TWENTY-year-old Lachlan Grossman, Angaston, is set to represent the state in meat sheep judging at next year’s national competition.
Mr Grossman, who manages the Border Leicester breed for his family’s Koonawarra stud, was runner-up in the senior competition, behind interstate entrant Reece Webster, Bathurst, NSW. Third place went to Ebony McCauley, Littlehampton.
Mr Grossman had previously taken part in the judging competition last year, but said most of his knowledge was learnt on farm.
“When judging, I’m trying to work out what I’m looking for with my own sheep,” he said.
“I’m looking at structure, the evenness of the wool, muscle and if it stands well.”
The competitors were asked to judge four Suffolk and four Border Leicesters, with Mr Grossman saying the Borders was a particularly hard class with not much separating them.
He said being part of competitions like this helped his confidence and his eye when selecting sheep.
Reece, 16, was in Adelaide as part of the Suffolk feature breed with his Lindean stud.
In the under 15 years competition Justin Cuuser, Hackham, won the Days Whiteface Trophy, James McInnis, Hawker, was second, and Balin Hampton, Harrogate, was third.
The Landmark encouragement award went to another interstate entrant, Emma Bentley, Wickean, WA.
Elizabeth Anderson
Editor of Stock Journal.
Editor of Stock Journal.
