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More Prime Lambs From Lochgair

Monday, 19 February 2018

With their Merino ewes returning an average cut of 8 kg of 21.5 micron wool per head and delivering more SAMM/Merino cross prime lambs for record prices per carcase, the...

WAMMCO Appointments

Wednesday, 17 January 2018

WAMMCO Katanning manager Tony Bessell has announced the appointment of two new managers for the cooperative’s export lamb and mutton processing plant for the start of the 2018 season. Brodie...

Tyrell's Return To Winners' Circle

Monday, 15 January 2018

Winning WAMMCO’s Producer of the Month award for December, 2017 has marked a return to the winners’ circle and capped another productive season for Brendon Tyrell and his family of...

Season Hits WAMMCO Lamb Weights

Monday, 18 December 2017

WAMMCO has finished 2017 with a November kill of just under 90,000 sheep and lambs, but an average weight loss of 2.2 kg per head below November 2016, due to...

Wool Prices Lift Sheep/Lamb Optimis…

Monday, 18 December 2017

The boost in wool prices and a boyuant lamb and shipper market are rewarding Gnowangerup producer Gavin Lamont’s long term family reliance on Merinos and Poll Dorsets . Gavin Lamont...

October Runners Up

Monday, 20 November 2017

WAMMCO’S new criteria for their Producer of the Month award has not only brought new contenders from a wider area of WA into the winners’ circle, it has also intensified...

Dongolocking SAMMS Win October Awar…

Monday, 20 November 2017

A 2004 decision to invest in local SAMM prime lamb genetics as a hedge against increasing problems in the Merino industry, is now paying handsome dividends for Dumbleyung farmers Colin...

Survey on Lamb Dentition Critical t…

Tuesday, 14 November 2017

WA’s lamb producer cooperative WAMMCO has issued an urgent reminder to all WA producers to complete the Sheepmeats Council of Australia survey on lamb dentition before the November 29 deadline. WAMMCO...

Lamb Definition Public Consultation

Thursday, 09 November 2017

The Sheepmeat Council of Australia (SCA) is consulting with producers and supply chain stakeholders to determine whether the current definition of lamb requires changing. SCA has released the SCA Lamb...

Esperance Sheepmen Reap Rewards

Monday, 16 October 2017

Summer floods, grazing crops, abundant stubbles and carefully developed pastures have come together with management enterprise, and top Merino and White Suffolk genetics to lift the ‘bar’ for the Welke...

Borden Crossbred Lambs on Top

Sunday, 17 September 2017

Winners of WAMMCO’s Producer of the Month titles have become a diversified bunch since the Co-operative simplified its judging criteria and included minimum drafts of 100 lambs delivered by members...

SAMMs, Dorpers and Dry Dowerin Star…

Monday, 14 August 2017

Dowerin farmer Darrel Hudson’s strategy to pull back on his 2017 cropping program in favour of an increased focus on breeding SAMM and Dorper prime lambs, changed gears quickly when...

Katanning SAMMS Are Good Doers

Monday, 17 July 2017

The Merino sheep flock run by Katanning’s pioneering Flugge family was down from the 1970’s heights of 20,000 head, to 1000, and battling negative financial territory when Norman Flugge asked...

Babakin Afrinos Make Their Mark

Sunday, 11 June 2017

The Robinson family of ‘Bedar’ in the shadow of Woondillon rock at Babakin, have capped the ‘best-ever’ dollar returns from their sheep enterprise that coincided with a timely sequence of...

June wool and sheepmeat survey now …

Thursday, 01 June 2017

The MLA & AWI wool and sheepmeat survey for June is now open (until Friday 30th June). Below is the link to the survey – Surveys completed by 30th June 2017...

Dohne Gamble Pays Off

Friday, 12 May 2017

Wyalkatchem producer Steve Gamble was quite ‘chuffed’ to learn that his Dohne lambs had won WAMMCO’s Producer of the Month title for March, 2017. Russell Wood, Steve Gamble and daughter Sashawith...

High Points For Danubin Lambs

Thursday, 30 March 2017

Keeping the family sheep arithmetic simple and flexible with a preference for weight–no-grade marketing has underpinned a successful White Suffolk/Merino/SAMM prime lamb enterprise for Wongan Hills producer Don Sadler. Don Sadler Don...

Wubin Lambs First 2017 Winners

Monday, 06 March 2017

WAMMCO’s decision to modify its Producer of the Month criteria has seen the competition recommence, focussing on plant and marketing efficiencies, and no longer includes and lean meat yield measurements. The...

2016 Sheepmeat Survey

Friday, 07 October 2016

Australia's latest tri-annual wool and sheepmeat survey is now open for producers to complete online. Here is the link to complete the survey http://www.sheepcentral.com/mla-and-awi-wool-and-sheepmeat-survey-is-open-for-business/

Big Line of SAMMS From Quairading W…

Wednesday, 06 April 2016

Three generations of infusing SAMM genetics with Merinos has assisted Quairading farmers Chad and Sacha Langsford to develop a profitable, minimum-care lamb enterprise that won WAMMCO’s Producer of the Month...

January 2016 Title for TIMARU

Tuesday, 08 March 2016

A decision by Tim Alexander to cut short his annual leave to send off a first draft of 224 SAMM/Merino cross lambs for the season to WAMMCO resulted in his...

Manypeaks Lambs in First Win

Thursday, 21 January 2016

Manypeaks stockman Kim Dewar had started changing his small lamb breeding enterprise over to a new genetic base of Afrino rams and Multi Purpose Merinos, when a mixed line of...

Kulin's 'Free Range' SAMMS

Wednesday, 23 December 2015

David Meikle and his son Stephen say their “free range” SAMM prime lamb enterprise partnership with WAMMCO and local livestock agent Barry Gangell enables them to capture good returns with...

'Lakeside' Ten Years On

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Aldersyde lamb producers, Wally and Glennis Mills, have weathered a tough season and increasing, costly attacks on their lambs by marauding Wedge tailed eagles – to win WAMMCO's Producer of...

WAMMCO Chairman Steps Down

Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Dawson Bradford, one of Australia’s most decisive and dedicated meat industry leaders, retired at today’s annual meeting, after 15 years as Chairman of the WA Meat Marketing Cooperative Limited. Dawson Bradford Re-elected...

Second POM Win for Tyrrells

Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Brendon and Ros Tyrrell have made relatively few changes to their prime lamb enterprise east of Scaddan, since they last won WAMMCO’s Producer of the Month award in January 2013. Brendon...

Dockers Lamb Man Wins WAMMCO Title

Monday, 07 September 2015

Mt Barker lamb producer Rod Drage has become a leader in his field by adapting his Suffolk/Merino crossbred lambs to graze local vineyards and bluegum plantations as well as his...

Fitting Finale For Temby Texels

Tuesday, 28 July 2015

Dumbleyung Texel breeder Robert Temby has won WAMMCO’s June 2015 Producer of the Month title with a line of 205 Texel cross lambs that weighed an average of 22.14 kg...

More good news on WA Lamb

Monday, 06 July 2015

Producer members supplying the WA Meat Marketing Cooperative will be paid another significant pool bonus for the their prime lambs and mutton, - on top of more buoyant returns for...

Wongan Merinos Take May Title

Monday, 15 June 2015

Good recent prices for wool, live shippers and lamb continue to justify a faith in Merino sheep, long held by Wongan Hills farmer Scott Kelly and his ex-shearer father David. Scott...

Katanning SAMMS Take April Title

Friday, 15 May 2015

WAMMCO Chairman Dawson Bradford this week recognised Badgebup farmer Nathan Garlick and his family for their positive and innovative attitude to prime lamb production. Saxon, (left), Brock and Nathan Garlick with...

WAMMCO'S March Title To Corrigin La…

Monday, 20 April 2015

Two branches and several generations of Corrigin’s Poultney family have combined many years of sheepbreeding experience in a SAMM/Dohne/Merino prime lamb partnership that has won WAMMCO’s Producer of the Month...

Merino Carcase Competition

Monday, 16 March 2015

Newly elected Stud Merino Breeders' Association of WA (SMBAWA) president Steven Bolt, Claypans stud, Corrigin, believes there is plenty of money to be made from Merino lambs with an increased...

Third WAMMCO Win For Bunkin Lambs

Monday, 16 March 2015

Scoring WAMMCO’s bonus rebate on all of their lambs, on top of good prices, another abundant season with good results from rye corn pasture/brown manuring and being able to sell...

Manjimup Producer Takes WAMMCO Seat

Friday, 20 February 2015

The directors of WA’s biggest lamb processor and exporter, WAMMCO International have further widened the diversity of their board by appointing Manjimup producer Brad Ipsen to replace Rod Madden of...

Timaru SAMMS Back On Top

Monday, 16 February 2015

Tim, Jenelle and Jim Alexander Changing profit margins and poor wool prices have seen the Alexander family of the 8,000 hectare ‘Timaru’ mixed farming enterprise at Beverley halve their wool and...

Rod Madden Retires

Tuesday, 03 February 2015

Another of WAMMCO’s earlier directors, Morawa producer Rod Madden, formally retired after 11 years of service, at this week’s board meeting. WAMMCO chairman Dawson Bradford said Rod’s appointment in 2003 as...

Kukerin Lambs Take Second Title

Thursday, 15 January 2015

Jon Ward When Dumbleyung/Kukerin producer Jon Ward last won WAMMCO’s Producer of the Month title in October 2009 his winning consignment consisted of 261 lambs, with carcases weighing an average of...

Change To SAMMS Keeps O'Neills in S…

Monday, 08 December 2014

Mike O’Neill and son Kelvin celebrate theirWAMMCO win during harvest last week The promise of a reasonable return from crossbred lambs saved Lake Grace farmer Mike O’Neill from a future dedicated...

Nyabing Dohnes On The Money

Monday, 10 November 2014

Michelle and Graham with some of 600 Dohne ewe lambs just assessed and kept in the Dohne breeding flock The chance purchase of a flock of 1,400 F4 mated Dohne ewes...

Fourth WAMMCO Win For Uralla

Monday, 20 October 2014

Isla, Peter and Craig Jensen inspect the next draft of Uralla lambs for WAMMCO A long tradition of perfecting merino ewes for wool and lamb production and the more recent development of...

Sheepmeat and wool survey

Wednesday, 01 October 2014

MLA and AWI conduct a sheep industry survey every February, June and October, to assess the production capability of Australia's sheep flock. The survey covers the key aspects of sheepmeat and...

2014/15 WAMMCO State Prime Lamb Car…

Wednesday, 24 September 2014

The 2014/15 WAMMCO State Prime Lamb Carcase Competition is up and running and will remain open for lambs processed at Katanning until Friday 29th May 2015. Tom Grant (Beacon) with his...

Another Texel/SAMM Win For Albany B…

Monday, 22 September 2014

Breeder George Clark and assistant Geoff Waters with a Texel/Samm mother and her triplets at Albany last week. WAMMCO's Producer of the Month for August 2014, Lower King producer George Clark...

Keen Contest For WAMMCO Seat

Monday, 22 September 2014

Producer realisation that WAMMCO has an increasing role to play in shaping the future of WA’s prime lamb and mutton industry, has brought unprecedented competition from four candidates for a...

Unexpected Fanfare For 'Gulnare' SA…

Friday, 29 August 2014

Phil and Christine with Gem and Watson. A return to higher lamb and stud ram prices, and to an abundance of local killing space, another bumper season and the successful...

Evergreen Repeats June Win

Monday, 28 July 2014

Craig Heggaton and his family’s Evergreen Grazing prime lamb production enterprise at Kojonup are surfing a new crest of global confidence in lamb, a welcome new WAMMCO trading bonus for...

Katanning Pauses After Busy Lamb/Mu…

Tuesday, 01 July 2014

WAMMCO Katanning will close for a three week maintenance break on July 21 to prepare for a busy run through to Christmas. CEO Coll MacRury said WAMMCO’s Goulburn plant would continue...

Ballidu SAMS Nudge $135

Monday, 16 June 2014

Phil, Susan, Corey and Olivia Mincherton’s SAMM/Merino lamb enterprise at Ballidu, may have delivered its first – and last – WAMMCO Producer of the Month title. A line of 140 SAMM/Merino...

WAMMCO Loses Four More 'Early Settl…

Tuesday, 03 June 2014

Another group of four Cocos and Christmas Islanders who moved with their families to Katanning in the mid-1970’s, soon after the town’s export meatworks was established, recently retired after serving...

WATERWISE Award for WAMMCO

Tuesday, 03 June 2014

The Water Corporation has recognised one of its biggest corporate consumers with an award for water conservation. Katanning Manager Tony Bessell accepts the Award from Water Corporation's Andrew Kneebone WAMMCO International...

'Ikewa' Lambs Win Again

Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Winning their second WAMMCO Producer of the Month title since February 2011 has capped an excellent opening to the 2014 season for Peter and Kate Mills of "Ikewa", Mingenew. "The late...

RAS Hall of Fame - Dawson Bradfor…

Monday, 12 May 2014

Dawson Bradford said he was humbled by this week’s RAS Hall of Fame honour and regarded his induction as recognition for important advancements in WA’s farming industry.“I have been privileged...

State Carcase Competition is open f…

Monday, 05 May 2014

Entries for the WAMMCO State Prime Lamb Carcase Competition are now open. The extended competition will run until Thursday, May 29, 2014. Download the competition entry form HERE. More information: Rob Davidson...

Another Win For Dowerin Lambs

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

The originator of Dowerin’s prime lamb production ‘trio’, Darrel Hudson of Yleena Farm, has won his second WAMMCO Producer of the Month title with a line of 109 SAMM/Dorper lambs...

WAMMCO Info

Monday, 28 April 2014

WAMMCO International periodically publishes a bulletin in the rural press which provides some background to current issues and developments in the Co-operative. We're always ready to listen to suggestions to improve feedback...

Good 2014 Start For 'Tiarri'

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Winning their fourth WAMMCO Producer of the Month title – for February 2014 - along with some key Woolorama ribbons last week, on top of a good season, has set...

Dowerin SAMM Crossbred Lambs Win Ja…

Friday, 14 February 2014

A switch from breeding to buying in Merino ewes to mate with SAMM rams is helping Dowerin farmer Jarrad Hollins to beat high labour costs and to optimise his returns...

2014 MLA and AWI Wool and Sheepmeat…

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

After a very dry year, and historically high lamb and sheep slaughter as a proportion of the total flock in 2012 and 2013, most southern regions of Australia received solid...

Capemont SAMM/Merino Lambs Win Agai…

Monday, 20 January 2014

Keeping a firm course with their Merino/SAMM lamb enterprise has led the Kowald family's Capemont Farms at Katanning to their second WAMMCO Producer of the Month title for December 2013. "One...

Bremer Bay SAMMS Win WAMMCO Award

Thursday, 14 November 2013

2013 has served to remind Bremer Bay SAMM producers Anthony Thomas and Leonie McMahon, how easy and rewarding it can be running livestock in an abundant season. Anthony with sons Finbar...

A Plentiful Season

Monday, 28 October 2013

A plentiful supply of lambs, improving markets and a more favourable dollar resulted in a profitable 2012/13 season for WAMMCO, with more stable prospects ahead, CEO Coll MacRury told a...

Second WAMMCO Win For Greg And Anne…

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

The addition of a new 2,400 ha farm at South Needilup four years ago, further genetic progress with their SAMMs and Dohnes, a stabilising wool market, and a bumper season...

2013 Carcase Comp is open for entri…

Wednesday, 02 October 2013

Entries for the WAMMCO State Prime Lamb Carcase Competition are now open. The extended competition will run until Thursday, May 29, 2014. Download The Competition Entry Form Here. More information: Rob Davidson...

Uranbah Takes Second Title

Friday, 13 September 2013

A prime lamb breeding formula using SAMMS over Merinos then White Suffolks over F1 ewes has continued to prove a winning combination for Phil and Ingrid Anderson of Uranbah Estate...

New Taste Tests For Heggaton Lamb

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

The choice of Liz and Craig Heggaton’s Evergreen Grazing Co as one of four producer demonstration sites in WA for the MLA funded Lean Meat Yield/Lamb Eating Quality trials, will...

Quintara Ewe Lambs Take WAMMCO Titl…

Saturday, 24 August 2013

Esperance SAMM breeders Quintarra Farms returned to the winners’ ring in WAMMCO’s Producer of the Month stakes by taking out the July title with a line of 682 third cross...

WAMMCO Pays Extra 40c/kg on lamb, 2…

Monday, 29 July 2013

WA’s premier lamb and sheepmeat producers’ cooperative, WAMMCO International is preparing to distribute a record $1.8 million in bonuses and shares to its producer members in early August. WAMMCO chairman Dawson...

Chinese Workers Win Visa Clearance

Monday, 22 July 2013

WAMMCO International has welcomed the decision of a recent hearing of the Migration Review Tribunal in Perth, to approve residency applications by 21 Chinese workers at the Katanning processing plant...

WAMMCO Retirees From Diverse Backgr…

Monday, 22 July 2013

WAMMCO International has farewelled two of its longest serving employees, Christmas Islander Amalan Alna and Polish refugee Richard Carson who both retired on June 30 after more than 30 years...

Lamb Win A Turning Point For Forbes

Friday, 05 July 2013

May has been something of a rally point - after a tough year - for Jerramungup producers Sandy and Alan Forbes of the Royston Prime SAMM and White Dorper studs. Sandy...

WA Farmers Poised To Cash In

Monday, 03 June 2013

WA sheep producers look set to be among the big winners from a severe drought in New Zealand and an emerging export market for processed fat-tailed sheep. Read the article from...

Carton Lamb May Replace Live Sheep …

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

A new series of processing trials with fat tail sheep stranded by political disruption to Australia’s live sheep export markets, has changed the mood of a group of pastoralists and...

Mingenew Dorpers Win WAMMCO

Monday, 13 May 2013

One of WA’s biggest commercial/stud Dorper sheep enterprises – now in winding down mode – has scored WAMMCO’s Producer of the Month title for April, 2013. Stuart and Cherie Smart...

Second WAMMCO Win For Cronin Family

Monday, 15 April 2013

Introducing rye corn as a cereal pasture crop and working to improve the survival rates of their SAMM twins are two of the ongoing missions Dumbleyung lamb producers, Dale and...

Woodanilling Suffolks Take Febrary …

Monday, 18 March 2013

A proven mix of Suffolk crossbreds, Merinos and mixed grain production is keeping Woodanilling farmers, Barry and Damian Shackley in a sound, sustainable farming mode despite tougher seasons and tighter...

Chance Booking a Winner

Monday, 11 February 2013

A chance booking at WAMMCO Katanning on January 21, was a bonus as well as a relief for Esperance SAMM breeders Brendon Tyrrell and his family - because their line...

Jerramungup SAMMS Take WAMMCO

Sunday, 13 January 2013

A breeding ‘partnership’ in SAMMs started with their Jerramungup neighbour Cullam SAMM Stud some 10 years ago, has assisted Graham and Wayne Barrett of “Glendale” to move from Merinos to...

Manypeaks Pastures Exclusively For …

Friday, 07 December 2012

Manypeaks producer Alan Lubcke is moving closer to his goal of producing 2,000 lambs a year from 1500 crossbred flock ewes - set when he moved from Merinos to prime...

First Win For Bremer Bay Texels/Whi…

Thursday, 15 November 2012

Bremer Bay lamb producers Wayne and Tara Pittard have broken through a SAMM stranglehold on WAMMCO’s Producer of the Month contest, to take the October 2012 title with a line...

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