However, when we stood back and analysed our business we saw we had increasing input costs, cost of machinery, fuel and labour, all in an ever increasingly unreliable and unpredictable climate.
We wanted a business change as well as a lifestyle change. As a family business, working with livestock provides a wonderful opportunity for togetherness.
Our background in farming taught us to have no preconceived ideas and to embrace science and technology. We could see that cross breeding to achieve hybrid vigour was so well accepted and utilised in most plant breeding systems and other commercial animal production systems. The benefits have revolutionised breeding systems. It just made sense to apply this same philosophy to our cattle breeding operation.
We have enjoyed the journey to get here, and we are excited about the future.
We have a holistic approach towards our cattle and consider the whole environment. We minimise stress, consider ruminant health, and consider soil health.
We place emphasis on pasture nutrition and management to ensure they meet both the animals energy and nutritional requirements. We aim to produce the finest quality beef with a strong commitment to environmental and animal health and welfare values that are backed up with evidence and science.
We breed for the commercial cattleman. Our herd’s run in large contemporary groups that are pasture fed. We breed for stock that thrive under commercial operating conditions. This management strategy also allows efficient pasture management. Productive pastures result in productive cattle.
At BlueStone Beef we are proactive in our whole farm management, and aim to treat the cause of the issue. Our agronomist ensures best agronomic practices for pasture management. Multi species pastures balances the animals nutritional requirements whilst different root systems benefits the soil.
We love breeding cattle. Providing you with well researched and proven genetics that increase maternal efficiency and carcass quality is our promise.
