Spring point farm
Our Story
Mike and Donna Evans purchased Spring Point Farm on West Falklands in 2009, adding 7,600 hectares to South Harbour Farm, where they began farming in 2002.
Both of our farming backgrounds stretch back to the first pioneers who established West Falklands’ earliest sheep stations in the late 1800s. Having grown up in “the Camp,” as it’s known here, we wanted our own children to experience the same freedom and connection with nature that shaped our childhoods in this remote corner of the world.
Less is More
Across both farms we were once running approximately 8,000 sheep for wool and meat — numbers we felt exceeded the land’s carrying capacity in an increasingly dry climate. Rather than simply cutting stock, we chose to add value: improving the micron and CV (coefficient of variation) of our wool so that fewer animals could deliver comparable returns.
By raising the value per animal, we lowered costs while maintaining similar income from a smaller flock — a change that also eased pressure on the land.
Refining Our Flock
We used cervical AI, a drug-free, non-invasive breeding technique, to fast-track wool quality across our flocks. In simple terms, it let us spread the best of our ram genetics across far more breeding ewes than natural mating alone would allow.
The result is a finer, cleaner white wool that we feel reflects the care and work we’ve put into Spring Point over the years.
Habitat Restoration
Reducing our flock size has also let us set aside chosen areas of land for nature. We’re passionate about habitat restoration and are encouraging native plant species to re-establish in these areas.
Images and story provides by Mike and Donna Evans.
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