Hampshire ram investment pays dividends for farmer
15 Dec, 2020 11:00 PM
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Ben Butterick and the Hampshire ram that went for $9200 at an on-farm ram sale last week. Photo / Ben Doubleday
Ben Butterick and the Hampshire ram that went for $9200 at an on-farm ram sale last week. Photo / Ben Doubleday
Otago Daily Times
By: David Hill
An $8000 investment in a Hampshire ram at the Gore ram fair two years ago has paid off for Little River farmer Ben Butterick.
The first crop of rams sired by that sheep went under the hammer at an on-farm sale last week, one selling for $9200 and a second fetching $4000.