JANUARY 2016
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CHAIRMAN’S UPDATE
Breeders because without them we would not have the quality of cattle available today.
Dear Cattle Enthusiasts,
Again I would like to ask you to please consider coming to the WA Angus State Committee AGM in March/April 2016 when the date is finally set. The notice of the AGM will be on the Angus Australia Homepage so please keep an eye out for this.
I am here writing this report so this means that another year has gone and what a year it has been!
I thank this year’s committee for an outstanding job. It is not getting easier to attend these meetings as we seem to becoming very time poor, but without your support getting WA cattle producer’s messages to the appropriate sources, our concerns would find it hard to get an audience.
Cattle are selling as if there is no tomorrow!! Record or near record prices have occurred in the sale yards and at auction. There is unprecedented demand for cattle of all types; due to domestic and export markets screaming out for beef. Let’s hope that this demand is sustainable so that we can consolidate and spend money on streamlining our businesses with improvements on infrastructure and genetics if such things are needed.
Wishing you all the best for the coming season and may the buoyancy of the cattle market continue for some considerable time yet!
Events have occurred in my region with some devastating fires occurring in November. These Esperance fires were breathtaking in their intensity. Farms were destroyed. The fire burned so fast and hot that the aftermath left paddocks like beach sand and the lightest of breezes would see the soil drift. It is hard to believe that a fire could burn 100km from west to east in such a short time. The fire was tragic as the community lost four lives that afternoon.
Yours Sincerely,
Andrew Kuss Chairman WA Angus State Committee
But that was not the only destruction to occur that day. The 100kph winds and the 42C day also caused huge losses to farmers not affected by the fires by decimating Barley crops and Canola crops either swathed or standing. And then we have the horrific fires from Waroona to Harvey completely destroying the town of Yarloop. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of the people affected by such soul destroying events. Anyway I had better get back to talking about cattle. The Bull selling season is upon us. Catalogues will be posted on the web or mailed to you. It is amazing to see how many bulls are available Australia wide. A lot of dedicated breeders are doing their upmost to provide a wide range of bulls from varying genetics to suit your needs. Take your time going through the sale catalogues as I am sure you will be able to find many bulls suitable to your enterprise. Please support your local Bull 1