Yearly Archive: 2019

Andrew and Mary Gubbins were featured in the recent Spring Angus, Rural Press publication which honored some of the influential people who have helped develop the Angus breed over the past 100 years. “By keeping an open mind and utilising...

Te Mania Angus director Tom Gubbins looks at measuring docility within the stud’s breeding program, how it is managed, and how generations of data supplied to Angus Group Breedplan show that docility is highly heritable. At Te Mania Angus to...

BEEFING UP YOUR BOTTOM LINE 100 Angus bulls, Te Mania Angus Northern Bull Sale Tuesday, August 13th at 11:30am Walgett saleyards, Walgett, NSW, and on AuctionsPlus Digital catalogue – click here Full sale details go to – Sales and Events...

Fraser and Pam James run 900+ Angus breeders, on their property Guy Fawkes Station, at Ebor on the Northern Tablelands of NSW. “Our target is the long fed feeder market with steers that marble – most of them go to...

“Being an effective stock handler is about knowledge, understanding, attitude and patience”, said Paula Warren after attending a Low Stress Stock Handling School (LSS) with husband George, presented by Nic Kentish last month. “Running 1200 Angus cattle, on the Danedite...

Team Te Mania members Ian and Devan Robertson have found success in supplying surplus females to the Greenham’s “Never Ever” Beef program, reports the Stock and Land, in its recent Livestock Leaders – Greenham feature. The Robertsons who run about...

Beef cattle are unfairly criticised for having a poor feed conversion ratio compared to other animals. There is a perception cattle eat more feed than other animals and produce fewer kilograms of beef/protein per hectare. The complication with this statement...

We have recently embarked on a programme to increase the number of plant species in the pastures  at Te Mania Angus, Mortlake, in order to improve biodiversity. We have sown annual ryegrass, chicory, tonic plantain, clovers: sub, white and strawberry...