More than 40 people attended the RAS Beef Challenge hoof judging at the MacCue Families Wilga Feedlot, Bellata, on a sub 10 degree day. Bryce Camm, Wonga Plains Feedlot & ALFA Councellor, judged the domestic pens, with a pen of Manchee Ag’s heifers placing first from 55 pens entered. In...
Nicola Bell from the Weekly Times has recently written an article on our operation. It is an interesting view on our business and history. If you’re interested in reading it, click here.
The girls from Calrossy Anglican School has selected Yamburgan Cloudy K227 as a future breeder for their Kamilori Shorthorn stud. Well done girls.
The Bundaberg show presented a really good line up of cattle and was a fantastic day judging with lovely hospitality. John and I are pictured with our Supreme Exhibit, Whitaker Miss Pearl. Thanks to the Bundaberg Cattle Committee for an enjoyable day.
We have had fantastic ET results with dams included being Zeus H140’s dam, dam of $28,000 YY Everest and the dam of YY K340 (leading 2016 sale bull). We have transplanted 46 The Grove Gigabytes embryos in the last 8 weeks. Yesterday’s results were: 11 embryos – YY Rose K400...
CHEFS along the eastern seaboard have given JBS Australia’s new premium grainfed Shorthorn beef brand Thousand Guineas the thumbs up for its eating quality. JBS Australia northern livestock manager Duane Woodham says the brand launched this week is about creating a “point of difference” in the branded beef market. “With the myriad of Angus...
Culling for fertility is beneficial but is not the most effective measure to increasing a herds fertility. Fertility is much more than just culling females not in calf. There is little gain over time if you don’t select for fertility as opposed to just culling for it. Fertility, as you know,...
Merry Christmas & a happy, prosperous New Year from all of us at Manchee Ag!!
Sire: Magellan Indestructible Dam: Magellan Ella Magellan Loyal is bull with balanced EBV’s including low birth traits, high fats and high indexes. He has been used successfully on heifers for a number of years and is now used in the cow herd. He breeds hindquarter shape in his calves with...
