Joining for the 2019 season is underway and we are really excited with our line up of stud rams being used. We focused on selecting rams with excellent growth, fertility and carcase traits along with being structurally well balanced. Here is some more detail on each of our studs: Cooinda Breakaway 20 (17/20) This is the second season we have used this extremely balanced and well muscled sire. He has outstanding muscling, eating quality and fertility ASBV's which are all in th

Lambing has wrapped up for 2017 and it has been a busy few weeks here at Cooinda! Although we would like a little more rain for the crops the dry weather has provided excellent conditions to lamb in resulting in a high lambing percentage we couldn't be happier with. The lambs are all up and away running on some specially saved lucerne paddocks that will hopefully stay green for a little while longer. We are really pleased with the growth and evenness in the lambs which was ev

This year Johno's and Cooinda Border Leicester Studs will be holding a combined ram sale at the Naracoorte Showgrounds on Monday the 25th of September. We will be offering 75 Border Leicester Rams including 55 $uperborder$. For any enquiries feel free to get in touch with Jeff, Cherie or Neil. Inspections will be from 11am on the day with the sale to commence at 1pm. Keep an eye on the Johno's website (johnosenterprises.com.au) for catalogue details. Our 2018 sale rams are ne

After a short hiatus sheep have been re-introduced to 'Ardmona' Gilgandra, time to patch the fences, clean the troughs and bring the sheep dogs back into work. The woolly new arrivals have been resting up following a long journey from down south and are quickly acclimatising to their new conditions. However these are not the first Border Leicesters to grace the fertile plains of 'Ardmona' as a little birdy tells me George's grandfather ran his own Border Stud here back in the