• Rebel Black has been a part of the White family's life for more than 10 years now. Kirsty initially met Rebel at a Rural Women's Retreat and has been working with her ever since in a business mentoring capacity.

  In this interview Sam and Rebel each share why they do what they do and what they love about their individual work pursuits.

  They speak about the legacy of the family farm and the importance of sustainability.

  There is also much conversation about Data; which of course is a key driver for the Bald Blair operation;

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  The Bald Blair Angus Bull Sale is on 1pm Tuesday 6th August.

  Inspections welcome anytime by appointment.

  Open Day, Sunday 4th August 10am until 2pm.

This conversation between Bald Blair Stud Master, Sam White and Vet Leisa Brown speaks about the importance of BullCheck.

This is a vitally important job at Bald Blair Angus. One that is requested by clients and respected by the stud owners.

Sam and Leisa discuss;

• What is the Australian Cattle Vets Bull Check?

• • Physical examination

  • Examination of reproductive organs

  • Semen collection – gross motility and semen morphology

• What is the difference between crush side semen check and the lab check?

• What are the advantages of Bull Check?

• • Bulls achieving pregnancy rate of 65% in first cycle.

  • Identify any problems that will compromise fertility.

  • Assurance that bulls have best chance of getting cows in calf.

  • Bulls as fertile as can be at a point in time.

  • Get more bang for your buck!

  • Fertility is hereditary

  • Aim for cows to produce a calf every 12 months & optimal in the first , so they have maximum amount of time to recover, before joined again within your breeding timeline.

  • Avoid later and later calving time frame.

• What data is provided to buyers and how should they interpret the data.

• • Scrotum circumference measurement

  • Semen Motility percentage

  • Sperm morphology percentage

• How can buyers find out more about bull check https://www.ava.com.au/about-us/ava-groups/cattle/resources/schemes/bullcheck/

• Should commercial producers check their bulls each year?

  
  

  Bald Blair Angus bull sale, 1pm Tuesday, 6th August 2024.

  Please check out our website for more information.

  Inspections of bulls welcome anytime by appointment.

• The relationship between Alice Mabin of Agrishots and the White faming extends back almost 10 years now. Alice first came to Bald Blair with the Biosecurity network in 2014 and expressed an interest in photography.

  Initially Sam called Alice to see if she would be interested in working as a stationhand on the property but when she suggested she'd like to do some photography - Sam ran with that and he's glad he did.

  This conversation talks about how worthwhile it has been to develop a long term relationship with a photographer and the benefits for the farm business, not only in terms of marketing but also time efficiencies of someone who comes to know your operation, and your personalities well!

  Outside of her work with Bald Blair Angus, Alice has done collaborations with Farm Safe Australia, Observant, Stock Book, Beef Australia, Meat and Livestock just to name a few.