Leahcim Poll Merino

Welcome to Leahcim

Leahcim is our family’s farm, stud or bloodstock name that has been used for many years. We pronounce it as Leah- cim and it is simply Michael backwards. Alex Michael had a race horse that was extremely successful back in 1950 winning the Port Adelaide cup and many other group one races and was really the start of the Leahcim name. The Michael family first purchased land and farmed at Snowtown in 1873 on the foothills of the Barunga Ranges which was part of Hummocks Station. For the last 45 years we have focused on breeding sheep both merinos and terminal or meat producing sheep. Sheep and wool production now makes up 80% of the income derived at Leahcim whereas 20 years age it would have been 20% of our income. With succession planning and changeover we now run a large percentage of the business under Leahcim Farming which is Luke, Stewart and Alistair’s and families trading partnership. Over the last 20 years since changing our business structure we have been able to increase and diversify our land holding from our original farm which was 250ha three Kilometers south of Snowtown. Within the last 20 years we have purchased Nolan’s a pastoral property 50 kilometers east of Burra, Panlatinga at Willalooka in the south east, Bankowner the property adjacent to Leahcim and in December 2016 we purchased Hummocks Station. All of these properties play a different role within the Business.

Leahcim Poll Merino Vision

Leahcim over the last seven years have conducted our biggest internal trial through the use of Jivet and intensive measurements to verify the future direction for Leahcim and our clients. As a seed stock genetic supplier to our trusting commercial client it is immoral if we don’t supply genetics that are traceable, profitable and ethically sustainable now and into the future. Leahcim have every stud animal with DNA parentage for full traceability within our stud and also for our commercial clients. The use of the most advanced breeding technologies has enabled LEAHCIM to fast track identify the main genes within our merino flock that will become the cornerstone of our breeding going forward. Jivet technology is one of the most exciting breeding tools we have ever worked with as it has allowed us to breed three generations in twenty months.