Cairnbrae Tops $13,000

THE First Stage Complete Dispersal Sale of the long established Cairnbrae Jersey Herd of Alan and Janine Carson held on farm at Irrewillipe in Western Victoria hosted a huge crowd of Breed enthusiasts along with many viewing and bidding on line from throughout Australia.

Sale top of $13,000 was paid for the exceptional young cow Cairnbrae Dimension Daisy 3 (pictured below), the current # 15 BPI cow in the Breed at +429, she had produced over 350 kgs fat on her 1st lactation and sold due to Casino and is backed by 7 generations EX being from a former IDW Intermediate Champion in Daisy 16, EX 93.

She was purchased by J & M Drury of Attunga, NSW, these same buyers also selected several other top lots including Cairnbrae Chrome Daisy 7 an exciting in calf heifer at $11,500, her dam the winning 6 year old from IDW 2019 Cairnbrae Valentino Daisy 2, EX 93 also went to the Drury’s at $9000 as did the EX 90 Cairnbrae Lems Lovelies at $8500.

Third high seller at $10,500 was Cainbrae Bontino Daisy 7, a fresh calved 2 year old backed by 4 EX dams selling to C & M Gleeson of Crossley.

Dorrigo, NSW Breeders Marks Bros of the long established Winvarl herd paid $10,000 for the very correct in calf heifer Cairnbrae Casino Estelle 10 and $7500 for Cairnbrae Casino Althea 2. While Mepunga, Vic buyers Howe P/Ship paid $10,000 for Cairnbrae Casino Estelle 5 a fresh calved 2 year old and $7000 for the extreme deep pedigreed Cairnbrae Metalica Patrina.

Local Dairy Farmers P & S Lenehan selected several of the very best cows including Cairnbrae Irwins Daisy 2, EX 91 at $9000, Cairnbrae Bontino Althea recently classified EX 92 at $9000, Cairnbrae Victorious Daisy 8 an outstanding uddered fresh heifer at $9,000 and Cainbrae Bontino Illumination 2 also at the same figure.

The long established Wanstead herd of Roger and Amanda Heath purchased top lots including Cairnbrae Lems Estelle, EX 91 at $9000, Cairnbrae Casino Daisy a maximum scored 88 point 2 year old at $8800 and Cairnbrae Casino Daisy 6 an in calf heifer backed by 4 generations EX at $7,000.

Saunders and Day of the high profile Araluen Park herd paid $9000 for Cairnbrae Pilgrim Estelle from an EX 92 dam and $8000 for Cairnbrae Victorious Daisy 7 from an EX 92 Tbone dam.

Cairnbrae Valentino Benita 2, Ex 92 had many admirers and was purchased at $8500 by the long established Paisley herd of the Clyne Family at Tinamba which is where this noted maternal line began.

Other noted sales included Cainbrae Valentino Estelle 38 backed by 6 gens EX at $8500 to D & A Mathews of Dumbalk who also selected Cairnbrae Valentino Venus 2, EX 91 at $8000. D & H Morris of Girgarre paid $8000 for Cairnbrae Casino Illumination an 87 point 2 year old backed by 5 gens EX. Cairnbrae Casino Estelle 9 at $7500 to Russeed P/L of Garvoc and Cairnbrae Metalica Daisy 2, EX 91 sold at $7100 to K & M Atkins of Tamworth, NSW.

Selling agents Dairy Livestock Services and Charles Stewart & Co report buyers were from all parts of Victoria, NSW and Queensland and note the following details –94 Cows av $4660 39 Joined Heifers av $4320 133 Jerseys gross $606,500

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‘A belief this family has always had past & present -"If you look after your cows they will look after you". I remember this especially at times when things are tough & hard choices need to be made but our Jersey cows have always as ourselves picked themselves back up & got on with the job.’- Joy Richards Driving past Somersleigh Jerseys, its hard to ignore the massive changes that have been made. As Joy Richards says though – its hard to hide, as the main road divides the farm in half, so everyone can see everything! Somersleigh Jerseys, now in the hands of the 3rd and 4th generations of Ian & Joy Richards, and their son Justin and wife Janelle, and 3 kids Kobey, Harley and Taylah – have, in the past 5 years done – what may take others generations to do. The Richards family have run 2 businesses simultaneously for over 100 years– Dairy (100 years) and Agricultural Contracting (103 years). The family are all involved in the daily running of both businesses – which obviously overlap. Currently there are also 3 full time & 1 part time staff involved across the business, with this number growing to around 10 staff during most infrastructure work. The Richards’ originated from Somerset, England and it was in Dumbalk, South Gippsland that Bert Richards settled after returning from WWI. Today, the family operate off approximately 1000 acres including leases, with 750 acres on the home farm – after acquiring the 2 neighbouring farms in the past 5 years. This increased milking platform has expanded the herd from 300 to a peak of 650 cows (600 Jerseys, 50 x-breds) which have been transitioned in the past 3 years to now calve in one block from April to August. This has also pushed for improvements in infrastructure including going from a 12 Double up dairy to a 26 Double up, with a feed pad & new calf rearing facility. With the purchase of the two neighbouring properties, excavator, dozer & tip trucks, Justin with rock mainly from the farm, installed new internal laneways & improved and widened all existing ones. With the dry summer of 2016 in mind, 2 large dams have been made to waterproof the property. Automation through the use of Nedap collars and auto-drafting for heat detection have complemented the already meticulous records Joy has kept over the years. Janelle manages accounts, staff including lunches which doubles as the daily meeting and fills in where needed. The Somersleigh herd have been fully registered since 1955, with animals purchased over the years placed in the Genetic Recovery program also. All 2 years old’s are classified, and herd recording takes place bi-monthly. This information is all collated and used as a tool when making decisions for matings. Ian is firmly in charge of sire selection and uses the herd recording (PI Ranking in particular) and visual appraisal of the animals to form his breeding decision. As Joy described – ‘Ian is the A.I. tech’s biggest nightmare, there may be 10 cows on heat, and he has 10 different bulls selected’. Ian’s goal is to breed for a functional cow. Not a conventional method used today – but Somersleigh imports semen themselves from select studs internationally. Ian especially has a great relationship with Lloyd Wilson of ‘Denson Dale’ where he is currently importing a sire with the magic – Vanhalem X Valentino cross. Somersleigh will also seek well bred bulls domestically from especially strong maternal lines and get them collected for their own use. At the recent Jersey Awards dinner – Ian was recognised for his contribution to JA and the South Gippsland Jersey Club. Holding joint Secretary position for SGJBC over 11 years with Joy – they held the club together during a particularly low membership. Ian and Joy introduced many new faces to the club -most of which are ongoing active members, and now see the club being one of the largest in Australia. The South Gippsland Club would like to thank both Ian and Joy for their ongoing contribution to the club, and Jersey breed. We are fortunate to have such strong characters in our club – and look forward to where Somersleigh in headed next!

Congratulations to Gavin and Olivia on the safe arrival of beautiful Maeve Benny Broad. Congratulations to Club Members on their Production Awards for 2020

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