Friday, March 29, 2024

Studs join in for bull walk

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Bull buyers are being promised value, variety and volume at next week’s King Country Big Bull Walk. “That’s our tagline. We’re a big area and we’re telling buyers from outside King Country that if they come to our sales they will find something that suits them,” co-ordinator Tracey Neal said.
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The walk is a series of open days on stud farms on May 6, 7 and 9 ahead of the on-farm sales in the last week of May. Neal reports good interest.

About 500 rising two-year bulls will be shown at18 studs taking part and about 330 of them will be offered at the on-farm sales held by 13 of the studs. The other studs will sell their bulls in the paddock or through sale yards. 

Seven breeds including Angus at nine studs, Hereford at three studs, Charolais at three studs and Simmental, Speckle Park, Shorthorn and South Devon will be shown. A couple of the studs are showing more than one breed. 

There’s a big area involved from Te Awamutu down through Otorohanga and Te Kuiti  to Taumarunui, and across to  Oparau, Pio Pio, Mahoenui and Aria in the west.

Tracey and Andrew Neal are staging the first open day at their Potawa Simmental Stud at Pio Pio on May 6, with six studs showing that day, seven on May 7 and five on  May 9. The Neals will have 22 Simmentals and three Speckle Park bulls on show. 

The walk began a few years ago as a northern King Country event by stud stock agents Brent Bougen from NZ Farmers Livestock and Cam Heggie from PGG Wrightson. Neal said it has now been extended as an excellent way to have the various breeders, buyers and agents working together.

Some breeders will also have sire bulls, weaner calves and stud cows on display.

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