Breeder Profiles

Cleardale Station is a 1400ha sheep and beef station situated in the Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury. Running Merino, English Leicester, Halfbred and SX Fine Wool studs, as well as an Angus cattle stud.

Earnscleugh is a 22,000ha sheep and beef station near Alexandra, Otago. Running Merino sheep — ultrafine, superfine/fine, medium, Inverino™, Mermax™ and Smartsheep. There are also Angus, Hereford and Earnscleugh Composites.

Ida Valley Station is a 12,500ha property in Oturehua, Central Otago. It hosts 14,000 ewes and produces some of the most footrot resistant ¼ bred rams available in NZ, with a focus on retaining the plain-bodied heavy wool cutting and carcass attributes.

Matakanui is a 8700ha sheep and beef operation in Central Otago. They have been performance recording since 1979. Matakanui Polwarths have proven results and today, the majority of the ewes are put to Polwarth rams.

Melrose total 6505ha near Hawarden, North Canterbury. Stock numbers are 5000 mid-micron ewes, 3500 hoggets, 800 ultra-fine wethers, 360 cows, 300 dry cattle and 300 deer. None of the stud or commercial sheep have required treatment for footrot since 2008.

Home of the SX nucleus flock, since inception in March 2013. Stonyhurst is a 3000ha property in the Greta Valley, North Canterbury. It’s running sheep, beef cattle and deer, and all livestock are bred and finished on grass pastures, within Stonyhurst's rotational grazing system.