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For the first time, we entered a team of steers in The Land Beef Spectacular Feedlot Trial. This is the largest feedlot trial in Australia and atttacted 95 teams of 5 steers. Our team finished 23rd as the top purebred Shorthorn team. This was a wonderful result for us! READ MORE

On a 42 degree day, it is easy to see how adaptable the Shorthorn breed is.  While our cattle are sheltering from the heat here, shorthorns overseas are seeking shelter from snow in the Northern hemisphere in countries like Canada.  Our feed is drying off fast but our cows have... READ MORE

Thanks again to Tony Fountain for recognising the online presence of Toogimbie Shorthorns. Tony is doing a wonderful job publicizing our marvellous breed. His weekly bulletin provides Shorthorn news from around the globe as well as the wider cattle community. In his last... READ MORE

36 quality Toogimbie heifers will sell at the Echuca Store sale on October 6th 2014. Please ring Amanda for more details on 0428812081 or visit the FOR SALE page on this website. READ MORE

Yesterday our in calf heifers broke open the gates to get in with the weaner heifers. Today we had to yard them all to redraft them. The in calf heifers don’t need much feed as they are quite close to calving. The young heifers, however, need to be on better feed as we are... READ MORE

The Drovers Journal  is a FREE e-bulletin written by Anthony Fountain that is published each Sunday and contains news and views on Shorthorn cattle across Australia and overseas stories on early explorers and Australian pastoral history and affairs of the bush It has over 1100... READ MORE

Congratulations to Kamilaroi Shorthorns in achieving the top price at the National Sale with Kamilaroi Meat Packer. This fine roan bull sold for $17,000 to Malton and Outback Shorthorns. We are proud to report that we have three half sisters to this bull in our herd. Out of the... READ MORE

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