Oaklands excited for BLING opportunity

THE opportunity to offer heifers at the BLING Sale was a " no brainer" for Oaklands

Brangus stud principals Nev and Megan Hansen

"When Georgie Connor at GDL rang us about the sale, we said 'what a great idea' It's a brilliant showcase for the breed and we would be excited to be a part of the draw for The Archer race, " Mr Hansen said The Hansens run their seedstock program at Kalapa, 30km west of Rockhampton, where they've been for more than 20 years

The dry spells the Hansens contend with led them to focusing on producing practical, functional cattle

"We started with mostly Australian genetics, and then incorporated imported genetics from higher rainfall areas, but we ' ve found that if these imported cattle don't receive the right nutrition they struggle to survive the dry For this reason we concentrate on breeding females adapted to our country "

The BLING Sale will be the first time in four years that prospective buyers will have the opportunity to purchase Oaklands female genetics

"We've been building up our numbers since being able to lease more country from family "

Mr Hansen said their heifers in the sale, Oaklands Crystal and Oaklands Jewel, entering the ring in lots 13 and 14, are two of the best they've produced

"Following on from our success at the Rockhampton ABCA-sponsored sale our goal was to keep the quality of our draft at the sale level for BLING, and these two heifers are out of our best and most predictable cow lines