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Many people have put bulls out early this year. However, it is worth considering how the delay in cows returning to cyclicity will effect our joining result and pattern, especially in late calvers. 

We’re always looking for new ways to improve labour efficiencies on our farm. We came across the Optiweigh system & thought it had both labour, time & convenience advantages to offer.

In this article Ross Watson shares some interesting facts & figures on the current drought & looks at the likelihood of moderate to good rainfall in late spring-summer.

Do you listen to podcasts? If so, be sure to subscribe to the Profitable Farmer podcast with Andrew Roberts from the Farm Owners Academy. It’s an informative and thought-provoking listen as he discusses the skills you need to run a successful farming business.

We’ve just added another new stud sire to our team! We’re very excited to have been able to secure Lot 9. Ardrossan Holbrook N329, at the Ardrossan Angus Bull Sale last week. 

This bull has an exceptional set of data & complete new genetics for our breeding program. He is currently one of the highest marbling bulls in the breed, with an IMF of +4.7.

A new stud sire has arrived at Trio Angus! We recently purchased Waitara General N87 from Steve & Amity Chase, Trangie. He ticks plenty of boxes with a low birth weight, average mature size & big EMA, along with a pedigree that will introduce some exciting new genetics to our herd.

Two of the leading Lion Heart sons in our sale have started the long journey from Cassilis to Mortlake, VIC.

They were purchased by Steve & Noeleen Branson from Banquet Angus, a very well respected stud that sells 200 bulls a year.

Thankyou to everyone who supported our Spring Bull Sale. It was great to see high quality genetics still in demand. We sold 92% of the bulls offered, to a top of $9000 & average of $5422.

The Lion Heart sons were in high demand, with two being purchased by Banquet Angus, VIC, for stud duties. 

Recent research has confirmed that cattle with acceptable temperaments generally have higher conception, calving & weaning rates.

After more than two years of challenging seasonal conditions, many producers are facing a potentially difficult heifer calving. It’s time to ask ourselves, are our heifers adequately grown out? Are they nutritionally moving forward and ready for calving?
We know that genetics is essential to calving ease and calf size, however they are not the only piece of the pie. Nutrition, past and present, is the essential link in preparing beef females.

In this article Sutton’s Livestock shares some troubleshooting advice.

New research done by Angus Australia & CSIRO has lead to the development of ImmuneDEX – a genetic description of an animal’s ability to react to an immune system challenge (i.e. disease).

With further research this genetic strategy is expected to help reduce the use of antibiotics & also improve animal health & welfare.

In this article Kit Pharo discusses the impact a heavy calf can have on a cows ability to rebreed.

An interesting article written by Terry McCosker from RCS -‘There is always a cost in a drought. The difficult thing is to restrict the cost to a financial one. However frequently, due to lack of a solid drought plan, there is a cost to the land, the livestock and the people in the business, on top of a financial loss’.

In this article David McLean from RCS explains how high productivity doesn’t automatically equal higher profitability.

Kit Pharo says – Absolutely! If you have been paying attention, it should be obvious that not all cows are created equal.

Hot dry conditions have meant a challenging year for pinkeye, with some local mobs unfortunately experiencing high disease levels in not just young stock but cow and bull mobs. Where some have traditionally regarded pinkeye as a self-limiting process, with little intervention needed; no-one can ignore that occurrence and severity appears to be increasing, and prevention and treatment strategies are needed to avoid serious production and sale value losses.

Last week we decided to donate a registered heifer to the AuctionPlus North Queensland Flood Relief Charity Auction. The winning bid of $6000 will see the new owner, Geoffrey Porges from J&G Pastoral Co, Orange hand pick their new heifer from a top line up of our future breeders.

This week marks two years since the Sir Ivan Bush Fire raged through our farm & created chaos in our community. Thankyou to everyone for their amazing help & support since then. Here’s a video sharing our story https://youtu.be/eEjS3cxj2PU

We recently traveled to Ebor to listen to US rancher, Kit Pharo. Kit is well-known for challenging the status quo & encouraging farmers to think outside the box.

Matt had a busy day judging over 170 head at the Angus Youth National Roundup last week.

Spring joining is now well underway in the local district. During this time regular monitoring of your bulls is paramount.

Over the last three years we’ve been fortunate to work with Dick Richardson from Grazing Naturally. We’re part of a group of eight local farmers who meet quarterly to discuss various aspects of grazing management…

Over 50 young, local farmers came along for breakfast at Trio Angus. The aim of the day was to allow young people in the area to catch-up, network & learn from each other. It was a valuable opportunity…

Thankyou to all the buyers & underbidders for their support at our Spring Bull Sale. We sold 33 out of the 36 bulls offered to average $5712. Congratulations to the Jeramanda Partnership, Mudgee for purchasing…

Eighteen local students attended the Junior Judging Clinic we held this weekend. It was a very successful day with all the participants making great improvements in their judging & public speaking skills. All ages &…

Unfortunately the dry conditions have continued. With basically no feed left standing in the paddocks we are now in full feeding mode here. With cottonseed & hay going out everyday it certainly has become a…

We are very excited to have purchased Millah Murrah Maestro M182 last week. He sold for $50,000, a new Australian record for a yearling bull sold at auction. We purchased Maestro as we are committed to…