NEWSLETTER

Hello and welcome to the Eaglehawk website

Whenever we consider any decision at Eaglehawk we try to put your boots on.  What would our clients  like us to do?  The answer is simple.  Make them money!!   To achieve this for you we look at some macro areas first followed by finer micro areas.

Firstly.  Calves on ground.  No Eaglehawk cow survives if it doesn’t wean a calf.  The bulls in our sale are large testicled fertility tested animals from cows that have a calf every year from 2 years of age.  They are vaccinated for lepto and vibrio and ear notched to test for pestivirus to guarantee that none of them are carriers.

Secondly.  Weight of quality animals at the farm gate.  When we have travelled in the US we have looked for herds that are run under harsh conditions and yet can exhibit the soft easy doing type of cattle that despite the conditions weigh heavy and are soft as weaners and yearlings.  We have found these herds and are tapping into their genetics.

Thirdly.   The highest dollar market for these quality cattle.   Cattle that weigh and present well all year and at all stages of their lives are easy to sell for top dollar.  We were really pleased and impressed to see Eaglehawk blood steers top the prices at the premium weaner sales in Inverell, Glen Innes, Armidale and Scone.

At the end of the day we have to remember one thing.  The consumer.  We are fortunate that by default Angus cattle get the eating quality right.  Soft easy doing types from fertile cows will deliver every time.

At Eaglehawk we are comfortable that we can achieve the best result for your bottom line of any Angus bull breeder and indeed of any bull breeder.   We feel so strongly about it that we have gone the next step and established Eaglehawk Farms Premium Angus Beef, a branded beef product based on your Eaglehawk Angus blood calves.  We want to provide you with an additional premium market option.

Things in agriculture continue to be extremely challenging.  We have governments wanting to tax us for our cows belching whilst completely ignoring the beneficial carbon we can create.  We have a growing divide between city and country.  We have an ever increasing burden of costs from government and government bodies such as LHPA and local council rates.

In agriculture we are survivors.  To survive going forward we must be efficient.  Easy doing, low running cost, high value cattle are what we need. 

Best Regards

Ian Vivers