Posts By: Steve & Lydia Jarvis

The role of micron testing in breeding elite wools
At Heathfield Poll Merinos, our approach to wool growing has consistently been to produce as much of the finest wool we can. The exact micron of wool on a sheep is very difficult to determine by sight or feel, so we have been micron testing each of our young ewes since 2002. A colour coded […]

Merino Industry Information Day 2018: Event Recap
Our inaugural Merino Industry Information Day at Heathfield on Friday, 24 August 2018 proved to be a worthwhile event with 55 people attending throughout the day. It was a bit of a rush leading up to the day with preparations – tree trimming, building ram pens, adjusting yards and gates, painting the outside of the […]
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