The world's biggest sheep, lamb and wool forum
1500 delegates from Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada and United Kingdom.

The Conference

LambEx24

Adelaide Convention Centre,
7-9 August 2024

LambEx24

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AMPC Feedlot Carcase Competition

The AMPC LambEx Feedlot Carcase Competition provided Australian sheep producers an opportunity to benchmark their sheep genetics.

The MSA cuts-based graded commercial focused feedlot competition enabled sheep producers to put their genetic profile to the test and be recognised for lamb growth and eating quality with no breed parameters, simply measuring what makes a profitable lamb.

Same conditions, same feed, same feedlot and aggregated results to demonstrate breeding profile within the parameters of normal operations.

Download Feedlot Carcase Competition Final Results

2024 Award winners

The AMPC LambEx Feedlot Carcase Competition Awards and recognition were announced at LambEx24 at the Adelaide Convention Centre, 7-9 August 2024.

LambEx AMPC Feedlot Carcase Competition Overall winner

AMPC Australia's top performing lamb producer:

Winner: Ricky & Marni Luhrs, Yama Trust - Mooralla Merinos
2nd place: Barooka Trading Trust - Henry Goode (Merino x Merino)
3rd place: Barooka Trading Trust - Henry Goode (Merino x Merino)

Trans Australia – Highest Feedlot ADG lamb team

Winner: Cazna Park - Cameron Macpherson (Poll Dorset x XB)
2nd place: North Stirling Downs Pty Ltd - Wayne Pech (Suffolk x Suffolk)
3rd place: Manyondah Pastoral Trust - Hamish Ellis (Poll Dorset x Composite)

Nutrien Wool – Most valuable lamb team wool clip

Winner: Pepper Well Partners - Hansi Graetz (Merino x Merino)
2nd place: Karradale Trading - Craig & Anna-Lisa Newman (Merino x Merino)
3rd place: Allan C Jacka & Sons - Neville Jacka (Merino x Merino)

Thornby – Overall Highest Feedlot Performing lamb team

Winner: Stopp Family Trust - Samantha Stopp (Texel x Merino)
2nd place: Monapilla Estate Pty Ltd - Henry Beal (Suffolk x Suffolk)
3rd place: North Stirling Downs - Wayne Pech (Suffolk x Suffolk)

Meat & Livestock Australia – Highest MSA Sheepmeat Index lamb team

Winner: Barooka Trading Trust - Henry Goode (Merino x Merino)
2nd place: GW & CL Clothier & Sons - Sam Clothier (White Suffolk x White Suffolk/Merino)
3rd place: Yama Trust - Mooralla Merino - Ricky & Marni Luhrs (Merino x Merino)

Thomas Foods International – Overall Highest Carcase Performing lamb team

Winner: Barooka Trading Trust - Henry Goode (Merino x Merino)
2nd place: Barooka Trading Trust - Henry Goode (Merino x Merino)
3rd place: Yama Trust - Mooralla Merino - Ricky & Marni Luhrs (Merino x Merino)

LambEx AMPC Feedlot Carcase Competition Winners 2024

The LambEx24 Coles Trailblazers competition recognises and encourages young and upcoming industry professionals, producers, scientists and students to consider a future or ongoing career in the Australian lamb industry. The competition enables these young Trailblazers to demonstrate how they as innovators will make a difference in the lamb industry.

Meet the Lambex24 Coles Trailblazer winner -

Bobby Lewis Bada

Bobbie Lewis Baida was named the LambEx24 Coles Trailblazer at a the Grandslamb gala dinner on Thursday night.

Ms Lewis Baida is nearing the end of her four-year PhD project investigating the impacts of heat and thermoregulation, on the fertility of extensively grazed sheep, which caught the attention of judges.

She has recently been appointed as a post-doctoral researcher at The University of Adelaide's Roseworthy campus, on a nationwide MLA-funded project titled, "Quantifying and understanding the reproductive performance of Australia's shedding sheep flock".

During her career she has been involved with a multitude of sheep research including maternal nutrition, heat abatement strategies and on-farm management and adoption.

Auctions Plus spoke with Ms Lewis Baida ahead of the annoucement. You can view the interview below to find out more about her and her research.

2024 LambEx Coles Trailblazer finalists:

Coles Peers’ Choice winner Jordan Ackland, Keith, South Australia
Bianca Agenbag, Nuriootpa, South Australia
Jamee Daly, Two Wells, South Australia
Edward Kerr, Brisbane, Queensland
WINNER Bobbie Lewis Bada, Mount Barker, South Australia
Georgia Welsh, South Perth, Western Australia

2024 LambEx Coles Junior Trailblazer finalists (16 – 21 years):

WINNER Tayla Blight, Clare, South Australia
Charlotte Poker, Cherry Gardens, South Australia
Sarah England and Lachie Wintulich, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Isabel Jones and Monique Allen, Mount Gambier, South Australia

Lambex24 Coles Trailblazer Finalist Presentations

Meet the Lambex25 Coles Trailblazer finalists energising the Aussie sheep industry

Finalist:
Georgia Walsh

Finalist:
Bianca Agenbag

Junior Winner:
Tayla Blight

Neogen Future Flock - LambEx24

Bringing young ag enthusiast involved in Australia’s sheep, lamb and wool industry to LambEx24.

Neogen Future Flock was an initiative of Neogen in partnership with LambEx 2024 to bring thirty under-35s from across Australia’s sheep, lamb and wool industry to the country’s largest sector event as special guests. Successful applicants received an all-inclusive ticket to the full conference program and all social functions, valued at over $900.

Read Neogen’s recap of LambEx24 and the Future Flock experience. neogenaustralasia.com.au

Applicants were invited to submit either a two-minute video or a 500-word application outlining how technology could improve their sheep business and the role genomic testing could play. Applications closed on 3 May 2024.