Mandi Bouffler
Owner · Marketing & Admin
Co-owner of Trigger Vale, Mandi looks after marketing and administration — client communication, event support and the Trigger Vale brand.
Who we are
Progress beats tradition.
Sheep have changed — the industry hasn’t caught up. Running sheep should be simple, profitable and scalable. Trigger Vale makes it so.
Purpose
To redefine what Merinos can do — for farmers, flocks, and the future.
Mission
Deliver genetics that thrive, reduce workload, and drive high-value lamb — while keeping wool profitable.
What we commit to, on every animal we sell.
- 01Balance every trait a producer gets paid for — never chase single-trait extremes.
- 02Record, verify and publish the data behind every animal.
- 03Stay mules-free and welfare-led without trading away profit.
- 04Prove the genetics in independent trials and real client flocks.
The people
The people behind the genetics.
Trigger Vale team
Andrew Bouffler
Stud Principal & Owner
Andrew is a fourth-generation producer with 35 years in stud sheep, owning and managing both the Poll Merino and White Suffolk studs. A Nuffield Scholarship 20 years ago set his direction: a mules-free, meat-focused Merino bred for commercial profit. He was an early adopter of ASBVs and genomic testing, and built the measure-everything discipline behind every ram Trigger Vale sells.
Fred Echaniz
Stud Manager
Runs the stud day to day and works across the genetics — genetic selection, joining programs and breeding direction — through to classing, lambing and ram preparation, turning the breeding plan into sheep in the paddock.
Tom Wiech
Farm Operations
Runs the cropping operation and supports the key stud operations and events — keeping feed, country and sale-day logistics moving behind the genetics.
Consultants
The independent specialists who keep the program sharp — genetics, classing and data.
Jason Trompf
Genetics Advisor
Independent sheep genetics consultant who helps set the breeding direction — aligning the selection program with the traits that drive commercial profit.
Michael Elmes
Sheep Classer
Classes the flock each year, bringing the structural and visual eye that works alongside the data to keep type, soundness and function sound.
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Elise Dissegna
Data Manager
Manages the data entry into Sheep Genetics — ASBV submissions, Sheep Genetics integrity and data quality — keeping the numbers accurate and defensible.