FOURTEEN years ago, when Darren Schurmann of Kingaroy Partnership considered the family sheep farm he had inherited and decided he was going to implement some key changes, he might not have suspected how successful he would be.

As recent winner of the Weekly Times Sheep Farmer of the Year, the national award was evidence his ideas, methodology and hard work was paying off – yet he’s still convinced there were innovations and improvements to the 700-hectare Strathkellar operation that can be made.