The herd is a Brahman cross herd. We focus on speed of production, adaptability and temperament.
We run a 2000 hd breeder herd on East Creek which is 120 km north of Sutherland.
East Creek is a 43000ha property, commonly described as ‘gulf breeder country’ which is sandy tea tree / clay pan spinifix country.
New Water is also gulf breeder country and runs about 1200 hd.
Woodstock Station 141750 ha joins New Waters western and northern boundaries and runs about 8000hd.
All 3 are managed from Sutherland at this point . Once a manger is appointed for Woodstaock those properties will be run from Woodstock, with the occasional help of the Sutherland staff.
All weaners from both properties come back to Sutherland are fed in the yards for 3 to 4 days during which time they are broken in to dogs and taught to come off pressure and generally quietened. The steer portion of the weaners is kept here for up to 3 months then sent to Camroo at Tambo or on agistment.. We are basically nomadic with our steer herd, going wherever the grass is. As well as breeding our steers we also buy up to 1000 steers every year. These are also run on agistment wherever it can be found.
First and second calf heifers are kept here. Once they are proven breeders, i.e. must have reared a live calf by their 3rd birthday, they are sent north.
Pregnancy testing is a regularly used management tool. All weaner steers are compudosed before going away on agistment, bulls are given singvac and a dose of vibrio, and all breeders are singvaced annually.