The Boundary Rider’s Report September 2026

Welcome to the September edition of the Bald Blair Angus Boundary Rider’s Report.  The season continues to be challenging for us here in Guyra.   We are confinement feeding our stud cows, the maiden heifers at Bald Blair and supplementary feeding our heifers on other properties to ensure they are ready for breeding. 

We are starting to see signs of natural heat and we are monitoring their progress closely with the use of Optiweigh to ensure our feeding regime is meeting their nutritional requirements.  We are about to start our stud Artificial Breeding program and have our dates locked in, the sires are selected and the team is booked in.

We’ve yard weaned our autumn stud calves over a week-long process of working them through the yards, providing them with all their treatments and introducing them to bikes, buggies, horses and dogs.  They have now settled into their new paddock.

Our small flock of crossbred ewes have just started lambing. 

We have bulls for sale, semen for sale and heifers for sale.  Heifers will be offered this Friday on AuctionsPlus — CLICK HERE 

Please see below for more information on career opportunities, livestock for sale, events, and what we are watching, reading and listening to.

Build Your Livestock Career With Us

We are looking for an experienced livestock person to join our team.  The job title for this role is flexible, either a Senior Station Hand or Leading Hand - but we are looking for experience.

The ideal applicant will have a minimum of 3 years experience working with livestock, preferably, but not necessarily, in the Angus seedstock industry, using low stress stock handling skills and own working dogs. 

Salary commensurate with experience under the Pastoral Award.  This is a great career opportunity for a passionate livestock person.

We have updated our website and now have a careers page with the job description - please check it out here. https://www.baldblairangus.com.au/careers-at-bald-blair-angus

Please share with your family and friends.  We will conduct a phone interview first and then organise a face to face interview with suitable applicants.  Our Human Resources Department (Kirsty and Sam) are doing our best to get through applications, however it does take time!

Bulls for Sale

All the bulls that were purchased at our on-property sale have now been transported to their new homes.

We still have a few quality paddock bulls for sale by private treaty. These bulls have all met our stringent criteria for structure, bull check and are fully vaccinated and ready to work. So if you missed out on a bull at the recent sales, please give Sam a call on 0438 792 140 and he can provide you with the details of the bulls for sale, or you can view the bulls available on our website on the bull sale page - https://www.baldblairangus.com.au/bull-sale

Semen for Sale

Bald Blair FairnSquare U207 (PV) HBR 

A son of Myers Fair-N-Square M39, who is being used as an outcross sire in the Bald Blair Herd, in both Spring and Autumn. Out of an NORL519 daughter NBBP136 recently sold to clients at our most recent female sale.  He is an outstanding sire in terms of growth and carcase but has added thickness, is structurally very sound and is a very appealing bull.  U207 will be retained within the Bald Blair Stud Herd, he has been used as a yearling in Spring 2024, and then again in the Autumn of 2025 at 18 Months of Age, and is lining up for Spring of 2026.  Great spread of EBVs from Birth to Growth, with impressive Carcase data as well. IMF in top 10% of breed. 

More information: CLICK HERE

BALD BLAIR QUARTERBACK V227 (PV) HBR

A Son of Murdeduke Quarterback Q011 PV out of dam Bald Blair Q287 PV a S Powerpoint WS 5503 PV daughter.  V227 has had use as a yearling in the 2025 Spring Joining season, then again in the Autumn Joining Season.  He has an unbelievable set of data, with a birth to 600 Day growth spread unmatched by any other.  Great set of Carcase data, CWT in top 5% of breed, IMF in top 10% of breed.  His first set of calves are on the ground, and they look great. 

This bull is a must for consideration in breeding to heifers, either Stud or Commercial. 

More Information: CLICK HERE

Please call Sam on 0438 792 140 for more information

https://www.baldblairangus.com.au/semen-sales

Commercial Heifers for Sale

We have a line of 20 top quality Bald Blair Angus Autumn bred commercial heifers for sale.  These are only being sold due to the season, and the need to lighten off so that we can make room for agisted stock returning.  This line of heifers were born in the summer of 2025 and are ready for a spring joining. 

Weighing on average 447kgs. 

Sired by NBB22T228  & NBBR73 both high marbling sires.

They represent future breeders suitable for any commercial herd. 

They have received all booster shots for Pesti, Lepto and 7n1 and Vibrio, plus have received Nitomec as well.

Link to  AuctionsPlus listing CLICK HERE

What’s Happening Outside Bald Blair

Rural Crime - Fuel Theft on the Rise

The Rural Crime Prevention Team - NSW Police Force is urging landholders and rural businesses to review the security of fuel stored on their properties following a series of significant fuel thefts reported across rural NSW since the beginning of August.

Nearly 10,000 litres of fuel have been reported stolen in just over five weeks, impacting farming operations and rural businesses across the State.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1bkgcxcu42/

Events

Feeder Steer School 8-11 Feb 2027

The University of New England (UNE), in partnership with Northern Tablelands Local Land Services (NTLLS), is thrilled to announce the return of the highly successful Feeder Steer School to the region.

Running from the evening of Monday, the 8th to Thursday, the 11th of February 2027 at the UNE Armidale campus, this intensive three-day conference is designed to equip beef producers, lot feeders, and industry professionals with the latest tools and insights to optimise feeder steer and heifer performance.

From the paddock to the processor, this comprehensive program will dive deep into best practices for management, genetics, nutrition, risk mitigation, and data utilisation to maximise carcase value.

Help shape the event & secure priority access!

By completing this quick Expression of Interest (EOI), you will help the working group tailor the final program to ensure we address the topics and challenges that matter most to your operation.

Special Bonus for Northern Tablelands Producers: As part of our partnership, producers located within the Northern Tablelands Local Land Services region who submit this EOI will be notified of ticket sales two weeks before the general public. This guarantees you the best chance to secure early-bird registration and highly sought-after on-campus accommodation. 

https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019e62c7a02774f2baa83d1bd6c3a9cc 

The Future of Beef 2026

Congratulations to the Ebor Beef Team for organising this tremendous event.  It was great to see it so well attended, great speakers and industry representation enabling local producers to catch up, listen and learn.

Stock and Crop Club

We are very pleased to say that the steer we had earmarked with No.8 for the TAS Stock and Crop Club has been sold at long last - in the Armidale Saleyards last week.  It sold well and we are very pleased the proceeds are going towards supporting key sporting initiatives at TAS. 

We are also looking forward to attending the first Stock and Crop Club lunch with special guest speakers Mick Crowley (Managing Director, Meat and Livestock Australia) and Dr Georgina Pengilley (Managing Director, Cotton Research Development Corporation). 

For more information and to become a member click on the link below. 

TAS Foundation Stock and Crop Club - The Armidale School 

The Guyra Campdraft

Timepiece Campdraft hosted annually on the 4th weekend in November at the picturesque Guyra Showground 🍀.  ⭐️Treasured History ⭐️Exciting Future

☎️President Lock Rogers 0429 020 577

☎️Secretary Nicola Robinson 0437 55 783 

https://www.facebook.com/p/Guyra-Campdraft-Club-61567114017738/

The Guyra Show Society

Information evening 6pm, 28 October 2026 at the Guyra Bowling Club.

All your questions answered about the Guyra Show: how to become a member, how to enter something in the pavilion, entering the Young Woman competition, entering the lamb show and sale, how to become a volunteer and anything else you would like to know.

Listening

The Angus Table podcast

Data-Driven Cattle Breeding in the North with Darryl Savage, NAPCo

Great to hear about Darryl’s career, passion for agriculture and more. 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7x31oSwAIuooLi92oEba9c?si=P-qhmdtRTl-14ULvaskCPQ

Reading

Not Just a Nurse by Leigh Black was published by Hembury Books on 3 February 2026. 

Not Just a Nurse: A Memoir and a Promise Kept is a 2026 memoir written by Australian author Leigh Black that explores seventy years of rural and remote nursing. Locations: Spans from the Warrumbungle Mountains and Lightning Ridge to the Pilbara and the Island of Lemnos. Highlights the realities of providing medical care in isolated areas and honors the Indigenous communities the author worked with. https://youtu.be/_HLIjzCIw1A?si=yQSSHSlh8P_N54c1

Watching 

The Undeclared War is a British near-future thriller television series for Channel 4 and Peacock. The series is created by Peter Kosminsky and Colin Callender. It follows two main characters, Saara Parvin in the UK and Vadim Trusov in Russia, during a cyber and misinformation attack upon the UK. In the United Kingdom, the first series aired from 30 June 2022. Channel 4 announced on 12 February 2025 that a second series consisting of six episodes would be produced, which premiered on 21 July 2026.

Above all, keep well and be positive.

Kind regards

Kirsty, Sam, Abbott and Arthur