Wearing boots as parched as the golden hills around her, Kate Calder strides out to welcome me to The Rocking
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Armidale Stud Stars at 2009 NZ Royal Show
Assisted by his son Simon, Allan Paterson of Armidale Merino Stud was a star performer in the merino ring at the
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Merino Entries Up for 2009 New Zealand Royal Show
There should be healthy competition in the merino ring at the 2009 New Zealand Royal Show with 120 entries, up four
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Snow Raking Photo Wins Merino Inc Competition
A dramatic photo of snow bound Merinos on Dingle Burn Station at the head of Lake Hawea has won Merino
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Italian Biella Ambassadors Tour NZ
Five young Italians associated with the merino industry have spent the last week visiting passionate New Zealand merino farming families.
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Moutere Wins Clip of the Year
Tony and Jillian Jopp of Moutere Station were the overall winners of the NZWTA /Otago Merino Association Clip of the Year competition held
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2009 Merino Photo Competition
Entries are open for a New Zealand merino photographic competition. "A Day in the Life of a
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Stonehenge Centenary Publication
Historical information about Stonehenge Station is wanted for a publication being produced to mark 100 years of the Hore family’s occupation
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Visiting South African breeder delivers productivity message
Visiting South African merino stud master Andries Pienaar urged New Zealand merino breeders and growers to focus on optimising productivity
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Dick McArthur's Glorious Merino Years
Dick McArthur’s entire life has centred on the land, stock and particularly merinos, and the 69-year-old has no
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Biella Merino Ambassadors Head for Italy
The 2009 Biella merino ambassadors leave for Italy this week to learn more about the textiles end of the merino
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Fine Merinos Impress Aussie Judge
Visiting Australian Fine Merino judge Andrew Rayner was unreserved in his praise of the standard of the Merino section at the 2008 New Zealand
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Novice Wins Merino Junior Judge at 2008 Royal Show, Christchurch
In a "tight contest" first year Lincoln University Bachelor of Agriculture student Kiri Rupert won the Merino Junior Judge competition
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Poll Merino Wins Supreme Champion Wool Breeds Sheep at Christchurch Show
A three year old poll Merino ram bred by Mark Urquhart of Gray's Hills Stud in Fairlie and shown by
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Biella Scholarship for Young Merino Enthusiasts
An invitation to all young merino enthusiasts, from farm gate to retail store, is once again being extended by Merino
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Merino classer features in North & South magazine
Wool classer Barbara Newton features in the March issue of North & South magazine.
The article (p28 Fourh Corners section)
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Arthur Urquhart 1918 – 1981: High country visionary “a sheep farmer before anything else”
The late Arthur Urquhart formerly of Erewhon Station at the head of the Rangitata Gorge in mid Canterbury was one
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Book Review: Albert Town - The First Settlement on the Upper Clutha River
Ever wondered what wool classers do in the off season? In the case of Barbara Newton of Dunedin, she researchs
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Book Review: The Road to Castle Hill - A High Country Love Story
Castle Hill Station, on state highway 73 from Christchurch to Greymouth, is difficult farming country
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Merino Junior Judge Winner 'A Natural'
Kayla Morrow may have grown up on a dairy farm, but she has a talent for spotting a top merino.
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Blairich wins Supreme Champion at Royal New Zealand Show 2007
Ron and Sue Small of Blairich Merino Stud in Marlborough claimed the Supreme Champion sash at the Royal New Zealand
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NZ Merino Harvesting Industry Talent on Show
By Barbara Newton
The cream of the NZ merino harvesting industry talent was on show at the NZ Merino 45th
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Kiwi Classer Barbara Newton’s Melbourne Wool Sale Trip
“I had an inkling when Andrew Raber of New England Wools, glanced my way from the auction
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Made in Italy: Grown in New Zealand
A three-week trip to Italy in March this year as one of two inaugural Biella Merino Ambassadors provided merino grower
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FREDA’S LIFE AT EREWHON
Freda Urquhart (nee Hydes) 86, of Christchurch, moved to Erewhon Station at the head of the Rangitata river in the
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Editor Appointed for www.merino.co.nz
Freelance marketing advisor and writer Robin Major has been appointed editor of www.merino.co.nz.
Robin edited the stud breeders' 2006
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GRANT CALDER – DOG BREEDER AND TRAINER
Champion dog breeder and trainer, Grant Calder from Lauder Station at St Bathans says without working dogs there wouldn’t be
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COLIN CLARK – A STOCKMAN’S TALE
The high country and the animals that live there have been Colin Clark’s life.
After leaving school at 15, he
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BLADES STILL RULE AT GLENTANNER
The tell tale signs of shearing are there – the sheep are in the yards, the dogs are tied up
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COLIN WALLACE – PURE CLASS
Before Colin started merino shed classing his only ‘hands on’ experience in fleece classing was a season as head classer
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SPRING MUSTER AT LAKE HERON
Every spring, Lake Heron Station in Canterbury musters merino wethers off north facing slopes in the headwaters of the Rakaia
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STEVE & MARY SATTERTHWAITE – MULLER STATION, AWATERE VALLEY
Careful attention to genetics combined with astute land management and use of technology has led to significant increases in productivity
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JOHN MURRAY – THE WOLDS STATION, TEKAPO/TWIZEL
The 7000 ewes on The Wolds Station are strong by New Zealand standards. They average around 20 micron and the
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RICHARD AND ANNABELLE SUBTIL – OMARAMA STATION, OMARAMA
Omarama Station is a well balanced property with one-third flat and two-thirds steep hill country. The property is probably capable
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HIGH COUNTRY DOG TRIALS TESTS MUSTERING SKILLS
The skills of Awatere Valley musterers and their dogs were again put to the test when the local high country
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