The Boundary Rider's Report November 2025
The Boundary Rider’s Report November 2025
Welcome to the Bald Blair Angus Boundary Rider’s Report for November 2025.
US Bulls and Battleships Tour,
What a trip, 10 days and a few thousand miles.
Started off with a quick visit to Muscle Beach Venice, LA and a workout. The next day off to Golds Gym and another workout. Took the rest of the trip to get over it.
Went to World West Sires, Billings Montana. Great team of people, very willing to share some insight on many leading sires. Saw Basin Keystone, great looking Bull. Saw Basin True Balance as well, great temperament.
Went to ALTA/Genex sire centres, Montana. Again a very good team of people willing to share some insight on another lot of leading sires. Saw Poss Remington, a bull had a lot of presence. He has been used in the 2025 Breeding program here at Bald Blair.
Had the opportunity to visit Basin Angus, Montana. Doug Stevenson was very gratuitous with his time and shared some great insight with us on the Basin Angus operation. Saw great lines of heifers.
Had a look around winter calving pens; it was amazing to see how American Ranchers handle winter calving, with cows going into calving barns for the first 24 hours of their lives. Hay being made and stored for winter, everywhere we went. Saw Basin Jefferson, and bull with amazing temperament and a ton of capacity. We were able to see Basin True Value 3017, a bull also used in this year's AI program at one of the AI centres.
Went to Origen AI Centre, also Montana. Again, great opportunity to visit and inspect another group of leading sires also.
Had an opportunity to visit TD Angus Ranch; formerly, Bill Rishells. Great to see the next generation of bulls coming out of this older herd. The development of the whole operation is impressive. Saw the next generation of bulls and heifers. Also saw females just recently sold, impressive.
After a few days of travel, we then visited Danny Poss; Poss Angus Ranch. Great to spend time with Danny, and gain insight into the Poss Angus breeding programme. Saw a number of Poss bulls on our travels, including Poss Remington. There was a very impressive lineup of the next generation of young bulls and heifers, just bred. Had an opportunity to inspect lines of proven breeders in the paddock in the Poss Angus Herd. They looked great.
Left De Moines Iowa, just as the first major cold front came through. It got very cold very quickly, obviously the Northern Hemisphere Winter fast approaching. Really appreciated the opportunity to travel with my son, Abbott, Dick Whale and Peter Grieve. I am not sure the hire car could have been any smaller, not so squeezy. Within 12 hours we arrived in Honolulu, significantly warmer. Next day we had the opportunity to tick off a bucket list item with a 7 hour visit to the WWII Pearl Harbour Memorial, on US Veterans day, our Remembrance Day in Australia. Visited USS Missouri, the ship made famous by the signing of the Treaty with the Japanese after the Pacific Campaign ended. Many poignant comments on and around these Memorials; great to see, and great to share with my son.
Bald Blair Merchandise
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Season
While away, rain has fallen across New England. Rainfall to date at 762 Bald Blair mm, at 868 Kolora mm, at 739 Gatwood mm, at 787 Aberfoyle mm.
We received some great storms while we were away. The pastures have responded well. We continue to put out bloat blocks to our bulls and stock on high performance pastures, fingers crossed.
Market
The sheep market is holding well.s we write this blog the EYCI has gone to 909 cents/kg. For more detailed reports you can check out Eastern States Young Cattle Indicator | Meat & Livestock Australia or subscribe to https://agritrends.com/
Bull Sale Save the date for the Bald Blair Angus Bull Sale: 1pm Tuesday, 4th August 2026
https://www.angusaustralia.com.au/event/bald-blair-angus-2026-bull-sale
Our aim is to provide our clients with quality bulls that provide long-term value with proven genetics.
We have received some great feedback on how the 2025 bull sale team is going in their new environments.
Cattle
AI and Embryo program complete - Thank you Tom Cleaver, Sam Savage, Abbott and Arthur for assisting thru this year's breeding programme. Thankyou Nathan and your team from Bovine Breeders for your coordination, help and supply of semen. Cover sires are out and will continue to be working. The bulls are handling the conditions well.
Sheep
Lamb marking is done and dusted for another year. We are very happy with our lambing percentages, considering the number of foxes and look forward to seeing the lambs continue to grow on their mothers until weaning in January.
If you are interested in a great story about value adding wool, head over to this page: https://homesteadroad.com.au/
If you want to listen to a positive endorsement for the wool industry check out this podcast with Jamie and Will Swales:
https://youtu.be/t01fPQlWWaU?si=Rr_zOS4ut9zxfv_H
Weeds
Knodding thistles are still going strong and blackberries are coming along with a vengeance! Great rain, great temperatures, warm soil, perfect conditions for weeds
Pastures
Our high performance and native pastures have responded well to the recent rain and fertiliser. We are hard pressed to keep the stocking density up to them as we have cover sires out with different cow mobs. However once the bulls come back in and we return to our regular rotational grazing we will hopefully utilise our pastures to their full potential.
https://www.vetpracticemag.com.au/impact-of-oestrogenic-clovers-on-cattle-conception/
Work Health and Safety
We all want our family and staff to be safe on farm. Here is a great website to check out if you need to update our farm: https://farmsafe.org.au/
Events
Angus Australia is excited to deliver the first Angus Masterclass pilot workshop - (Saturday 22 November), shaped by member feedback from the Expression of Interest released earlier this year. The Toowoomba date and venue were the most selected by QLD members, making it the ideal launchpad for this new format.
This half-day intensive is designed to provide practical insights, hands-on learning, and direct engagement with Angus Australia leadership. It’s also a chance for members to help shape the future—your feedback from this pilot will guide the rollout of regional workshops across Australia in 2026.
What’s Covered?
Benchmarking Your Breeding Business
Creating a Breeding Objective
Unlocking angus.tech Report Functions
Solving Common Recording Challenges
Member Feedback Session with CEO Scott Wright
Why Attend?
Gain actionable tools to refine your breeding program
Share feedback to guide future workshops across Regional Australia
Connect with Angus Australia and fellow producers
There will be an optional own-cost networking dinner for anyone who wants to attend following the workshop.
More Masterclass dates and locations throughout regional Australia will be announced by the end of the year—keep an eye on Angus Australia’s socials for an event near you!
https://www.angusaustralia.com.au/news/from-insight-to-impact-angus-masterclass-pilot-workshop
Efficient Beef Updates
It’s time to mark your calendars for the Efficient Beef Updates, an event designed to share the latest research and development findings with producers and industry representatives, from the Low-Methane Beef project and the Angus Sire Benchmarking Program.
Hosted on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, at the University of New England (UNE), this joint event between UNE, NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD) and Angus Australia will highlight outcomes from the Low-Methane Beef project and the Angus Sire Benchmarking Program.
Following the presentations, attendees will enjoy a provided lunch before heading out to the UNE Tullimba Research Feedlot. This site visit will give producers and stakeholders the chance to inspect the Angus Sire Benchmarking Program Cohort 14 and Southern Multibreed steers firsthand.
The day will feature presentations on:
Measuring Methane on Pasture: What We’re Learning and Why It Matters
Unlocking the Past: Using Historical Data to Power Methane EBVs
Breeding Resilient Angus Cattle to Increase Efficiency
Principles for Selection of Methane
Shaping Tomorrow: The Future of Methane and Efficiency Research
Efficient Beef Updates - November 2025 - Angus Australia
Guyra Timepiece Campdraft
21 - 23 November 2025
Guyra Showground.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1BXRkkqskf/
Watching
Great movie about a very small fishing village - it reminded us of when the Tomato Farm was coming to Guyra! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Seduction or https://youtu.be/pGKbPfyjxqI?si=0L2W9i5g9uZpGDnw
Reading
The Names by Florence Knapp -
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217245618-the-names
Listening
How good is this - must add to your music playlists: GPSA Harvest 100 2025 Edition
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07MREmf3tV0488LnSmoHiT?si=hMHuIPUHSy-5YvR_08rpGg
Boots Off Log On Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/boots-off-log-on/id1620998446
Please feel free to provide a google review and we will send you a new spur brand Bald Blair Angus Cap. https://g.page/r/CX2u-V6b9j-TEAE/review
Quality Bulls - Long Term Value - Proven Genetics
Thank you so much for reading The Boundary Rider’s Report and if there's something you want to know, or you've got an idea for an upcoming blog, please let us know.
Best wishes
Kirsty and Sam White
