The problems associated with having her home grown wool processed into garments and other woollen products was made only to obvious to Sophie Holt, when she set out on her journey to process the lambs wool grown on the Dohne sheep, she and her husband Tom raise on the family property Coonong Station, Urana. "We process our Dohne wool into blankets and jumpers," Mrs Holt said. "Its all Coonong Station Dohne wool and we sell it under the name Ethical Outback and is sold online and at various shows." Continue reading →

WAGIN crop and sheep farmer Clayton South's mindset for lambing next season is to keep improving with a few slight changes because - "if you keep doing what you are doing, you will end up with more of what you've got". Mr South described this lamb marking season the best to date, and he only plans to go up from here. The three to five-year goal for his family farm's self-replacing Dohne-Merino flock is to crack 150pc. Given lambing percentages have hovered upward of 120pc in the past three years - it is definitely achievable. Continue reading →

Mr Burger is impressed with the Dohne’s maternal traits, having had a solid run with his lambing this year, seeing his ewes on their second lamb hit 122% and maiden ewes reach a substantial 116%. Continue reading →

Average daily gains are 350 grams across the 45-50 day feed period. Mr Peat has been impressed with the Dohne’s easy care traits, fertility and mothering ability. Continue reading →

THE PRE-TOUR and International Dohne Conference takes place in Uruguay from 16 to 20 April 2018, will be followed by a post Conference tour through Argentina and Chile from 23 to 29 April. Continue reading →

AN AUSTRALIAN Dohne flock is leading the way in ethically raised and produced wool by selling one of the first clips offered under the international Responsible Wool Standard. Continue reading →