Snowline™
The Opportunity to become a $200+ Farmer and Client
The Snowline™ ewes in the photo below are the shape, thickness and yield that can produce $200+ lamb returns. We have Snowline™ clients who are successfully using this opportunity now.
| Example | 18kg | 23kg | 25kg | Margin |
| $8.70 Schedule | $156 | $200 | $217 | $60 |
| $9.70 Schedule | $174 | $23 | $242 | $67 |
Finance for cashflow C/A is now no longer a problem with several options. Initially you may decide to use this opportunity for a portion of your lambs. These opportunity margins could make a huge difference to your profit margin.
These Snowline™ ewes are run on the “Kinaston Run” Roxburgh, which are 50% of the $200+ equation opportunity. The other 50% of the equation are the Snowline™ Rams.
Our Snowline Rams
The simple opportunity to produce $200+ lamb returns. After 55 years of screening thousands of ewes and ewe hoggets we now produce what you see below. Carcases that give you the opportunity to produce $200+ lamb returns.
Snowline Meat and Wool
Snowline sheep have the body type most New Zealand farmers want – a thick high yielding carcass and constitution.
Snowline Sheep will provide the following most sort after traits.
- Compact body type
- Good Constitution
- High Growth Rates
- Commercially Bred
- Minimal Crutching
- Totally Unshepherded
- Once a year shearing
- Finer Micron Fleece
- High Fertility
“Kinaston Runs” Main Snowline 2TH mixed aged mating mob.
Glen McDonald uses the same mob mating strategy as at Cheddar Valley Station. Most of the mating is around at 700 metres (2300 feet). Both Stations also mate all their 2000 ewe hoggets by the same criteria and are all lambed unshepherded on hill country.
