Cousins Merino Services

09/10/2025

🐑 WE’RE HIRING – PREGNANCY SCANNER WANTED 🐑

Cousins Merino Services is recruiting for the 2026 scanning season.
Due to strong demand, we’re bringing on another sheep pregnancy scanner to join our experienced team.

✅ Full training provided – no prior scanning experience required
✅ Travel across rural SA, Western NSW and Vic
✅ Opportunities to expand into other areas of our precision livestock business (wool testing, data management, genetics)
✅ Can be based anywhere in South Australia — we’ll work around your location

If you’re motivated, enjoy livestock work, and want to be part of a progressive, industry-leading team — we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Send us a message or email admin@cousinsms.com.au
for more information.
📍 Based in Burra, SA

23/09/2025

🚨 Nominations Closing Soon!
Don’t miss your chance to be part of South Australia’s only Merino Sire Evaluation Trial. Entries for the 2025 drop close soon, with AI scheduled for late November 2025.

🐑 Why Enter?
Benchmark your sires under real SA conditions and get independent data on wool, growth, and carcase traits. It’s your opportunity to showcase your genetics and contribute to the future of Merino breeding.

22/09/2025

Are you passionate about wool? ✅
Are you 25–35 years old? ✅
Are you looking to build your leadership and professional skills? ✅

If you answered yes to all three, AWI Breeding Leadership is for you.

Applications for AWI Breeding Leadership 2026 are now open.

Entering its eleventh iteration, over 200 alumni have completed the Breeding Leadership course.
Over the course of five days, participants network with over 20 like-minded young professionals, developing their skills in personal and team leadership as well as strategic planning, under the guidance of skilled program deliverers from the wool industry.

AWI Breeding Leadership 2026 will be delivered from Monday, 16 February until Friday, 20 February 2026 in Clare, SA.

For more information on the course and application process, visit 👉 wool.com/breedingleadership

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07/09/2025

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05/09/2025

🎉 Top Price Ram at the Royal Adelaide Show – Sold for $80,000! 🐏
An outstanding result for the industry! The top-priced ram was sold after the sale for an incredible $80,000 from TERRICK WEST POLL to Kamora Park Poll Merino Stud with semen shares going to Wiringa Park Merino and Poll Merino Stud, Rices Creek Poll Merinos, and Stud Park South Merinos.
This elite sire truly ticks all the boxes – exceptional growth, robust constitution, and lustrous wool. His breeding values reinforce his impressive phenotypic appeal, making him a standout in every way.
👏 Congratulations to all involved in this landmark sale!
📌 Semen now available through Cousins Merino Services 💰 $50 per dose (minimum 100 doses)

01/09/2025

31/08/2025

Need assistance with ram selection? 🐏🔍

Let Paul and Josh from Cousins Merino Services help you take the guesswork out of your breeding program.
Why choose independent classing?
✔️ Unbiased advice
✔️ Rams matched to your breeding objectives
✔️ Balanced decisions—visual, structural, and data-based
✔️ Confidence in every purchase
With years of experience and a sharp eye for quality, Paul and Josh combine independent judgement with data-driven insights to ensure every ram is aligned with your flock’s goals.

The result? Better structure, balance, and performance where it counts. 💪

21/08/2025

The Mid North Merino Breeders Pre-Sale Inspection Day is just around the corner!

Join us on Monday, August 25 from 10am–4pm across the Mid North region.

This is a great opportunity to inspect top-quality rams ahead of sale season and speak directly with breeders.

We look forward to welcoming you on the day!

16/08/2025

Pregnancy scanning to determine litter size in sheep is not a new concept, yet many sheep producers still choose to scan only for pregnancy status, or skip scanning altogether. While previous studies have looked at profitability under specific conditions (such as breed, climate, or lambing time), a recently published study took a broader approach and found litter size scanning to be consistently profitable across a wide range of scenarios.

Find out more on the Farming Ahead website (under sheep).

📸 Cousins Merino Services.

13/08/2025

Fantastic to see wool’s versatility in leading fashion being promoted.

28/07/2025

📣 Merino Ram Sales Season Begins! 🐏

We're excited to kick off the Merino ram sales today with Brimanna Poll Merino Stud, followed by Roemahkita Poll Merino Stud tomorrow!

Wishing all studs a successful sale season ahead — it's a fantastic opportunity to secure leading genetics for your Merino enterprise. 🌾

Be sure to catch up with Paul and Josh — they're here to assist with your selection decisions and help you find the perfect fit for your flock.

📍 Let the season begin — good luck to all involved!

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24/06/2025

An important bill to support our farmers. We need our voices heard.

Farmers need support, they need recovery, and they need response.

That’s why I introduced the Drought Response and Recovery Coordinator Bill 2025, which has now passed the Legislative Council. I’ve written to Peter Malinauskas and Clare Scriven MLC, urging them to support the Bill in a bipartisan way.

I’m urging this Government to support our farmers, primary producers and regional South Australians as the Bill enters the House Of Assembly and comes to a vote.

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