Ram sales in the Hay region are in full swing. At Caroonboon the top priced ram reached $5,500 and East Loddon achieved almost a full clearance, with 113 head sold.

The East Loddon ram sale has gone from strength to strength since their first on property auction in 2018.

The clientele and offering has since doubled to around 120 rams at auction and over 100 grade rams after.

The Hooke family runs 15,000 non-mulesed SRS merino ewes in the Wanganella/Booroorban district, and sell rams in pastoral environments as far away as White Cliffs and Wilcannia as well as high rainfall areas such as Young NSW and south to the Victorian western districts.

Victorious grazing family - Marcus, Cassandra, Diane, Bill, Tom and Sarah Hooke of East Loddon Merinos are officially Australia’s best sheep farmers after taking out the The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year award in the sheep section.

District stud breeders, Tom and Marcus Hooke are finalists in the 2021 Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year title.