Cattle Genetics and Drought

The drought is unrelenting at Alloura.  Summer may have passed but the heat continues, the rain is absent, water reserves are still diminishing, the moisture profile of the soil is at an all time low and there's been no pasture growth for quite some time.  It has also been a long while since I last created a new post.  I have been hoping for a good news story to emerge from the dust but alas, there is none.  There are however, always lessons to be learnt.  Mark and I have reflected a lot

READ MORE

The Power of Genetics: MLA Producer Tour at Alloura

We recently hosted a producer tour at Alloura as part of the 2018 MLA Red Meat Conference. It was a great opportunity to present our thoughts and ideas about the power of genetics to other cattle producers and industry players.  As a stud producer, we see our job description as focussing on two key tasks: (1) producing genetics that influence and create genetic improvement; and (2) assisting clients to select genetics that will produce cattle to suit their production system, environment and

READ MORE

Red Meat 2018

It was a busy but very exciting week at Alloura. On Thursday, we hosted a Producer Tour as part of the MLA Red Meat 2018 Conference Program. The focus of our presentation was on how we use Angus BREEDPLAN to produce genetics with accurate, reliable, predictable data to meet producers' target markets and production systems. The MLA described us as harnessing genetics to produce functional, structurally sound cattle with high calving ease and superior carcase attributes. They quoted us a

READ MORE

Spring Sale Bulls

Alloura Get Cracking G10 on YouTube!!

Breaking News: Agrigene Signs Alloura Get Cracking DGJ G10

It's time for Pregnancy Testing!

Alloura breeds #1 HBR Bull in Australia for Marbling (IMF) - Alloura Get Cracking DGJ G10