Cattle breeding yields OAM

JIM Gough has received a well-deserved gong, a Medal of the Order of Australia, for his contribution to and pioneering of breeding techniques in livestock. Together with his wife Midge, they were enjoying the Australia Day celebrations at the Hamilton Botanic Gardens yesterday. Photo: BILLY EASSON.

By Lizzie Hallam

January 26, 2022 | 8:00 PM

FIFTH-generation Branxholme farmer Jim Gough has received a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Australia Day Honours list in recognition for his significant contributions to the livestock industry.

Mr Gough’s OAM is in recognition of pioneering selective breeding techniques in Australia for both Corriedale sheep and Hereford cattle.