I finally decided to do the sums on the preg test results: 92% tested positive after one of the toughest seasons on record in 2013 when all cows were hand fed on a diet of Ani pro and straw. And these results came with a 8/9 week joining. 2014 is shaping up to be a much better... READ MORE

On April 30th, Steve and I attended the Belmore Shorthorns Inaugural Sale. 40 bulls were sold on the day for a 100% clearance. We bought 2 bulls: a rich red Belmore bull by the heifer specialist Belmore Mikado C309 and a beautiful soft roan, Carlton Hillview H285. Both bulls... READ MORE

Our final preg testing will be conducted this Friday. Then we will discover how hard our bulls really have worked! READ MORE

We are in the middle of a very hot spell, having faced a week of above 40 degrees Celsius each day. Yesterday was 44 degrees and today and tomorrow will be just as hot. Hopefully the weather will have cooled down by Wednesday when we will preg test our AI cows and heifers.... READ MORE

We would like to wish all our friends in the Shorthorn world a Merry Christmas and a happy, safe, healthy and prosperous New Year. All our cattle jobs are complete at present: the A.I. programme is complete, all the bulls are out with the cows and the mobs are slowly going... READ MORE

Yesterday we drafted up our heifers to go out with the bulls. It was a very big day as we back lined, vaccinated and weighted them all as well. We have decided to AI 20 of them to a Yamburgan bull. READ MORE

  We have just finished drafting up our biggest mob of cows to mark, tag and vaccinate the calves. Our muster did not quite go as planned with calves and cows here, there and everywhere! Eventually we got them all sorted and in the right spot. It took 2 days and we... READ MORE

Over the past two days, we have had three sets of twins born.  All the calves are strong and healthy and so are their mothers. Let’s hope that they all stay that way! READ MORE

Today we had 9 new calves born. All are strong, healthy and born unassisted. I think this is the most calves we have ever had born in one day. And all the calves are now tagged! Some were very lively, even the ones born since we went around the cows this morning. READ MORE

This week, I have put the computer to work and analysed all the weaning weights for the 2012 calves. The calves were then ranked in terms of their weight ratios with adjustments made for age of cow and calf. We now know who were our best producers in 2012 (and our worst). Of... READ MORE