Judges Alistair Keller, Elders Stud Stock, SA, and Angus Munro, Mendooran with Phil Salter, “Greydene”, Gumble (centre) who had a line of Roseville Park-blood Merino ewes on display.
At Boomey Park, Larras Lee are Angus Shannon, Angus Munro, Alistair Keller, Russell Jones of Darriwell and Tom Kirk.
Judges Angus Munro and Alistair Keller, with Matthew Philipson, “Ballot Box”, Yeoval (centre) and his Westray Park-blood Merino ewes.
Jack Dodds at Oaklands with Gullen Gamble/ Aloeburn blood ewes.
John and Henry Hickson, Eural Pastoral Co, “Castle Hill”, Baldry moved to the district approximately one year ago and entered a run of their Merino ewes in the competition.
Ailee and Lynsey Tremain with their family’s Merino ewes on display. The Tremain’s run approximately 30,000 sheep between their Yeoval and Blackall, Qld, properties.
Andrew Foster at Gundabooka, Cumnock.
Gordon Welsh and Andrew Heath among their Larras Lake ewes at Larras Lee.
Merino ewes on display at Brett and Nicole Tremain’s Yeoval property.
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL day of viewing nine Merino flocks among the best in the Central West was held on Thursday, February 26.
Conducted by Cumnock Show Society, the 2026 Cumnock and District Flock Ewe Field Day attracted upwards of 70 visitors who travelled on the bus or by private vehicle throughout the day.
This year the flocks were judged by Alistair Keller, Elders Stud Stock Manager for South Australia, and Angus Munro of Mendooran who is co-running a Border Leicester stud and commercial Merino operation, and a former manager at Poll Boonoke Merino stud, Deniliquin.
Winners
Four commercial flocks were placed from the nine entries with Phil and Anne Salter of Greydene, Gumble, placed the winning flock.
The Salters have supported the competition since its inception and their Roseville Park blood flock classes by Alan Clarke of Dubbo, was placed second in 2023 and third in 2024.
They retained 720 of the 850-ewe drop in 2024 and run some 2000 head growing an average 18+ micron wool.
Second placing went to another long-time competition supporter Peter and Odette Morley and family whose Boomey Park flock north of Larras Lee is managed by Angus Shannon and classed by Michael Elmes.
The flock has been on Darriwell blood for decades and in 2024 retained 1400 of the 2300 ewe drop.
The Boomey Park flock of near 4000 ewes grow an average 20-micron fleece.
Yeoval’s Philipson family running their Ballot Box flock for generations, and represented by Matthew Philipson, was placed third.
His 3600-ewe flock has been on Westray blood for some time and classed by Blake Cannon of Westray. In 2024 retained 1100 of 1600 ewes dropped.
Another Yeoval operation run by the Tremain family combined flocks of Kynuna and Yennora of Brett and Nicole, and Ailee and Lynsey who over the past five years have used Hazeldean with Roseville Park and Lachlan blood, were given the encouragement award.
They kept 721 of their 2024 ewe drop of 765 and grow 19.5-micron wool.