An enthusiastic group of prospective buyers viewed the 2015 Glenisa Angus Bull sale draft at the on-property open day Glen Aplin on Saturday 1 August when Glenisa principal Ced Wise and stud manager Ashley Burgess received positive feedback from local cattle producers.
Glenisa will be offering a smaller than usual draft of Angus bulls at its sale this Saturday.
In November last year, like many other producers throughout Queensland, Glenisa was running very short of water and feed.
With the prospect of no significant rain forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology until April 2015, Mr Wise made the decision to steer half of the bull herd and invest the money into feeding his cow herd.
It rained almost immediately and while the drought breaking rain was a welcome relief it has left Glenisa with a draft of only 30 Angus bulls this season.
It has, however, 30 impressive moderately framed, easy doing and well fleshed bulls.
Glenisa bulls have a long standing reputation for their excellent temperament and structural soundness and buyers will find this draft is no different.
Mr Wise said: “There is no doubt it has been a tough season but buyers will find this line of bulls appealing to the eye and ready for work.
“They have well balanced EBVs and I anticipate they will return buyers good results.”
Rain has now fallen on significant sections of drought affected areas and Mr Wise, who is widely respected in the industry for his work in embryo transfer and as an industry advocate said he hoped that badly affected producers had been able to retain the nucleus of their breeding herd.
“Hopefully, these producers will now be in a position to rebuild and take advantage of current record prices which look to continue for some time into the future.”
The Glenisa sale will be held on the property at the Glenisa home base and sale complex on Saturday commencing at 11am.
Those who would like to view the bulls prior to the sale or would like a catalogue can contact either Ced Wise on 0428 718 640 or Ashley Burgess on 0428 753 524 or log on to www.glenisaangus.com.au.
