ABOUT US
Shane and Amber Baker with daughters Rory and Remi run our mixed farming operations “Booloola”
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The 810 hectare property on the volcanic Moolort Plains situated between between Maldon and Maryborough on the banks of the Loddon River.
The property has been owned and managed by the Baker family for over 100 years with my Great Grandfather purchasing the property “Booloola” and starting Booloola Corriedale’s after son (great uncle) won a ram in a Young Farmer’s raffle. The Booloola Corriedale stud was split between my Great Grandfathers sons with my Grandfather Ed starting Loddon Park Corriedale’s which my father Peter (president of ASWS) continues to exhibit.
Our properties major income comes from our White Suffolk stud “Booloola” established in 1998 on Alkoomie bloodlines after my grandfather approached stud principal Ralph Spiers. I purchased ewes and a ram which created the base for our stud which was registered as White Suffolk Stud 403.
Our Enterprise consists of stud sheep, commercial sheep, cropping, cattle and hay from irrigation. This has changed dramatically since management was taken over from my parents. We have increased cropping whilst maintaining stock numbers through the use of grazing canolas, wheats and barleys
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We have been fortunate that our White Suffolk stud has had a large increase in popularity amongst our commercial clients selling 35 rams in 2013 to last season selling over 300 rams and holding one of Victoria’s largest White Suffolks on property sales.
Mature ewes are joined early January for a June lambing which over the past several years has resulted in lambing percentages over 170% lambs marked Our elite ewes are embryo flushed in February and all retained ewe lambs are joined in March either naturally or by AI.
We feel that it is really important to push our genetics to provide clients with more profitable ram packages. Our genetic aim has shifted from solely visual to now a more balanced approach between structural/visual and data.
