Most Successful Exhibitor Pen of 3 Rams Senior Champion Ewe 1st April Drop Ewe 1st May Drop Ewe 1st June Drop Ewe 1st Senior Pair Ewes 1st & 2nd April Drop Ram 2nd Junior Pair Rams 2nd Group 1 Ram & 2 Ewes 2nd Sires Progeny Group [...]
Extremely happy with our sale results yesterday in the Elite Show & Sale - Bendigo for our 3 White Suffolk rams. Thanks to the purchases and under bidders on our rams and to all those that showed interest in them. Lot 2 - Mertex 230884 Sold to Roger Wilkinson, Camborn Stud, Pooncarie NSW for [...]
Very successful Adelaide Show in the White Suffolk and Texel rings Congratulations to all other exhibitors who had success also. White Suffolk Results: Supreme Exhibit Grand Champion Ram Champion Ewe Junior Champion Ram Reserve Senior Champion Ram Breeders Group of 1 Ram & 2 Ewes Sires Progeny Group Most Successful Ram Exhibitor Most Successful [...]
Had an outstanding day in the Interbreed judging at the Royal Adelaide Show Supreme Champion Prime Lamb and Maternal Breeds Ewe Supreme All Breeds Group Supreme Interbreed Short Wool Ewe Supreme Interbreed Short Wool Ram Supreme Interbreed Short Wool Ram - Mertex 230884 & Supreme Interbreed Short Wool Ewe and Supreme All [...]
We had an extremely successful couple of days at Sheepvention Rural Expo winning all 4 Short Wool Interbreeds with our White Suffolks, an achievement we are extremely proud of. Along with winning Champions and Reserve Champions in the White Suffolk & Texel judging rings. Great time also spent with family and catching up with [...]
We had another extremely successful showing at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show over the weekend. Great weekend away catching up with fellow breeders and congratulations to all who had success and for the quality of stock presented in a tough dry season. Mertex Success Included: White Suffolks Supreme Interbreed Short Wool Group Supreme [...]
Mertex White Suffolk ram average leaps to $1728 TOP RAM: Top priced ram at Mertex sale at $4100 with stud principal Tim Jorgensen, Antwerp. Photo courtesy West Wimmera Advocate. Original article by Alastair Dowie 28 Sep 2020, Stock & Land *85 of 85 White Suffolk rams sold to $4100, av $1728 *9 of [...]
Farm Online, Gregor Heard Oct 2019 - link to original article THE JORGENSEN family, principals of the northern Wimmera White Suffolk and Texel stud Mertex held their first on-farm ram sale last week and following strong results they are more than happyto make it an annual event. "We're thrilled with how it all went, [...]
Published by Stock and Land - link to original article The Jorgensen family's Wimmera-based Mertex Texel stud, Antwerp, went home with smiles after taking out the major ribbons for the breed at this year's Australian Sheep & Wool Show in Bendigo. "We had pretty high hopes for both the ewe and ram coming in," Tim [...]
Published at The Wimmera Mail Time - link to original article ANTWERP’S Mertex Texel and White Suffolk Stud took out all but one broad ribbon in the White Suffolk judging at the 2018 Royal Melbourne Show. The Jorgensen family were attending their first Melbourne Royal, and ended up with a near clean sweep of the big awards. This [...]
Mertex Texel & White Suffolk Studs from Antwerp, had an extremely successful showing at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show in Bendigo. The Jorgensen Family dominated the senior ram classes in the White Suffolk section on Friday with a first placing in the April, May & June classes and second & third in the [...]
In his own words, Tim Jorgensen “lives and breathes” sheep and this passion benefits his family’s stud and commercial sheep operations. Along with parents Basil and Heather and siblings Samantha and Nathan the Mertex stud was founded in 1996 at Antwerp, with the purchase of 10 Texel ewes from the Australian Texel Corporation. They [...]
Mertex Texel & White Suffolk Studs Dominated at Hamilton Sheepvention’s Short Wool Interbreed on Tuesday morning first winning the Interbreed Group of 1 Ram & 2 Ewes with their 13 month old Texel trio, praised for their evenness & true to breed carcase attributes. Giving the stud its 3rd win in 4 years with [...]
After an extremely successful year on the show circuit for Mertex Texel & White Suffolk Studs it has given stud principals Tim & Basil Jorgensen assurance they are heading in the right direction with their breeding. But scooping the pool in the Geelong Prime Lamb and Carcase Competitions is proof for Mertex that their [...]
M ertex has had a Successful Sheepvention once again taking out the Interbreed Supreme Short Wool Group for the 2nd year in a row, As well as Champion Texel Ram & Champion Texel Ewe. Along with success at both The Australian Sheep & Wool Show and The Ballarat Sheep Show in the weeks prior [...]