January 15, 2008 by fred.

Congratulations to Tannehill Club lambs, OK, for raising the Reserve Grand Champion Market lamb at the 2007 Arkansas State Fair. The mother of this lamb was sired by Knop 4698–Leo–a Captain/Orange Tag/62 combination.

Ernie reports that the Leo daughters in his flock have produced many of his top lambs and that the combination of Knop genetics with the Hampshire influence in his flock has worked quite well. We wish Ernie continued success with his Leo daughters.

We used Leo’s twin brother Howard extensively for our 2008 lamb crop. We believe Howard’s ram lambs will work quite well for those of you who may have flocks with significant Hampshire influence.

We are pleased to announce that Burson Club Lambs of New Mexico purchased a key Steppin’ Up/Marx 4-06 ram lamb, Knop 5327, last spring to use in their flock of Hampshire influence. We also wish Burson’s well with the offspring of their Steppin’ Up son.

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January 15, 2008 by fred.

Our 2008 A.I. lambs are due around Jan. 17th and 18th. Additional information about the sires we used can be found in earlier blogs and under the sire tab on our website. Watch for additional blogs detailing these lambs and our natural service lambs as lambing progresses.

We believe that the 2008 lamb crop will be the strongest, most well-bred set we have ever produced. Be sure to make plans to stop by this spring. Consider adding a Knop Suffolk or Crossbred market lamb to your show string. Our linebred rams and females, available in this form nowhere else, will “nick” on almost all the currently popular club lamb derivatives in our industry. Our rams and females will add Suffolk phenotype, bone, correctness of feet and legs, muscle, length of body, growth, carcass merit, excellent hides, awesome maternal traits and milk production, and the ability to win in the show ring to your flock.

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