Merino sheep farmer and show exhibitor Robbie Gibson, of Tarras, said for the first time the show would feature the Boehringer-Ingelheim National Merino Pairs competition. Each competitor would judge four merino sheep, rank them and then make a presentation on the decisions behind their order. The SIL competition had resulted in the Suffolk sheep featuring at the show after a hiatus. About a quarter of the 100 merino sheep entered in the show this year were from his station Malvern Downs. His family — including his late grandfather Hector and father Bill (93) — had been exhibiting merino sheep at the show for more than 80 years and won several supreme championship titles.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 09, 2021 15:33 UTC