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DETPA GROVE WHITE SUFFOLK

Founded in 1981 in the Western Victorian plains of the Wimmera, Detpa Grove White Suffolk Stud is well-renowned in the industry for producing world class, record breaking & superior White Suffolk sheep whose genetic depth is unsurpassed & built on science.

The stud is laser-focused on continually improving the performance & productivity on sound structured sheep to provide high quality flock rams to prime lamb producers, & exceptional breeding stock to stud breeders.

THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER 2024

36TH ANNUAL ON-PROPERTY SALE

A structurally excellent, elite group of 220+ high performance rams & ewes on offer.

ON PROPERTY JEPARIT & ONLINE AUCTIONSPLUS
Inspect from 10am | Auction live from 11am.

Learn more about our upcoming sale or register for a Sale Catalogue on the link below.  Please get in touch with David Pipkorn for all enquiries.

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DESIGNER GENETICS

All sheep at Detpa Grove are individually bred; incorporating performance evaluation(Lambplan), DNA analysis & the myriad of other traits through our unique computer procedures that culminate in the annual mating schedule & backup options for every ewe.

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SCIENCE BASED GENETICS

IMPECCABLY BRED SHEEP

Great breeding is about ticking as many boxes simultaneously as possible.

Our laser focus on key traits & attributes  – structural excellence, genetic stability, high commercial performance, eating qualities – plus stringent breed type & standards, freedom from disease, sound vaccination & management programs are at the core of our minimum breeding standards.

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LATEST NEWS

Detpa Grove stoked with 35th Annual Sale selling to almost every state

A White Suffolk stud at Jeparit has sold to nearly each Australian state at its 35th annual sale, and is “stoked” with the results.

Detpa Grove White Suffolk stud principal David Pipkorn said the ewes and rams went to most Australian states this year, with a “good mix” of buyers in attendance and online.

Detpa Grove White Suffolks top at $12,500 in solid sale result

A structurally outstanding and elite performance offering of 259 Detpa Grove White Suffolk rams & and ewes were offered by the Pipkorn family at their 35th annual on-property production sale at Jeparit, Victoria on Thursday 12th October.

The stud offered 69 stud ewes, 28 stud rams, 35 specially selected rams and 119 flock rams for competition, with 206 head finding new homes at auction.

Sound structured sheep secret to Detpa Grove success

A balanced approach to breeding has bode well for Depta Grove White Suffolks over the years, and their 35th annual sale is sure to be no different.

Principal David Pipkorn has been breeding sheep for more than four decades and says sound structured animals have underpinned all he has achieved.