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After three days in Victoria, Stock &amp; Land Beef Week headed north into NSW for day five of the annual event. Studs to open their gates included Beggan Hill, Challambi, Doodle Cooma, Schipps, Dunoon, Eurimbla, Garren Park, Glenellerslie, Flemington, Glenholme, Kirraweena, Hicks Beef, Injemira, Reiland, Rennylea, Roseview, Sugarloaf Creek, Table Top, Talgoona, Yarawa South, Wirruna, Yavenvale and Yukon Park. Not already a digital subscriber? Sign up for as little as $3.75 a week. Subscribers have access to download our free app today from the App Store or Google Play. Were you out and about at Stock &amp; Land Beef Week?  Have a look through our gallery above to see if we snapped a photo of you in action. We would love to see your photos, too!  Make sure you share them on social media using the hashtag #BeefWeek2024, and by tagging us in them.

Pictures by Helen DeCosta, Ruby Austin, Shantelle Lord and Stephen Burns

Flemington: Donna Robson, Flemington Limousin and Angus, Adelong, with her autumn draft Limousin bulls. She says she breeds structurally sound bulls with good weight gain and performance focused on carcase traits for the domestic trade. Her season is not normally green this time of the year, however, above average rain for the past three months has helped pastures along. 

Flemington: Limousin bulls at Flemington, Adelong.

Glenellerslie: Ross and Blake Smith, Glenellerslie Herefords, Adelong, with a draft of their sale bulls. This is the 50th year of breeding stud cattle at the stud. They focus on breeding balanced cattle and they said they breed Herefords because they are the best at turning grass into prime beef. "The one breed for every need". They said the season has been great - "the best drought we've ever seen". They had a tight start to spring but they have never seen it so green for this time of the year. It should set us up for the year, they said. 

Glenellerslie: Hereford bulls at Glenellerslie, Adelong.

Hereford bulls at Glenellerslie, Adelong.


YavenVale: Carolyn Hill, Jenny and Angus Maclean, Corryong, Vic, with James Pearce, YavenVale Poll Herefords, Adelong. This year will feature the stud's 25th sale. Mr Pearce said he would offer the most number of homozygous poll bulls to date, at 122, also the most of any single vendor will offer in the whiteface breed. The season is 'one out of the box'. He said it was an unusually green summer, was giving a lot of confidence which had lifted people's spirits enourmously.

Yarrawa South: Greg Peel, Yarrawa South, Herefords, Batlow, with a draft of his sale bulls. In his 50th year of breeding stud cattle, he is focused on commercially viable bulls with good carcase attributes. He said the season was brilliant. He has pasture up to his knees which is highly unusual for this time of the year. He said it looked good now, but he was worried the season might turn to a very long, warm and dry autumn.


Yukon Park: Barry Peel, Yukon Park, Angus, Adelong, said his focus was functional Angus bulls fit for self-replacing herds or as a terminal sire over crossbred females. 

Yukon Park: Kirsty Peel, Yukon Park Herefords, Tumblong, is building her stud and aims to cater for many commercial cattle producers. She is focused on breeding bulls with longevity, even temperament and good carcase characteristics. She said it was a good season, especially since she hadn't had to feed her 25 females. As long as the rain keeps coming, she is hopeful of the cattle market staying steady, if not lifting. 

Table Top: Amelie and Jess Scott at Table Top Angus, Table Top, giving their bull a scratch during their Beef Week open day.

Table Top Angus: Jess and Amelie Scott, Table Top Angus, Michael Glasser, Elders stud stock with Tim Scott, also of Table Top Angus.

Table Top Angus: David and Patty Wright inspecting some bulls at Table Top Angus.

Table Top Angus: Harry Hilton, 9, of Wirlinga, giving a bull at Table Top Angus a good scratch.

Eurimbla: Jared and Carlie McKelman, Invergordon, Vic, Jill Coghan, Eurimbla and John and Bob Herbert, Tooma.

Eurimbla: Chloe Hyland, Daniel Singe, Northern Territory, and Alan Singe, Henty. 

Rennylea Angus: Anthony Corrigan, Rennylea, Culcairn, with Melissa and Tony Chaston, Gerogery.

Rennylea: Rob Kennedy, Rohan and Brett Guest of Clunie Range Angus, Wallangra, with Bryan Corrigan, Rennylea Angus, Culcairn.

Talgoona: Bryce and Mike Galvin of Talgoona Charolais, Yerong Creek, during their Beef Week open day. 

Garren Park: Ian Fletcher, Holbrook, Ross Brannan of Mangoplah and Garry Hedger, Garren Park Genetics, Culcairn.

Sugarloaf Creek: Layne, Serena, Mackinlay and Andrew Klippel, Sugarloaf Creek, Towong. The Klippel family have been producing Hereford and Poll Herefords for more than 30 years. Mr Klippel says they value their cosmetics, “plenty of bone about them, and well pigmented”, as well as their overall structure and growth. He says the stud “couldn’t have asked for a better season”, thanks to consistent summer rainfall of 15 to 20 millimetres each week.

Sugarloaf Creek: Sugarloaf Creek stud principal Andrew Klippel with Nutrien stud stock agent Peter Godbolt.

Challambi: Nigel Spink, Challambi Charolais, Tooma, says the operation, founded in 2011, is focused on breeding an animal that “can finish off grass, have a moderate to low birth weight and good carcass figures.” The bulls with good carcasses are the ones that grade on the MSA,” he says. The stud carry out extensive AI and ET programs annually to infuse “top-end genetics” in their herd.

Challambi: Nigel Spink, Challambi Charolais stud principal, with visitor Sam Taylor, Allednaw Charolais, Kerang.

Challambi: Some of the Charolais at Challambi on sale. Stud principal Nigel Spink says there has been “quite a bit of interest in this drop of bulls for the sale”, displaying a mixture of red and white bulls, as well as their spring 2022 PTIC females.

Wirruna: Ian Locke, Wirruna Poll Herefords, Holbrook, with visitor Gary McAinch, Mundook Herefords, Inverloch, Vic. Mr Locke says that the season has “been terrific” for his stock, with the current summer becoming the fourth wet year in a row for his area. “We’ve been really happy to have green feed when we usually don’t have it. Our bulls have been able to benefit from green lucerne when it usually loses its leaf at this time of the year,” he says.

Wirruna: Phil and Jane Woodhouse, Book Book, enjoying browsing bulls at Wirruna Poll Hereford stud.

Wirruna: Some bulls on sale at Wirruna Poll Hereford stud. Wirruna stud has a long history of selection, approaching 75 years next year. Stud principal Ian Locke says the main focus for their cow herd is performance. “We measure lots of traits including genomics, as well as use a breed plan to properly describe our genetics.” The stud also do this for their bulls so their clients can match the traits of the bulls to their breeding objectives. “We want the clients to have confidence when buying an animal, ensuring it meets their requirements,” he said.

Hicks Beef: Tom Hicks, Hicks Beef, Holbrook, with visitor Andy Wettenhall, Holbrook. Mr Hicks says his stud has a strong maternal program to produce maternal genetics “that really survive and thrive under high stocking rates.” He says “maternal focus is quite hard to quantify”, however Hicks Beef has “the evidence with the stayability EPD.” Mr Hicks says he is very happy with the direction this is leading the stud in. “It’s making sure we’ve got adequate fat and cattle that can survive through the winter time or even a drought. They maintain enough condition on themselves while still producing a good quality calf that ultimately hopefully grades well,” he says.

Hicks Beef: Lane Evans, Holbrook Breeders Australia, and Allen Snaith, Beef Week Committee member, Clonbinane, visited Hicks Beef stud at their Stock & Land Beef Week open day.

Hicks Beef: The Hicks Beef team, Peter Mckenna, Tom Hicks, Sue Sutton, Paul Sutton, Gabby Robinson and Hennie Hicks, welcome clients to their open day. The stud will offer 70 bulls at their upcoming sale in March.

Dunoon: Jock Harbison, Dunoon stud principal, Holbrook, with visitor Richard Triggs, Holbrook. Mr Harbison says their clients come from “near and far”, travelling anywhere from Qld to Tasmania, however predominantly based south of Dubbo. He says the stud's breeding objectives haven’t changed with time, valuing “soundness, fertility, eye muscle fat and temperament.” We try and get as much calving ease as we can with adequate growth and the best carcass we can breed," he says.

Dunoon: Mark Permezel, The Rock, attended Dunoon Angus Stock & Land Beef Week open day.

Dunoon: Dunoon stud runs about 1300 Angus breeders, selling around 500 each year at auctions as well as private sales. The stud is offering 152 bulls at their upcoming sale in March.

Injemira Genetics: Stud prinicpal Marc Greening and Hannah Powe, Neogen Australasia, with a selection of up and coming bulls for the stud's 53rd annual production sale.  

Doodle Cooma: Zoe and Adam Schipp, with a selection of Poll Hereford bulls available in the studs up and coming sale. The stud celebrates 75 years of breeding this year. 

Imjemira: Owen Mcclure, Coleraine, Vic, Kevin Stork, Lake Mundi, Vic, Owen Edge, Coleraine, Vic, and Marc Greening, Injemira, viewing sale bulls. It will be the first time the stud offer,s sons of the New Zealand sire, Koanui Galloway Q313.  

Schipps: Zoe and Adam Schipp, Schipps Red Angus, with a portion of bulls on offer with the first sons of American sire, HXC Grindstone, on display. 

Reiland: Stud principal Mark Lucas, Gundagai, with Angus Australia chief executive officer Scott Wright. The stud will be offering the first sons of the stud's home-bred sire Reiland Speculator S257 in the autumn. 

Kirraweena Glenholme: Geoff and Heather Bush, Kirraweena Glenholme, Cootamundra, with a display of bulls on offer for the stud's autumn sale. The stud welcomed visitors from as far as Casterton, Vic. 

Kirraweena Glenholme: Sam and Jack Bush, Kirraweena Glenholme, Cootamundra, with a selection of bulls on display. 

Rose View: David Manwaring, Rose View, Cootamundra, with a selection of bulls on offer this year, including sons of Llandillo Flynn. 

Rose View: Stud principal David Manwaring with grandchildren Amy, 12, Sam, 14, Polly, 11 and Henry Manwaring, 6, with the stud's cow and calf pair for this year's show season. 

Beggan Hill: Stud principal Harvey Jones, Harden, with brothers Allan Jones, Tweed Heads and Murray Jones, Windcrest, Harden, with a selection of the stud's females. 

Beggan Hill: Andrew and Artie Jones, 6, with a selection of the studs team destined for the National show and sale in Wodonga in May, with bulls sired by Sugarloaf Quickthrill Q159. 

After three days in Victoria, Stock &amp; Land Beef Week headed north into NSW for day five of the annual event.

Studs to open their gates included Beggan Hill, Challambi, Doodle Cooma, Schipps, Dunoon, Eurimbla, Garren Park, Glenellerslie, Flemington, Glenholme, Kirraweena, Hicks Beef, Injemira, Reiland, Rennylea, Roseview, Sugarloaf Creek, Table Top, Talgoona, Yarawa South, Wirruna, Yavenvale and Yukon Park.

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