Willowglen Farms

09/07/2026

Managed to escape the snow and get off farm for the week to attend lambex in Adelaide. A brilliant week of talking all things lamb and what’s happening in the industry,with over 1400 attendees it was a conference to remember. I Also got the opportunity to catch up with a couple of sheading breeders from Australia that we have worked with over the years and incorporated their genetics into our stud.

07/04/2026

That time of year again already! We had a morning of doing AI using more UK imported genetics and also some Wiltshire straws from the north island. A bonus being school holidays so the whole family got to play a part in helping out. Thanks to everyone else that helped out with making the morning go smoothly.

11/02/2026

If you are heading down to Waimumu call in for a chat or just to say hi.

Location for the next 3 days at the Southern Field Days - Waimumu as part of the awesome group of Southern Shedding Sheep Breeders.

Call in to site 156 for a look and a chat about all things sheep, breeding strategies, newest innovations in shedding sheep, and just general farming chat.

If that doesn't interest you then just enter our competition to win a leg of lamb. Winner to drawn each day Wednesday-Friday.

03/02/2026

Thanks Shawn McAvinue for a great write up after our sale last week alongside Enfield Genetics and a huge thanks to all our ram buyers, bidders and supporters.

Shedding ram Enfield 132/24 sold for the top price of $9000 at Gore Showgrounds last week. Reporter Shawn McAvinue talks to the commercial sheep...

02/02/2026

3 weeks since the last draft and another 476 off to the works, with a weight gain of over 430grams/day these boys have done well killing out at 20.3 kg! We are now starting to see our work in the studs genetics paying off by lifting our average kill weight and sending more early. To top it off still only one drench almost 7 weeks ago and the rest not needing one yet.

26/01/2026

Southern Shedding sheep sale - all penned up, ready for inspection!

Sale on today 1pm at Gore A&P Showgrounds

22/01/2026

With rain finally arriving I thought I would get one last video before the truck arrives. Our rams that will be at the sale on Tuesday are on their way to Gore today. A big thank you to the local farmer that offered to look after the rams until sale.

19/01/2026

Looking for a pure exlana?

Lot 6. 99/24 will be available at our up and coming auction, and as far as we know is the only pure up for auction in NZ this season.
This ram has come from our AI programme using semen we imported from the UK and is out of a ewe that was born from our Embryo transfer programme in 2022.

15/01/2026

With 1000 lambs now gone. We were very happy with this last lot that hung up at 21 kg at an average of 103 days. And a bonus of only 2 out of the mob needed a dag.

12/01/2026

ON FARM OPEN DAY:
A reminder about our on farm Open Day ahead of the sale. This Friday, the 16th of January from 1pm these rams will be in the covered yards for you all to come and have a look at.

We’d love to see you there and have a chat about what we’re up to here at Willowglen Farms and show off this year’s crop of sale rams.

Address is 288 Ranfurly-Patearoa Rd, Ranfurly.