Kopp family to split Towalba partnership

Through the Kopp family succession plan, the stud and commercial flock will be split between brothers Warick and Garry and their respective families.

Towalba will remain with Warick and Barbara while Garry and Donna will take a portion of the property to establish their own Merino and Poll Merino stud, Towonga.

Towalba was established in 1980 on Wonga bloodlines by Neville and Mavis Kopp on their Towalba property just north of Peak Hill, and has gained an enviable reputation for producing big-framed medium and strong wool stud and commercial Merinos, which have won grand championships at most major Merino show fixtures in NSW, Victoria and Queensland.

Neville and Mavis Kopp have taken a step back from the family partnership but will remain on Towalba.

Garry Kopp said that with the new enterprise, he and Donna and family will have a solid and proven genetic base that will add profit to the enterprise and to clients.

We would like to continue the passion for breeding big productive wool growers, Mr Kopp said.

For Garry and Donna, the immediate plan is to build new farm infrastructure, including a shearing shed and new workable yards, which are currently under construction to be ready for the January 2019 shearing.

At Dubbo National this year the Kopp family enjoyed much success in medium and strong wool Merino and Poll Merino sections.

In the August shorn classes the stud exhibited champion strong sale ram selling for $3000 to Lawler Farms, Minyip, Vic, champion strong wool open ram, champion strong wool Poll Merino ewe and champion medium Merino ewe.

In the March shorn section Towalba exhibited champion medium Merino ram.

Towalbas open strong wool ram has become the foundation sire of the Towonga stud after Garry and Donna paid $15,000 at last Thursdays auction.