Jamie and Robina Maconochie have been proud members of Team Te Mania for more than 20 years and during this time have seen valuable genetic progress that has helped drive long term commercial success within their operation.
As they commence the dispersal of the Warragai herd we thank Jamie and Robina for their partnership and wish them every success in their next chapter.
Reflecting on their journey with Team Te Mania and the impact it has had on their business, here is what they had to say.
We have proudly used Te Mania Angus genetics in our herd for many years and have consistently been impressed by the performance and productivity of our cattle.
Between 1996 and 1999, Jamie ran a 4,000-head Angus cow herd for a Japanese organisation between Darlington and Camperdown in Victoria. The herd included Te Mania Angus cows that were artificially inseminated to produce Wagyu-cross progeny. At that time, Te Mania Angus cattle had earned a reputation for producing some of the highest-performing Wagyu-cross calves in Australian feedlots.
In 2004, we joined Team Te Mania, leasing bulls and introducing an AI heifer breeding program in Victoria. In 2010, we moved north to Warragai in Wymah, New South Wales, north-east of Albury, where we established a self-replacing herd of approximately 300 cows, comprising 150 autumn-calving and 150 spring-calving females. Alongside our cattle, we also run crossbred sheep for the spring fat lamb market. Over the years we have seen valuable genetic progress across key traits that have driven commercial growth and profitability in our operation.
After 16 wonderful years in the beautiful and rugged landscape of Wymah, we are now selling our property and relocating to a small acreage on the outskirts of Albury.
As part of this transition, we commenced the Warragai herd dispersal in June with the sale of a portion of our spring-calving cows. The results reinforced the strength and market appeal of Te Mania Angus genetics, with the cows achieving an average price of $3,100 per head. This strong buyer demand is a fitting reflection of the confidence commercial producers continue to place in Te Mania Angus cattle.
Jamie and Robina Maconochie, Warragai, Wymah, NSW.
