We see ourselves as a link in the chain of our client’s prime lamb enterprise.
A reliable partner that works closely with each client and can deliver a product that will increase the potential profit in the business. There is no top of the mountain for us, there is no state of ‘we made it’. There is only a continued chase for the next thing that can improve what we do and have to offer.
Lenny & Maja
OWNERS OF CWS
OUR JOURNEY
Realising 'good enough' wasn’t good enough became our turning point.
2017
Despite good ram sales and positive comments from clients, Lenny and I recognised that relying solely on raw data collection wasn’t improving our sheep. We began to question our efforts – pedigrees, weights, annual muscle scans –how could we fairly judge the sheep in the classing box based on the raw data? We needed an equaliser, a benchmark - we needed to get on lambplan.
Fear and suspicion of 'figures' had held us captive in a stagnant state of breeding ‘fancy’ sheep with lots of irrelevant information attached to them. Once we got our first somewhat accurate report back from sheepgenetics we were so disappointed, our genetics performed well below the average for the breed.
2019
2 years later, we had improved slightly but so did everyone else!? We had to improve at a much faster rate. How? By aiming for the top! We began chasing 1%-ers relentlessly, despite the cost. This better work...
2021
Marked a significant stride. Using the 1%-ers worked! Our sheep began to change shape – Round rumps and filled out loins, increased weights, quicker growth patterns and increased pregnancy rates in our ewe lambs. We threw everything at it and invested in full DNA testing for our entire flock!
2022, our entire drop had caught up and surpassed the industry average. Our data was now climbing fast, very fast.
2022
Our entire drop had caught up and surpassed the industry average. Our data was now climbing fast, very fast.
OUR TEAM
Meet Lenny
OWNER MANAGER
Founded the stud in 1999 at the age of 11 after trading his 3 cows for 30 stud ewes. Lenny is best described as a one part farmer and two parts entrepreneur, with a passion for profits and a big interest in business.
On the farm Lenny grows and harvests the crops, manages pasture renovations and is the big picture guy who keeps everyone on track to reach the long-term goals. Always keeps a close eye on the genetic database in pursuit of the next best sire. His strengths are to think big, problem solve, and never settle for ‘good enough’.
Meet Maja
OWNER MANAGER
Born in Sweden, moved to Australia in 2012 and has been farming with Lenny ever since.
Maja is in charge of sheep health and daily management of livestock, the books of the business, data collection and ASBV’s, creative marketing and of course the family including Lenny and Majas 2 young daughters.
Maja is great at juggling many tasks at once, likes processes and planning. Has a fantastic eye for sheep, shape and structure.
“CWS is a product of a relentless desire to always improve what we do – There is a constant conversation happening at our house – how can we do this better next time? “
We have invested heavily in the foundations and the infrastructure around our stud to ensure sheep health, data accuracy and longevity of the stud.
