Rissmerino Poll Merino

Our Farm

We are a family farming enterprise that has been operating in our district for over 100 years. Trevor and Linda Rissmann are the third generation of Rissmanns on Rosedale. Currently working alongside them is one of their four sons, Alan. He is married to Kaylee and they now have 2 young farmers in training. Trevor and Alan have dirt in their blood and are particularly mad about sheep and wool!

Breeding Philosophy

We believe that the focus of any sheep enterprise should be farm profitability in combination with a high quality of life and a product that exceeds consumer expectations.

Farm profitability is not about having the biggest sheep, the highest wool cut, or a pumped up overfed animal. It is about having a comprehensive look at all profit drivers.

We believe that sheep need to be able to survive and thrive on their own, with minimal chemical or feeding intervention. This is especially true in extensive areas such as exist in Queensland, where sheep are run on tens of thousands of acres and more intensive management is often impractical.

Breaking it down, we look to:

• Reduce micron
• Increase staple length
• Improve fleece structure and density
• Have good fleece cut
• Increase weaning and post weaning weight
• Limit adult weight
• Increase fertililty, ewe rearing ability
• Increase worm resistance
• Remove susceptibility to flystrike
• Eliminate structural faults