The Boundary Rider's Report April 2021
Sam & Kirsty White • May 10, 2021
The Boundary Rider's Report April 2021
Welcome to the April 2021 Boundary Rider’s Report
Snapshot:
Bald Blair Angus is located East of Guyra on the Northern Tablelands of NSW.
We have an elevation of between 1280 and 1420m above sea level.
Area: approx 2000 ha over 4 properties.
Enterprises: Angus Stud, commercial Angus herd, crossbred and merino sheep.
How is your season going?
So far this year we have received 345mm at Bald Blair and 15mm for April. A massive amount of rain, and with a lower stocking rate our country is recovering well. There was a little bit of flood damage here, but all fixed. Autumn is well and truly here in the New England with a series of frosts starting to have an impact. Still the body of feed available for winter is massive.
What's on our plate:
2021 Bull Sale team
-.The bulls have received their booster shots for Vibrio, Pesti and 7in1. We have just successfully completed our JBAS 8 compliance test analysis across our whole herd, always a massive relief. We have our 600D wts and scans a few weeks away. Our presale bull semen morphology and motility testing starts in a few weeks also, with our local vet Dr Leisa Brown . Dick Whale is also booked in to do the structural assessments straight after Beef Week. Only the bulls that pass our comprehensive testing will be catalogued. These bulls are split up into smaller groups and we are still rotational grazing them with freshly grown sorghum silage (grown on Bald Blair) made available as well. The bulls are growing well with some exciting new sirelines showing up.
2022 Bull Sale team
- These calves have now been weaned off the cows and are a great crop of bulls. We yard weaned them for a week. Completing 200 day weights and temperament scores as soon as they came off the cow. We have worked them with dogs, buggies, bike, horse and ute and worked them through the yards daily and taken them for walks on the new pasture. They really responded well to our weaning process and are now grazing well on a new improved pastures. We plan to give them their tick vac in May.
The stud heifers
have also been yard weaned for a week and we are very happy with their weights. All are progressing well.
Stud heifers have had their 600 Day weights, traits (EMA, IMF ) & structural assessment done on the 29th March - Thank you Roger Evans. This data has been submitted and is now included in their data.
Weaning
- We started weaning the commercial calves from our Aberfoyle block on Tuesday 6th April and this time trucked them to the Kolora yards for the weaning process.
Pastures
- sorghum update - At last the tractors were in and bailing on Thursday 1st April and this coincided with the first day of school holidays, so Abbott was quickly allocated a tractor and put to work, bringing in round bales of silage for bailing.
Heifer Sale
- Thank you to the bidders and underbidders of the AuctionsPlus sale of 22 x stud and commercial heifers on Friday 26th March. The heifers sold for $2060 per head and have been trucked to Timor in the Hunter Valley of NSW. We wish the new owners well with these heifers.
Beef Australia
- We have just returned from Rockhampton and had a fantastic week at Beef catching up with people, learning new things and enjoying some warm weather at Yeppoon! Congratulations to all involved.
Client news
Tom and Aimee McPhail from near Dysart in QLD received an outstanding result at the Emerald Saleyards on Thursday 22nd April. They sold 5, 8month old Brangus (Bald Blair blood) heifers straight off their mother for $1720.
Bred Well Fed Well
We attended a MLA Bred Well Fed Well workshop at Eastern Plains on the 15th April. Congratulations to Andrew and Sally for doing this, it was excellent and we all learned a lot - especially Abbott and Arthur! We are keen to host one ourselves as we see it as a great opportunity for producers to understand their breeding program and be as profitable as possible. Please let us know if you are interested in attending a workshop and we will have a chat to the MLA.
Are you registered with AuctionsPlus? Have you seen their new website?
Please take the time to register now, so you can become familiar with the platform. Our sale will be live streamed on AuctionsPlus again this year. Last year we had many people register and bid online, so we understand this is becoming a more viable option for people to buy the best bulls for their breeding program. Here is the link to our bull sale https://auctionsplus.com.au/auctions/cattle/bald-blair-angus-2021-bull-sale/45302
Link to register on AuctionsPlus
Link to demonstrations
We will again have photos and videos of individual bulls and can provide additional information on any lots you may be interested in.
What Podcasts are you listening to at the moment?
The Productive Producer Podcast with Simon Quilty:
Livestock prices are at record highs. Are they going to last? On today’s episode, Max Newsome is joined by market analyst Simon Quilty. Simon chats about some of the factors at play within the global red meat industry. He also provides his forecast on the domestic sheep and beef prices.
The MLA Feedback Podcast - Episode 7 -
Preparing your soils for a winning season: Boosting carrying capacity through soil testing | Interviewees: MLA Southern Beef & Sheep Adoption Project Manager, Andrew Morelli, and Sam White from Bald Blair Pastoral Co.
Thinking about a minibreak in the High Country?
Kelly’s Cottage Farm Stay
Story in The Muster the NSW Farmers enewsletter about Kelly’s Cottage
If you would like to enjoy our farm stay too - check out our availability here
HAY RACKS FOR SALE
We are selling surplus hay racks.
Price $700.
Collection only.
Please call for details.
🚨 February Boundary Rider’s Report is live! 🚨 Catch up on everything happening at Bald Blair:
👋 Team news: Farewell to Mick, welcome Sam Savage!
🐄 Sales: Female Sale (8th April) & Bull Sale (5th August).
🌧️ Rain: 100mm+ in Jan = great pasture growth!
🚜 Farm updates: Calving, lambs shorn, paddocks prepped.
📅 Events & workshops: Stockhandling, Carbon EDGE & more!
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🏖️ Holidays: NZ adventures, bush tennis, and family fun.
🌦️ Season: Dry pastures, storms (42mm at Gatwood), planning for La Niña.
📈 Market: Lambs, heifers, steers for sale; market trends awaited.
🐄 Cattlework: DNA testing, pregnancy testing, calving autumn heifers.
🌾 Pastures & 🌳 Trees: Hay cutting planned, seedlings thriving, more planting needed.
🚧 Fencing & Thistles: Tackling nodding thistles; fencing paused until April.
📅 Events: Bull Sale (Aug 5), Feeder Steer School (Feb 10-13), Angus Forum (May 7-8).
🎧📺📖: Podcasts, Eat. Race. Win., and holiday reads!
Stay connected! 📧
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Thanks for following along this month! We sold PTIC cows to new owners in Tamworth and steers to Rangers Valley. Rainfall topped up our water, boosting soil moisture and pasture growth. 🌧️
AI for the spring herd is complete, with our bulls now working in stud and commercial herds. Operation Thistle Blitz continues, tackling relentless weeds. 🌱
Upcoming Events: Mark your calendar for our Bull Sale on Aug 5, 2025! 🐂
For rainfall charts, email Kirsty at kirstywhite@baldblair.com.au.
The October 2024 Boundary Rider’s Report highlights recent rains replenishing soil moisture, upcoming sales of autumn-bred commercial Angus cows, spring cattle work, and successful progress with Operation Thistle Blitz. Pasture work continues, and updates include biosecurity planning, WHS improvements, and farm connectivity grants. Upcoming events include the 2025 World Angus Forum.
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Exciting times at Bald Blair with our Annual Bull Sale approaching! 🐂
📅 Event Details:
Bull Sale: Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 1 PM
Open Day: Sunday, August 4, 2024, from 10 AM to 2 PM
🗒️ Highlights:
Bulls of various ages on sale, including new bloodlines.
Online and physical catalogues available.
Moisture levels promising a massive spring.
Farm Safety Lunch in collaboration with Farmsafe Australia was a chilly yet successful event.
Upcoming Ebor Beef 2024 Forum: "The Future of Beef" on September 11, 2024.
World Angus Forum on May 7-8, 2025 - mark your calendars!
Beef Cattle Assessment Course: December 2-4, 2024.
🔗 Links:
Bull Sale Catalogue
Angus Australia
AuctionsPlus
Early Registration
Request a Catalogue
Farm Safety Info
World Angus Forum Info
📸 Big thanks to Struan and Monika Pearce for the amazing bull videos and photos! Check them out on our website.
#BaldBlair #BullSale2024 #FarmLife #AngusCattle #Agriculture #FarmSafety #BeefIndustry #EborBeef202
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