Changing times and circumstances

Learning from the past, working hard today and confdently facing the future.

hand, and well on your way in food production.

In my own case I know how much I have benefted from gentle but persuasive encouragement to the next level of thinking by respectful friends and mentors.

Practical men and women, and brilliant scientists in many countries, have gone out of their way to encourage our enquiring minds; sharing their life long experience. That brings us to the core elements of focus …. Reproduction. …. On time.

…. Every time. This is the hunt for truly adapted cattle.

results of that focus have surprised us, and astounded stud pedigree breeders and breed societies who thought there was no chance of progress in adapted cattle and food production. For more information, please see our data infographics.

Adapted cattle are certainly the answer to our hunt for higher production and lower costs. That is, KG per hectare per 100mls of rain.

The biggest single cost is land, or beast area, or simply grass.

We need various stimuli to get us to focus on meaningful things.

Currently in Australia interest rates are three or four times last year’s rates, sales prices have halved and input costs have escalated dramatically. In any business, that certainly gets us to focus!

In the cattle business we can help ourselves better than most business ventures, because most of the levers are in our hands.

Reproduction is certainly the single greatest infuence on proft AND productivity in beef cattle.

We are blessed to have adapted cattle that have almost unlimited capacity to improve, and tools to assist us on that journey.

In the real-time example of CBV Genetics it is ftting to briefy glimpse the past, to keep the future frmly in scope.

Just like hunting, unless we have targets in scope, we have very little chance of success.

WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES TO BE ON TARGET, AND TO PROGRESS WITH SOMETHING OF REAL

USE.

We are blessed to be able to produce food, highly nutritious protein and energy by simply harvesting sunlight! Now that opens a whole box of opportunity!

• Low-cost food products.

• Highly benefcial beef.

• Free sunlight.

• Adequate rainfall.

• Adapted cattle.

• Adapted plants.

• Proven carbon cycle.

• Proven genetics.

• Progressive analysis.

• Agile minds and bodies.

• Resilience.

• Unlimited mental capacity.

• Give me a few more, to list…

• Adaptable people.

• Willing customers.

• Happy parents providing.

• Competent families.

• Thoughtful children. The future is beckoning

Now, let us address this future…!

Mobilisation from a standing start needs intense focus.

However, you already have most resources at

NOTHING IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION CAN EQUAL REPRODUCTION ON TIME, AT LOW COST AND THE CUMULATIVE BENEFITS TO YOUR ‘BOTTOM LINE’.

All other factors combined fade into insignifcance, compared to adapted reproductive effciency for proft. Whichever animals do not measure up to your requirements immediately become Cash-Flow!!

That cashfow is a superb incentive to hunt for more targets to harvest! Focus!

In our own case the

… All other costs together fade into insignifcance. Refection on the past briefy is only of use if it’s used as a compass, and incentive for our futures.

Historically the Brahman breed globally has transformed tropical beef production.

Innovative management has resulted in development of...

…CBV, “THE BREED WITHIN A BREED”.

This is healthy evolution and absolutely necessary.

That divergence illustrates the genetic futility of stud stock beauty pageants, compared to practical hands-on beef production.

This is obvious in the felds of sheep, pork, dairy cattle, chickens and turkeys. All protein generators measure, analyse and make genetic progress based on production-based data. Within every species there is a ‘breed within the breed’ – CBV is no different.

All species are engaged in food production for proft at a reasonable cost. The more they measure, the better they get. History has taught us well, so let’s study history briefy and work hard on building the future.

“The future is mighty important because we got to live in it!” Mark Twain

All of the above were inspirational to the youthful Alf Collins, from the 1950’s, fostered by the enthusiasm and wisdom of his Father, Jarvis Collins. Previous generations had taken sheep to untold heights.

Building the future is our responsibility and a serious task, embracing passing of the baton of knowledge and experience to all that wish to carry it. With God’s blessing, we can do it.