A cattle producer's perspective on contract breeding in a self-replacing Angus herd.
Contract breeding has been a mutually beneficial enterprise for the Howard family from Tarcutta in southern New South Wales and the stud they breed for. | Credits: Trevor Howard
DURING the winter of 2023, the Howard family began contract breeding for Springwaters Angus stud, Boorowa, New South Wales. Having previously bought bulls from the stud, the Howards were approached by...
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