We are now at the end of April; July will be upon us before we know it. The Association’s Show Committee is underway in getting ready for this year's Australian Sheep and Wool Show. Our program this year will comprise of the following. Friday, Education Program, Longerenong College, this program was designed to educate our younger generation, with hands on experience, allowing students to be guided by sheep and wool agents on the day. Saturday, Showing Program – Classes will include individual young and older rams, ewes, groups, pairs, and Natural Bare Breech classes. The Show and Education Committee would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge and thank our sponsors this year; Elders, Shearwell, Sapien Technology, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Riverina Wool Testers, Quality Wool, Australian Merino Export, Australian Community Media, Fox & Lillie Rural and The Shamrock Hotel. Continue reading →

It was great to finally get all councillors in the same room for our annual Face to Face meeting in Adelaide in March 2025. The last couple of years this has been coupled with the AMSEA open days and complicated by Covid, making it difficult for our councillors to volunteer their time for three days plus travelling time. Thankyou very much for your commitment to the ADBA. Continue reading →

Council’s annual Face to Face meeting will be held in Adelaide from Monday 3 to Wednesday 5 March 2025. Council would like to invite members to attend the meeting on Tuesday 4 March for discussion on a number of important topics regarding the future direction of the ADBA. (There is also a zoom link available for this day, if unable to attend). There will also be a casual member dinner held on Tuesday night at the hotel to allow everyone to mingle. Continue reading →

What a Year! The focus for the first half of the year was the Feature Breed Celebration at ASWS in Bendigo in July. Thank you to everyone who helped make this such a great success! We hosted a celebration dinner at the Shamrock Hotel which was a great opportunity to gather socially with judges and new and old attendees. We also hosted the second site visit to Coonong Station for the AMSEA Dohne Merino Evaluation. All information has now been gathered and the results will be available soon. Again, thanks to Tom and Sophie Holt for hosting this valuable trial and all staff and volunteers for the huge amount of work you have done over the past years. Continue reading →

It had been many years of planning and hard work by the show committee, but this year the big event was finally here. The DOHNE Feature Breed at the 2024 Australian Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo. The Dohne Marquee was a sight to behold with eight studs (NSW - Calga, DD, Kardina, Macquarie and Uardry, VIC - Gunyado, SA - Clover Downs and Ulooloo) from three different states showcasing their finest exhibits. Continue reading →

South Australian Dohne Merino ram sales for 2024 have overall been quite strong compared to the previous year with an increased 87% clearance rate at the only slightly lower average of $1287. This is a pleasing result in what for most South Australia has been one of, if not the lowest rainfall year on record. Continue reading →