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POLLED HEREFORDS

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Consistency and evenness is now coming through in the
breeding of the Helliers’ own Hereford replacements.

and they have never had to pull any calves, apart from two
heifers this year.
“Cattle are made to work on this property cleaning up
paddocks. Generally, we try to finish everything on-farm so
growth rates are really important to us. They grow well and
bulk up in the spring and seem to handle summer well with Seventh Annual Beef Bull Sale
good hardiness and resilience.” Held On-farm 13 June 2023 @1pm
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The goal is to finish cattle at 18 months at a target live
weight between 560 and 580kg and they have been achieving OFFERING: 28 R2 BULLS
that target, Logan says. Hill Country Bred For Hill Country Farmers
Since taking over their new farm in 2019, the brothers have • All cows commercially run & wintered with the ewes
increased breeding flock numbers by 900 ewes. They are now • Temperament • Fertility • Constitution • IMF • Growth
carrying 2100 capital ewes and have set a longer-term target SELLING AGENTS:
of 3500 ewes. Hogget numbers have increased to 550 and the CARRFIELDS - Dan Warner • M: 027 826 5768
beef herd has climbed from 50 cows to 65-70 this season, with a NZ FARMERS - John Watson • M: 027 494 1975
target of 75 Hereford breeding cows, plus dairy grazing stock.
Doreen says her family has built a strong relationship with ENQUIRIES & VISITORS WELCOME
the Paterson family through their connection of buying rams MURRAY & FIONA CURTIS
and bulls from them over the years. 2354 Rangiwahia Road, RD 54, Kimbolton 4774
“Waikaka Genetics produce high quality breeding stock that P: 027 228 2881 • E: mfcurtis@farmside.co.nz
suits our farming practice.”

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