Friday, March 29, 2024

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Expanding Northland sheep and beef breeding enterprise Ashgrove Genetics held the 40th Coopworth ram sale last week, with three supplementary breeds on offer.
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Ashgrove principal James Parsons says 39 Coopworth rams sold at an average price of $1630.

The first two rams sold were in the top 5% of Coopworth rams nationally and they made $3000 each.

There were more passings this year than last year when Ashgrove had a full clearance at $1900 average.

The added breeds were 21 Sufftex rams sold, averaging $1047, and a small offering of Romworth rams averaged $1040 and Romney rams $900.

It was the first offering of Murvale Romneys after the Parsons family bought the historic stud of the Trusdale family, in North Waikato, when Charles Trusdale sold the farm and retired.

Ashgrove Coopworths moved four years ago from Maungaturoto, when David and Sarah Hartles sold the stud to James and Janine Parsons, in partnership with Chris and Hayley Parsons.

Recently Ashgrove made a similar arrangement with Colin Maxwell to take over Matauri Angus stud, near Kaeo.

The registered Angus cow herd, numbering 200, has moved to the 600ha Ashgrove Farm at Tangowahine, in the hill country west of Whangarei.

The Maxwells will have a final Angus bull sale next year.

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