Forty per cent wool clip improvement for Morven grower off the back of rain

Sally Gall
Updated August 11 2020 - 3:55pm, first published August 10 2020 - 4:00pm
None better: Peter Crook-King displays the bright white prize-winning fleece from Glenorie, south of Morven. Picture: Sally Gall.
None better: Peter Crook-King displays the bright white prize-winning fleece from Glenorie, south of Morven. Picture: Sally Gall.

Queensland's mulga country isn't where most would choose as the first location for blue ribbon-winning Merino fleeces, but a dedicated approach to supplementation and late summer rain has seen Peter and Marie Crook-King top the state this year.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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