Since 2016 our herd is in the process of becoming pure poll Angus. We run 2000 Angus cows at Nareen and Barrama and expect that poll Angus cattle will have reduced incidence of eye cancers with no need to de-horn. The cattle graze paddocks with minimal intervention, are handled without dogs, and cared for by our people and local vets. We believe this low stress style contributes heavily to the production of calm, quiet and highly productive animals.
We use a split calving between spring and autumn which allows us to manage heifer weights, increase bull use, spread our team’s work load and stagger the transfer of young cattle to Boyong, South Australia. All steers and heifers are grown out at Boyong. Steers and surplus heifers stay until they are 450 – 500 kg before going on to feedlots or other destinations. Heifers are classed, joined and transferred back to Victoria to our breeding program.