The Boundary Rider’s Report Aug 2024

Welcome back to The Boundary Rider’s Report for August 2024.  A special welcome to our new subscribers, we hope you enjoy this monthly blog from Bald Blair Angus.

The bull sale is done and dusted.  Please see the report below from The Land and our heart felt, “Thank You” to all those who attended and supported our sale.   The photo gallery is below.



It was a tougher sale this year, however we are extremely grateful for the bidders and underbidders.  We are now looking forward to the 2025 bull sale team draft.   

BULL SALE PHOTO GALLERY CLICK HERE

THANK YOU

Thank you to all the bidders and underbidders of our 52nd Annual on property Bull Sale.

Thank you to Rangers Valley, for providing the Beef for lunch from Bald Blair steers.  We are very proud to share this magnificent steak with you.

Thank you Troy, Kelly and Charlie Ward for preparing the steak.

Thank you Kristy Campion, and the Bald Blair School P&C catering team and all the parents that cooked the delicious cakes and slices. It is always a pleasure to deal with you.  Thankyou for looking after us.

Thankyou to the Bald Blair Team, Tom Cleaver, Paige Marsh, Annabell Fox, Dan Klabe, Suzie White, our eldest son Abbott White, and younger son Arthur for your work pre-sale and on sale day. 

Dick Whale, IBMS thankyou for your support and for challenging us to keep getting better.

Thank you Struan and Monika – stud stock sales & AuctionsPlus

Thank you Elders Team; Paul Harris, Mark Atkins, Craig Waters, Terry Williams, Wayne Jenkyn, Brian Kennedy, Sarah Gwilym, Kate McDonald and Stephanie Young.

Thank you Paul Dooley, Auctioneer.

Thank you Dr Leisa Brown, Guyra Vets.

Thank you Rebel Black and Alice Mabin.

Moving Forward

While a reasonable result, we take the lessons and move forward with our breeding decisions for the future.  We still have additional bulls available for sale should any of you run short.  We have good reason to be positive for the beef industry moving forward, I have had the recent opportunity to attend Ben Nevis field day where Simon Quilty spoke on the upside potential for our industry.  All is looking good.

Preparations for the forthcoming Breeding Season are well underway.  The last of our cows are calving, and feed and supplies are being put together for what looks like a busy time through October this year.

POSITION VACANT: Gap Year/Internship Opportunity: Station Hand

Are you looking for a hands-on experience that will kickstart your career in agriculture? Whether you're taking a gap year or seeking an internship, this 12-month Station Hand position offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the agricultural industry and develop practical skills that will last a lifetime.

At Bald Blair Pastoral Co, located on the Northern Tablelands of NSW, we are dedicated to nurturing talent. Our Angus stud and sheep operation is the perfect place for someone eager to learn, especially in low-stress stock handling techniques. If you have prior livestock experience (12 months or more), that's a plus, but a strong willingness to learn and grow is what we value most. 

And if you have a working dog, great—but it's not a deal-breaker.

Your experience here will be compensated in line with the Pastoral Award, and the salary will reflect your level of experience.

Ready to take the next step in your agricultural journey? Send your application, including references, to samwhite@baldblair.com.au.

To learn more about our operation, visitwww.baldblairangus.com.au.

EVENTS

Armidale and New England Show Society

The Young Judges Workshop aims to provide comprehensive training sessions led by experienced judges, offering participants insights into various judging criteria, techniques, and best practices, and then put what they learnt into action with a full suite of Young Judging events.

https://www.facebook.com/events/s/2024-young-judges-workshop/1693848721437330/

Ebor Beef Forum: 11 September 2024
Preparations for the annual Ebor Beef Forum are well underway.  Speakers include:

• MLA - Micheal Crowley - what does a sustainable beef industry look like for farmers.
• Rabo Bank analysts Angus Gidley-Baird and Anna Drake- Local and Global Market and Sustainability Update
• Matt George - Bovine Dynamics - Nutritional management of Stock to Optimise Carcass Outcomes 
• Rhiannon Smith UNE - Building Natural Capital and Biodiversity on Farm
• Fran Cowley - UNE Best Practice for the sustainable Beef Operation
• Justin Mathews - Farms of the Future

Forum Tickets are free for the first two tickets per membership and after that are $50/hd. Each ticket includes morning tea and lunch. Use QR code or this link to RSVP https://www.trybooking.com/CTMRH
Members use discount code EBG2024 to receive two free tickets per membership.
Armidale Ex Services Club 137 Dumaresq  Street Armidale

A dinner will be held at the Cottage Restuarant,  86 Barney Street Armidale. Special guest Liz Eagan will share her story of resilience and the generosity and spirit to be found in the Armidale Community. Bookings for dinner are $40/head and a separate booking process.  Please use the following link to book your seat.  Dinner seats are strictly limited to 80 so make sure you get in and book your ticket asap. https://www.trybooking.com/CTMRY

World Angus Forum 

Save the Date: 7-8 May 2025

Bonus 8 Day pre-tour starting 29 April 

(including a visit to Bald Blair on Monday 5th May !)

Extra Bonus  7 Day post-tour until 15 May

Calling all cattle enthusiasts and breeders to the 2025 Neogen World Angus Forum! This event unites the global Angus community to share knowledge, promote the breed, and advance cattle breeding and management. Hosted by Angus Australia, it’s an unmissable opportunity to celebrate, learn and catch up with international friends breeding Angus Cattle.

More information: CLICK HERE

Beef Cattle Assessment Course 

Now celebrating its 44th year, it has been widely recognised as the most practical and hands on beef cattle selection course of its kind. It has been copied in most Australian States and NZ using the basic principles developed through experience.

The course embraces both newcomers and experienced cattle producers alike. A great deal of time and thought goes into the selection of the overjudges. They must possess the practical and communicative skills necessary to ensure all participants receive maximum benefit, given the varied levels of experience of participants.

Although this course is organised by NSW Angus State Committee it is open to all beef cattle enthusiasts. It utilises both Bos Taurus and Bos Indicus breeds and their crosses over the duration of the course.

The Beef Cattle Assessment course is committed to the education of its participants in all aspects of the beef industry. We strive to make it challenging but also fun.

December 2 – 4, 2024

Entrant Live-In $ 715.00

Entrant Non-Resident $ 605.00

Email: leanne-stuart6@bigpond.com

LISTENING

Headway app - summary of many many books.  https://makeheadway.com/

READING

You Are Not Your Farm by Jack Owen. 

From the author: We all want to achieve this ideal of being successful in farming, right? But what does that even mean, and how do you know when you have achieved this? 

I have been fascinated watching the journeys of many farmers and understanding the way they think. Diving deeper into this, I discovered that the elite farmers, the ones who are playing in the top 5 %, are doing things a little differently to the average farmer. They have a different way at looking at their success. Along with a different way in which they measure their success.

Inside …… you will discover:

• How the top 5% of farmers define their success
• The use of vulnerability in farming and using it to your advantage
• How the elite apply networking to elevate their success
• What your focus can achieve for you personally and in your farming business
• And plenty more!

This book is designed to open you up to new ways of thinking. To break the mould of previous generations and to elevate you to play at a higher level. The secrets of the elite farmers are no secrets at all. Everything you will read about in this book is free to implement. It is all there waiting for you to discover and bring success to you and your farm. Are you happy with who you are as a farmer? Or is it time to make a change? You have nothing to lose, but an endless amount to gain. The choice is yours, make it today.

https://www.amazon.com.au/You-Are-Not-Your-Farm/dp/0646893416

WATCHING

The Young Woman And The Sea

Young Woman and the Sea is a 2024 American biographical sports film directed by Joachim Rønning and written by Jeff Nathanson, based on the 2009 book by Glenn Stout. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, the film stars Daisy Ridley as Gertrude Ederle, an American competitive swimmer who became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. It also stars Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia, Christopher Eccleston, and Glenn Fleshler in supporting roles. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Woman_and_the_Sea

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Sam & Kirsty