Kroonstad Hampshire Down breeder wins Lamb Champs Parys competition

By Annelie Coleman
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Hennie Jonker, a Hampshire Down stud breeder from Kroonstad in the Free State, took the laurels in the Parys leg of the Southern African Agri Initiative’s (Saai) Lamb Champs 2025 competition.

Kroonstad Hampshire Down breeder wins Lamb Champs Parys competition
Hennie Jonker and his family at the Southern African Agri Initiative’s Parys Lamp Champs 2025 competition, where he took the first prize. From left: Liza-Mari, Hennie’s wife; Minki van der Westhuizen, TV presenter; Hennie; and the couple’s children, Miané and Liam.
Photo: Southern African Agri Initiative
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The event was held at the Parys Afridome on Saturday, 6 September. According to a statement by Saai, Jonker walked away with a R40 000 cash prize, a custom trophy sculpted by renowned artist Nic van Rensburg, and a Weber braai.

Earlier in the week, Jonker won the Tau Carcass Competition, also held at the Parys Afridome. His sheep took first place in the category for four slaughter lambs and won prizes for the champion and reserve champion carcasses, as well as the group of four carcasses.

“Our entries were, on average, four months old. The champion carcass weighed 25kg, while the reserve carcass weighed 22kg, Jonker told Farmer’s Weekly.

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