In 1971, Wendy Dennis had an epiphany while under the shower. "I thought, 'Why don't I breed coloured sheep?' Because it's already got a colour, you don't have to dye it, no chemicals. Breed them." ...

A southern Tasmanian stud who has taken out this year's Polwarth competition at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show has credited useful conditions throughout the past year as a key factor to breeding ...

The Polwarth Sheep Breeders Association of Australia was formed in Melbourne in 1919 and is marking its 100th year at the show with an afternoon tea for members past and present to “catch up”. The ...

Productivity and presentation swung the dial towards a Polwarth ewe over the ram at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show. I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation ...

The family has a well-earned, multi-generational reputation for embracing change that started back when Emma and Alexander Dennis left their farm in the UK in 1839. Constrained by their farm size in ...

The Falkland Islands are truly a special place, where “nature is still in charge”. It is easy to imagine that most people are familiar with hearing about a location being described as "unique", but at ...

A historic 1000ha property in western Victoria is set to change hands for just the fourth time in its 180-year history. Regarded as the original home of the Polwarth sheep breed, first known as the ...

FIVE Bendigo students were praised for their animal showing and handling skills at the prestigious Campbell Town Sheep Show in Tasmania last month.

AN abnormal wool, more apparent on older sheep and known as ‘doggy’ wool, is a cause of considerable financial loss in some Merino and Polwarth flocks. Such wool is frequently lustrous and is ...